reasoning

Turkiye has been among the first States parties to the Convention upon the event that Turgut Özal, who was the President at that period has signed the Convention on the Rights of Children which has been open to signature, for the first time, at “World Summit for Children” held at United Nations between September 29-30, 1989. Turkiye, after signing the Convention, still, has not reached the level where conditions were improved according to the rules of the Convention. Although the government has a responsibility and an obligation to review norms of national laws and to identify rules which are not in compliance with the Convention and do necessary changes, these are not completed until now. The legislations focusing to the child’s rights are not improved. It appears that those changes have not been dealt with adequately in 15 years until today.

In Turkey; 

Although there are many changes that must be done urgently, especially in Civil Law, Labour Law, Criminal Law and on the children in need of special protective measures, the initiatives carried out on these issues appear not to be adequate.

Half of girls and one forth of boys leave school after the first step primary education.

In relation to meeting the needs of care and protection of the children who are in need of protection, it appears that, a development to the desired extent has not been obtained.  While no improvement has been attained in terms of the number of children who are in care and protection of institutions, in the effort to add dynamism to making the families adopt children and to foster family practices, campaigns have been launched, but the desired level which has been aimed could not have been attained.

There exists no service nor any program to protect street kids and to eliminate reasons which force kids to streets. Kids live out there on the streets open to any kind of dangers and their being individuals and participation rights are also severely in danger like their rights to live and to develop themselves.