132 in Turkish Parliament on November 18, 1960, it gained a separate legal entity and completed its establishment process.

[1] The head office is in Ankara; it has ten regional coordination departments in major metropolitan areas of Turkey and a large campus in Gebze, hosting most of its quality testing laboratories in a close proximity to main industrial and commercial hubs around Istanbul.

As a notified body of several international schemes, it enables clients based in Turkey and other countries to gain access into the European and Gulf markets by ensuring that their products meet all CE mark requirements according to European Directives/Regulations and G-mark requirements according to GSO regulations, as well as by providing Halal certificates in compliance with SMIIC standards.

It is authorised by the Ministry of Trade as the sole body that performs import controls of fertilizers as well as a large group of mechanical and electronic items before the release into Turkish market.

[6] It is authorised by the Ministry of Industry and Technology to perform country-wide inspections of measuring devices such as dispensers, counters, volumetric meters of petroleum products and scales weighing above 2000 kg.