Özet:

Child poverty is a problem which has social, economic and political basis. The issue is frequently emphasized but could not be transformed into a kind of solution. Poverty causes many problems for children to encounter in their future which directly affects the future of the society. Poverty has a direct impact on children's capabilities and social sustainability. The aim of this study is to examine the numerical implications of social protection expenditures in different countries in terms of public measures on child poverty and to open the debate in terms of sustainability. In this context, social protection expenditures on children and their families living in Germany, France and Turkey will be addressed within the context of poverty and income distribution. Firstly, statistics of the countries' population and the general population's poverty rate will be examined and child poverty rates will be discussed. Finally, GDP and social protection expenditures will be examined and the share of social protection expenditures for family and child in GDP will be discussed. In the light of the obtained data, it is seen that the redistribution process at a considerable level is operating in Germany and France. In these age-old countries, the level of poverty created by the market is quite high and income distributions are highly unfair. However, as a result of state intervention to the market economy through taxation and transfer expenditures, it is seen that these poverty and income injustice values are becoming quite inferior. On the other side, in Turkey, the poverty and income injustice that the market has created is very low compared to Germany and France. Tax and transfer expenditures, however, have little impact on existing poverty and injustice. Therefore, it is possible to mention a structure in Turkey where the redistribution process is not executed well and the state intervention is weak. In addition, the share of social protection expenditures in GDP in Turkey is quite low when compared to France and Germany, especially the social protection expenditures for families and children. In this framework, it is seen that in Turkey, contrary to Germany and France, the state intervenes in income injustice and poverty to a minimum level and priotizing the market economy with a more neo-liberal viewpoint. It can be said that this creates a disadvantage for Turkey in struggle with child poverty in the context of creating sustainable communities. In order to prevent child poverty, it is essential to increase the share of social protection expenditures for children in GDP, and it is crucial to plan and conduct these expenditures in a way which priotize to remove aid dependency.

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