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INTRODUCTION: This research was conducted to determine the views and information of the society about smoking cessation services and to find out the smoking status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted at Hacettepe University Adult Hospital. The questionnaire was conducted to the participants with face to face interview techniques between the dates 3-8 August 2011 and asked about socio-demographic characteristics, smoking status and the views on smoking cessation methods and services. In the analysis, descriptive statistics, chi-square and Fisher's exact chi-square test was used where necessary. p< 0.05 was accepted for statistical significance. RESULTS: The average age of 599 individuals participated to the research was 36.95 ± 12.80 years and 56.6% were male. The participants declared their smoking status that 48.9% do not smoke, 15.9% quit smoking, 35.2% stated as still smoking. Among current smokers 60.2% thought to quit smoking in the last 12 months. Of the participants 42.1% have tried to quit smoking in the past 12 months. 46% percent of smokers and 56.3% non-smokers stated that they are aware of smoking cessation outpatient clinics (p= 0.033). The percentage of awareness of smoking cessation line was 67.8%, and 46.9% are aware of AMATEMs. Same percentages are as 49.5% and 28.4% for the ones who quit smoking. 59.7% of smokers think that nicotine-free preparates and 17.4% think that nicotine preparates is successful; these percentages are 89.7% and 36.7% for non-smokers. CONCLUSION: Tendency to cessation among tobacco users and have awareness about the services that support cessation and believe that the law reduces the harms of tobacco use. However, more interventions are needed to reach those who are at low-income level. Also being a role model to the children in the society and to use attitudes and behaviors in smoking cessation campaigns are thought to be effective.