Green Crescent

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Turkish Green Crescent
Türk Yeşilayı
TypeCharitable organization
Founded1920 (as Hilâl-i Ahdar Cemiyeti)[1]
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Websitehttp://www.yesilay.org.tr

Green Crescent (Turkish: Yeşilay) is a non-profit organisation that fights smoking, alcohol, and other addictions such as drug use, and provides services and protection methods to all citizens, especially the young, affected by harmful habits.[2] It was established on 5 March 1920 in Istanbul.[3]

Memberships of international organisations[]

As of 2015, the Green Crescent is a member of the following:

  • Board of Directors of Europe Against Drugs (EURAD),
  • Board of Directors of European Alcohol Policy Alliance (EUROCARE),
  • International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP),
  • has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic Social Council (ECOSOC),
  • Vienna NGO Committee, the civilian network of the UN Office On Drugs and Crime (UNODC),
  • International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC),[4]
  • Avicenna Health Association formed within the body of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in order to conduct activities in the field of health policies,
  • president of the Addiction Working Group, consisting of doctors from many countries, within the body of the Federation of Islamic Medical Associations (FIMA),
  • International Silk Road Medical Research Center based in the People’s Republic of China.

Global reach[]

An initiative is underway to gather national Green Crescents of various countries under one roof as the based in Istanbul.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "yesilay.org.tr". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Official website". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Eurocare". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ "IDPC". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Dünya Yeşilay Federasyonu Kuruluyor".
  6. ^ "Yeni Umut - Dünya Yeşilay Federasyonu kuruluyor". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.


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