Özet:

As all around the world, there are a lot of problems in the field of child rights in Turkey, and there are intense discussions to overcome these problems. It is possible to evaluate civil society organizations as part of the proposed solution proposals. For the problems mentioned are complex and big enough to not be destroyed on the governments alone. Today, there is an increase in the role of civil society actors in solving these problems. The main objective of this study is to determine the corporate structures and qualities of civil society organizations located in the Eastern Black Sea Region in terms of contribution to the rights of children. In this context, the study detailed the corporate structures, organizational forms, membership structures, activities, relationships, problems they encounter, sensitivity to the rights of the child, problems related to the children. In the framework of the research, the data was obtained by interviews with the managers of civil society organizations for children operating in the respective provinces and the data was evaluated by the method of content analysis. At the end of the study, it was found that the kinds of associations in the class of children’s associations are quite limited throughout Turkey, and even there are no associations directly related to children in some cities. A limited number of civil society organizations concerned with children has been shown to be unable to be effective in the process of making policies concerning children. At the end of the study, recommendations were made on the nature of the formation of civil society with regard to children.

Özet:

Turkey as well as in the entire world is experiencing major problems in the field of child rights and intensive discussions are conducted in order to overcome these problems. It is possible to evaluate civil society organizations as part of the proposed solutions. Because the problems mentioned are too complex and large enough to be overthrown by governments. Today, civil society actors are expected to play a greater role in solving these problems. The main purpose of this study is to determine the institutional structures and qualifications of non-governmental organizations in the Eastern Black Sea Region in terms of their contribution to children's rights. In this context, in this study, the institutional structures, organization forms, member structures, activities, relationships, problems of children, sensitivity to children's rights, perception of problems related to children are analyzed in detail. Within the scope of the study, data were obtained by interviewing the managers of non-governmental organizations for children operating in the mentioned provinces and these data were evaluated with content analysis method. Research results in the classification of types of associations associations located in Turkey is quite limited for children in general, and in some cities have been identified where there were no associations directly related to the child. It is observed that a limited number of non-governmental organizations related to children are not strong and qualified in the policy making process related to children. At the end of the research, suggestions were made on the quality of the civil society structure related to children.

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