One of the most critical matters of our day is the harm caused by tobacco and tobacco-related products. Tobacco and tobacco products are well recognized for causing tens of thousands of injuries and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. In fact, research show that smoking raises the likelihood of suffering other diseases. Because the average age of cigarette usage has fallen in recent years, the magnitude of future harm cannot be estimated. A communal effort should be made in addition to individuals' desire to prevent or protect themselves from this damage. As a result, it is reasonable to conclude that non-governmental groups and universities, in particular, should consider more contributions. Furthermore, the public awareness generated by the usage of these images on a variety of surfaces and objects, as well as their ability to draw public attention when employed, emphasizes art/design activities that are underutilized but have a high impact value when used and visible. As a result, it is being proposed to have an international poster competition.

The competition will be visible and create awareness in many countries across the world thanks to an international jury that will be constituted. The competition's jury will be made up of professional and academically trained designers from Turkey and overseas. The targeted awareness will be reached to a large extent with the active engagement of this jury's followers and those who wish to participate in the competition.

Furthermore, the exhibitions that will be launched, the people who will come to see the exhibitions, the distribution and inspection of the catalogs that will be generated, and even their usage as instructional material will all contribute to the works and project's long-term viability and impact value.

As a result, organizing a poster competition in the international media, opening an exhibition of the first 100 selected creations, creating a catalog of works from the first 100 works and sending it to the relevant institutions and organizations, and some of the designs to be selected from the first 100 works in different graphic design works (website, mail design, calendar, calendar, postcards, wall paintings, totems, etc. in outdoor advertisements), etc. constitutes the scope. The amount of awareness can be raised by holding an exhibition of the first 100 pieces generated from designs in various nations and places, if desired.   

Under the leadership of Kutahya Dumlupınar University Faculty of Fine Arts Visual Communication Design Department, and Health Diplomacy Society, it has been identified as a necessity to organize an international poster competition with the theme of 'Tobacco Free Life' in order to raise awareness about the harms of tobacco and tobacco products, which is one of the world's most pressing problems.