OUR COUNTRY DESERVES A HEALTHY LIFE.

“Smoking  is   harmful  for our health” is a popular saying. When we question this saying, we will see that it is made up to hide the real harm. Every year, 115,000 people in our country and 5.5 million people in the world are dying at an early age due to somking.

From our limited sources, 22 billion TL is spent on smoking every year. 10 billion TL  is spent to treat the illnesses, which are caused by smoking. The  total amount is 32 billion TL. This waste is equal to the value of property lost in Golcuk earthquake. Our most precious  values, our right to live, and our country, shouldn’t be wasted by smoking.

When we consider these negative sides of smoking we can clearly see that, each Turkish citizen must fight against smoking. We should say like this:

“Smoking is a trap which is set against our happiness, right to live, and our future. It is our biggest enemy. It kills us or it causes misery.”

Dr. Mustafa AYDIN
Turkish Anti-Smoking Association
President