Annual International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest

Annual International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest

The 8th International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest is being organized with the theme “Addictions are unnatural disasters.” The deadline for submissions is set for February 9, 2024. Speaking about the contest, Green Crescent General Manager M. Nurullah Atalan emphasized the priority of contributing to the upbringing of generations free from addictions. Atalan stated, “We welcome the cartoons of all cartoonists who aim to raise awareness in line with our priority of fostering healthy and addiction-free generations.”

Green Crescent, through the 8th international cartoon contest, metaphorically highlights addictions as unnatural disasters, drawing attention to the harms they cause to individuals, families and society. Open to both amateur and professional cartoonists, the contest’s theme is “Addictions are unnatural disasters,” and applications can be submitted through cartooncontest.yesilay.org.tr.

Green Crescent General Manager M. Nurullah Atalan, noting that the International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest is increasingly welcomed in Türkiye and worldwide each year, emphasized the metaphor that addictions pose an immense potential threat, being unnatural disasters. He also expressed the significance of raising awareness and drawing humorous cartoons with impactful and touching messages that convey the potential destruction of individuals, families, and society if preventive measures are not taken. Furthermore, Atalan highlighted the priority of contributing to the upbringing of generations free from addictions, both globally and in our homeland. He eagerly awaits submissions from both youth and amateur and professional adults for the contest.

About the International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest

The Green Crescent organizes the International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest to raise awareness and draw the attention of people in the world, in our country, and particularly young people to addictions. The contest, the 8th of which will be held this year, will include cartoonists from all over the world who will convey to society the touching messages they create with a trace of humor between the lines.

The Contest’s Theme: “Addictions are unnatural disasters.”

The theme for our cartoon contest this year has been determined as “Addictions are unnatural disasters.”
As part of this theme, we expect cartoonists to submit humorous cartoons conveying the idea that addictions, likened to a fault line metaphor, pose a significant potential threat that can lead individuals, families, and society to destruction if preventive measures are not taken. The aim is to raise awareness and deliver an impactful and touching message regarding this issue.

Annual International Green Crescent Cartoon Contest