Turkish Red Crescent Society

From the time of its establishment in 1868, the Turkish Red Crescent, besides contributing to the development of social welfare has been providing, presenting, and offering various and important services for social solidarity such as shelter and protection to the poor and needy, aids for nourishment and health care, blood, disaster operations, international aids, social services, health, first aid, education and youth, housing, immigration, and refugee protection. The Turkish Red Crescent is beside the people in need not only in times of disasters but in 365 days of the year with its pilot projects carrying out social and humanitarian aid works without hurting the pride of the people. Endearment Bundle, Special Education Classes Project, cooperations with big chain markets, charitable giving of food packages and with its Branches, the Turkish Red Crescent is beside the people in need all throughout the year. The Turkish Red Crescent carrying out educational activities for becoming a Red Crescent person and the culture of having people help each other to develop and become widespread, it actualizes educational programs to increase the community and institutional awareness in many subjects such as decreasing disaster damages, protection from disasters and personal and community health. It carries out the “I’m learning Safe Living with the Red Crescent Project” with the aim of increasing community awareness regarding disasters, safe living, and methods of protection from the disaster damages to the students in primary schools and teachers. The Turkish Red Crescent encourages the youth to become Red Crescent volunteers through Turkish Red Crescent branches, Youth Organizations, University Libraries, and Communities.