Founded in 1954, the Turkish Standards Institution (TSE) is a non-government state agency which was established by a private law (Republic of Turkey law 132), dedicated to the preparation and publication of Standards. TSE is also a member of the ISO and affiliate member of CEN. The prefix for Turkish Standards are the letters TS. These are followed by a code number, or, in the case of a designation, an alphanumeric code. Example: TS 2288(97); TS 302; TS 7176