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] As of 2015, the Green Crescent is a member of the following: An initiative is underway to gather national Green Crescents of various countries under one roof as the World Green Crescents Federation based in Istanbul.
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