Child protection in Turkey
| founding | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Ankara |
| Authority management | Selahattin Güven |
| Budget volume | 837,614,000 YTL (2008) |
| Website | www.ailevecalisma.gov.tr/chgm |
The child protection in Turkey is the task of Çocuk Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü (about: "General Directorate for services to children"). It has been affiliated with the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Affairs since 2011. The authority maintains u. a. Day centers, homes and advice centers and is also the provider of homes for the elderly and the disabled. The current head of the organization is Selahattin Güven.
history
The first Turkish Child Protection Association was founded on May 1, 1917 as an association under the name Himaye-i Etfal Cemiyeti (“Society for the Protection of Children”) in Istanbul. The association primarily looked after children who had lost their families in the turmoil of World War I, and opened an “inn for children” in Firuzağa with a hundred places. The last general meeting of this association took place in 1923. After that, work was stopped.
On June 30, 1921, supporters of the republican movement in Ankara also founded a child protection association. In 1937 he was granted non-profit status. The child protection association as an association was dissolved after the military coup of 1980 by decision of the National Security Council ( Millî Güvenlik Kurulu ). The Ministry of Health initially took over the tasks of the association. In 1991 the Child Protection Association was dissolved and its tasks were incorporated into the Prime Minister's office. The name was Sosyal Hizmetler ve Çocuk Esirgeme Kurumu . In 2011, the authority was renamed Çocuk Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü and incorporated into the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Affairs .
Responsibilities
The authority is in particular responsible for adoptions (Turkish evlat edindirme ), home care ( bakım ) and social rehabilitation, foster families (Turkish koruyucu aile ), kindergartens and children's rights.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mynet Haber: The total budget of the various authorities of Turkey recalled (Turkish) on 22 December 2009
- ↑ According to the homepage ( Memento of the original dated February 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
