Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti (Corporate Name)

Addicta, 2014-: Vol. 10, issue 3 cover (Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti (Turkish Green Crescent Society) journal web site (Turkish Green Crescent Society))

History, Yeşilay web site, Feb. 5, 2024 (Turkish Green Crescent Society was founded by patriotic people and intellectuals (Dist. Prof. Mazhar Osman and his friends) from a diverse set of backgrounds in 1920, response to the British attempts to distribute booze and drugs free of charge in Istanbul in an effort to undermine the resistance against the occupation. The founders sensed the upcoming dangers of alcohol and drug addiction that resulted decline in the resistance against the occupation. The patriotic intellectuals established the "Green Crescent", "Hilal-i Ahdar" in Istanbul in order to warn Turkish society. The official name of the association is "Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti", "Turkish Green Crescent Society".) https://www.yesilay.org.tr/en/corporate/history