The Soil Science Society of TÜRKIYE (SSST) is an NGO established in 1964 in order to develop, disseminate, and introduce the theoretical and applied soil science in Türkiye. It has 995 members, most of whom are working in the universities and public sector. SSST is a community of scientists and colleagues, who are dealing with soil issues, guides and leads for the protection, usage, and evaluation of our lands by taking into account the scientific experiences and developments on soil and past misapplications SSST, a member of the European Soil Sciences Association, which consists of all European countries, served as the Congress chairman of the 5th EUROSOIL Congress for 4 years (2012-2016). In addition, SSST is the Founder of the Eurasian Soil Science Federation (FESS), formed by the countries of Türkiye, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, and served as the President of the Federation in 2023-2026.
To the Soil Science Society of Türkiye organized 22 scientific meetings; 13 national levels, 10 international levels, biennially.