The Turkish Blind Sports Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Görme Engelliler Spor Federasyonu, GESF) is the governing body to encourage and develop the sport for the blind and vision-impaired in Turkey.
In 1990, the Turkish Disabled Sports Federation was formed, and the Blind Sport Federation was created as part of this organization in Ankara.
On March 7, 2000, the Blind Sport Federation separated as an independent organization.
In accordance with the developments on blind sport in Europe, the Federation was officially established on July 12, 2000.
[1] Sports promoted by the federation are:[2] The federation organized the 4th IBSA World Championships and Games in Antalya on April 1–10, 2011.