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Since its foundation, Green Crescent has been fighting addiction in

Turkey and around the world in its efforts to protect human dignity and

grace. We discussed Green Crescent’s national and international projects

with Green Crescent President Prof. Dr. Mücahit Öztürk which is a

foundation that carries out its activities with this responsibility in mind.

Since its foundation, Green Crescent

has been putting up a great fight

against all kinds of addictions. Can

you tell us the story behind the

establishment of Green Crescent?

Addiction is a global problem that

has

negative

psychological

and

physical effects on individuals, and

that destroys societies and weakens

national economies. Despite our

awareness of the destructive effects

of addiction, the types of addiction

and the number of addicts are

increasing in Turkey and around the

world. This shows us that human

values are becoming more and more

problematic, that human relations are

degenerating and that addiction has

reached a critical point. It indicates

that in the 21st century, societies

will try to protect themselves from

addiction, both in material and moral

terms. Green Crescent was founded

in 1920 by esteemed intellectuals

who foresaw the rise of this threat

about a century ago, and who sought

to prevent the growth of addiction

during and after the war. Their fight,

which was against alcohol at the

beginning, grew in time to cover also

cigarettes, drugs and gambling, and

most recently, technology addiction,

as a recent addition. Since then,

all Green Crescent administrators,

employees and volunteers have

carried the flag of this righteous

fight, have continued the works and

activities of the organization with

this responsibility in mind and have

put tremendous effort into keep this

valuable asset safe. They are also

seeking to spread their fight around

the world and to make it sustainable,

with the understanding that addiction

is a problem for humanity as a whole.

With the help of National Green

Crescent organizations, more than

100 branches in Turkey, together with

their employees and volunteers, Green

Crescent carries the flag of the fight

against addiction.

Photo: Semih Akbay

PROF. DR.

MÜCAHİT ÖZTÜRK:

“ADDICTION IS A

COMMON PROBLEM

IN THE WORLD”

Prof. Dr. Mücahit Öztürk graduated

from the Hacettepe University Faculty

of Medicine in 1990. In 1997, he

completed his residency studies in the

Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine,

Department of Child Mental Health

and Diseases, and became a Child and

Adolescent Psychiatrist. He became

an Associate Professor in 2000 and

a Professor in 2007, and is currently

employed as a faculty member in the

Psychology Department of Hasan Kalyoncu

University. His publications include

School Phobia in 99 Pages (2006), Child

Psychiatry (2007), Children of Divorced

Parents (2008) and Impulsivity in Children

(2015). Prof. Dr. Mücahit Öztürk is the

current President of Green Crescent.

WHO IS PROF. DR. MÜCAHİT ÖZTÜRK?

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