[2][1][3] The Turkish Deaf Sports Federation was formed in 1957 and it is affiliated with the Comite International des Sports des Sourds (CISS).

The Turkish Deaf Sports Federation was instrumental in hosting the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun (Turkey), which was also the largest ever Deaflympics event to be held in any nation.

This was also the first occasion where Turkey had hosted a Deaflympic event.

[5][6][7] Following the event, the President of the Deaf Sports Federation, Yakup Ümit Kihtir thanked the officials who assisted in staging the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Turkey.

He also mentioned that events like Deaflympics would definitely help to improve the quality of sports in Turkey.