The Turkish Sugar Authority has been established under the Sugar Law no. 4634 which has entered into force on 19 April 2001. Having a public legal personality, the Authority has been formed in order to ensure application of the Sugar Law and other relevant legislation, to supervise and conclude related applications, to make arrangements within the framework of the powers granted by the Law, to fulfil other duties entrusted and exercise the powers granted by the Law.

The Turkish Sugar Authority has the status of a regulatory and supervisory authority according to the Law no. 5018 on Public Financial Management and Control, which was published in the Official Gazette dated 24/12/2003, numbered 25326.

The head office of the Authority is in Ankara.

The bodies of the Authority are the Sugar Board and the service units.

The Sugar Board is the decision-making organ of the Authority and takes and applies all kinds of decisions covered by the Sugar Law. The President of the Board is also the President of the Authority.

The Authority is managed by the Board.

The Ministry associated with the Authority is the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.