Abstract:

The child protection system is a part of social service system in Turkey and its services are carried out mainly by a special organization founded with this purpose. Its mission is mainly to protect children and prepare them to be ready to join the society. It also interacts with other social systems such as judicial, education system and health care system. The stakeholders of the system differ within a wide range from local administrations to ministries and government institutions and from NGO’s to universities. This paper presents this system and its elements in depth and puts forward its strengths and weaknesses as well

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