Analysis of a Postcard Published by Himaye-i Etfal Society in Turkey Within The Context of Children’s Rights

Abstract

. The first studies on children in need of protection in Turkey started in the Ottoman Empire and a number of policies have been developed in accordance with these studies. The most important of these studies is undoubtedly the establishment of the Turkey Child Protection Agency. The agency aimed to take the children, who are affected by the war, under its protection. In accordance with this purpose it gave medical and financial assistance to the children and their families as well as organizing milk distribution, establishing playgrounds and publishing materials about child care and health to raise the awareness. This study aims to examine a postcard that was published by Turkey Child Protection Agency in 1926, within the context of the children’s rights. Documentation method that falls into qualitative research area was used to analyze the data under health, care, nourishment, abuse and neglect and environment titles. It is believed that this postcard gives us important information about the activities that were carried out on children's rights.