Turkish Red Crescent
Turkish equivalent of the Red Crescent / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Kizilay" redirects here. For other uses, see Kızılay (disambiguation).
The Turkish Red Crescent (Turkish: Türk Kızılay) is the Turkish affiliate of the International Red Crescent and the first worldwide adopter of the crescent symbol for humanitarian aid.[1]
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Türk Kızılayı | |
Formation | 1868; 156 years ago (1868) |
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Founded at | Ottoman Empire (1868) re-established in Ankara, Turkey (1935) |
Type | Humanitarian Aid |
Legal status | Active |
Headquarters | Ankara, Turkey |
Official language | Turkish |
Website | www |
Formerly called | Hilâl-i Ahmer Cemiyeti (until 1935) |
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Being the largest humanitarian foundation in Turkey, its roots goes back to the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856 and the Russo-Turkish War from 1876 to 1878, where disease overshadowed battle as the main cause of death and suffering among Turkish soldiers.[2]
Operating to this day as a not-for-profit volunteer-based social service,[3] it is considered one of the most important charity organizations in the Muslim world.[4][5]