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W

e are here with Green Crescent Magazine,

the second English issue of Turkey’s most

deep-seated health and lifestylemagazine.

It is of great value to us to share on an internatio-

nal platform our 100-year background through our

magazine, Turkey’s sole periodical publication on ad-

dictions. In this issue, we discussed peer education,

which is an effective method in fighting addictions,

smoking addiction and the influence of the media

on child development, with expert opinions, articles

and interviews.

Peer education, which we as Green Crescent urge,

is an important subject that we are working through

Young Green Crescent clubs at universities, to spread

to prevent addictions. After a certain period, children

start to listen to what their peers say and pay at-

tention to how they behave rather than their elders,

and begin to direct their own actions. This situation

which we call peer influence also carries risk factors.

Since puberty is a stage during which emotional sta-

tes such as one’s desire to prove themselves, curio-

sity and aspiration are at a peak, children’s inclinati-

on particularly toward harmful behaviour and habits

is inevitable. The introduction of peer education or a

peer educator right at this point, rather than an adult

educator, can help prevent such behavior and habits.

Individuals whose life skills have developed and have

the right knowledge are highly influential in guiding

their peers to what is good and beautiful. You will find

comprehensive information on this subject in ourma-

gazine.

The affect of media on children is as great as peer edu-

cation. When should I introduce television to my child’s

life, what are the affects of television on children, whe-

re are countries at in terms of watching television,

what protection methods should be developed aga-

inst the harmful affects of television? You can find the

answers to all these questions with expert opinions in

our magazine.

Another important headline in this issue is smoking

addiction. In this issue, you will find imperative infor-

mation and data on smoking addiction, which leads to

terrible cases such as respiratory tract diseases and

cancer, killing approximately 5 million people every

year, according toWorld Health Organization data.

Green Crescent seamlessly continues without bran-

ch out and build cooperation worldwide. We currently

have 24 Country Green Crescents established within

the scope of the Federation of World Green Crescents,

which will be completed very soon. In addition, we are

also continuing to cooperate with international health

and development authorities so that our projects can

serve asmodel implementations around theworld and

world implementations can be applied in our country.

Wishing to achieve healthy, happy and strong societies

worldwide, far from addictions

Happy reads.

E D I T O R I A L

Prof. Dr. Mücahit Öztürk

President of the Green Crescent Society of Turkey

Yeşilay’s works set

example for theworld

yesilay.org.tr

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YEŞiLAY

October-November-December 2015