Green Crescent
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Type | Charitable organization |
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Founded | 1920 (as Hilâl-i Ahdar Cemiyeti)[1] |
Headquarters | Istanbul, Turkey |
Website | http://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[]
- ^ "yesilay.org.tr". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Official website". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Eurocare". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "IDPC". Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Dünya Yeşilay Federasyonu Kuruluyor".
- ^ "Yeni Umut - Dünya Yeşilay Federasyonu kuruluyor". Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
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- Organizations established in 1920
- Organizations based in Istanbul
- 1920 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
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