It organizes leagues, tournaments and championships for all age groups of both genders at national level.

Participations of Turkish handball teams at all international competition events are organized by the federation.

[4] Handball sport began in Turkey in the period 1927-1938 as an outdoor game, initiated by three Turkish instructors for physical education at military schools, who were trained in Germany.

In 1975, official indoor handball rules were translated and published by Yaşar Sevim of the Sports Academy of Ankara.

Yaşar Sevim was appointed its first president, who had received further education for four years at the Sports Academy in Cologne, Germany.