# Turkish Chess Federation > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Turkish_Chess_Federation > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Turkish_Chess_Federation.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Chess_Federation > Source revision: 1355708741 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Governing chess organisation within Türkiye}} {{Infobox organization | name = Turkish Chess Federation | image = Turkish Chess Federation.png | image_size = 170 | abbreviation = TSF | formation = 1991 | headquarters = [Ulus](/source/Ulus%2C_Ankara), [Ankara](/source/Ankara) | region_served = [Turkey](/source/Turkey) | leader_title = President | leader_name = [Gülkız Tulay](/source/G%C3%BClk%C4%B1z_Tulay) | affiliations = [FIDE](/source/FIDE)
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Mediterranean Chess Association | num_staff = | website = {{URL|https://www.tsf.org.tr/}} }} The '''Turkish Chess Federation''' ({{langx|tr|Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu}}, TSF) is the governing [chess](/source/chess) organization within [Turkey](/source/Turkey). The TSF was founded in 1954, and became a member of the [FIDE](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_des_%C3%89checs) in 1962. The federation was integrated into the General Directorate of Youth and Sports in 1991, gaining its official nationwide recognition.{{cite web |url=https://www.burdur.tsf.org.tr/koese-yazlar/orhan-altn |publisher=Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu-Burdur İl Temsilciliği |title=Ülkemizin Satranç Gerçeği |author=Altın, Orhan |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-08-28 }} As of 2012, the president of the federation is [Gülkız Tulay](/source/G%C3%BClk%C4%B1z_Tulay). Having over 800,000 licensed players, TSF is the largest sports Federation in Turkey. The TSF is also member of the European Chess Union and Mediterranean Chess Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.medchess.org/content/view/1/2/ |publisher=Mediterranean Chess Association |title=Members of Mediterranean Chess Association |accessdate=2012-08-29 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.europechess.org/federations/ |publisher=European Chess Union |title=Members of European Chess Union |accessdate=2016-12-11 }} ==Competitions== The federation organizes the following chess competitions: * [Türkiye İş Bankası](/source/T%C3%BCrkiye_%C4%B0%C5%9F_Bankas%C4%B1) Chess League * Turkish Chess Premier League * [Turkish Chess Championship](/source/Turkish_Chess_Championship) * Turkish Women's Chess Championship * Turkish Cadets' Chess Championship * Turkish Children's Chess Championship * Turkish Chess Clubs Championship ==International events== * [34th Chess Olympiad](/source/34th_Chess_Olympiad) (October 28-November 12, 2000) in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) * [Women's World Chess Championship](/source/Women's_World_Chess_Championship_2010) (December 2–25, 2010) in [Hatay](/source/Hatay_Province) * World Amateur Championship (October 1-11, 2011) in Antalya * Women's World Team Championship (December 17-28, 2011) in Mardin * 2011 European Schools Chess Championship (October 12-20, 2011) in Antalya * [40th Chess Olympiad](/source/40th_Chess_Olympiad) (August 27-September 10, 2012) in Istanbul * 2012 European Individual Women's Chess Championship (March 1-14, 2012) in Gaziantep * 2013 World Junior U20 Chess Championships (September 12-27, 2013) in Kocaeli * 2013 [World Team Chess Championships](/source/World_Team_Chess_Championships) (November 24- December 4, 2013) in Antalya * 2015 European Schools Chess Championship (June 24-July 3, 2015) in Konya ==Rating System== *Turkish Chess Federation uses Ukd system. ==See also== * [Fédération Internationale des Échecs](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_des_%C3%89checs) (FIDE) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.tsf.org.tr}} {{National members of the World Chess Federation}} {{Sports governing bodies in Turkey}} Category:National members of the European Chess Union Category:Chess in Turkey Chess Category:1991 establishments in Turkey Category:Sports organizations established in 1991 Category:Chess organizations Category:1991 in chess Category:Organizations based in Ankara --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Turkish Chess Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Chess_Federation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Chess_Federation?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.