Founded in 1982 and based in Ankara, the TSSF is a member of both the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) and the International Life Saving Federation (ILS).

[1][2][3] Its president is Ahmet İnkılap Obruk, who was also elected in 2009 to CMAS' board of directors for a term of four years.

[4][5][6][7][8] Currently, the TSSF oversees following ten activities and sports branches: The federation operates a number of training centers for diving and life saving across the country.

[17] There are decompression chambers in eleven cities of Turkey available for use also by TSSF members.

[18] The diving certification of CMAS* SCUBA Diver issued by the federation upon completion of a study course at one of its training centers is internationally recognized.