Green Crescent

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Founded1920 (as Hilâl-i Ahdar Cemiyeti)[1]
HeadquartersIstanbul, Turkey
Turkish Green Crescent
Türk Yeşilayı
Company 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] One of its chairs was Ayhan Songar.[4]

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