Himaye-i Etfal Cemiyeti and education level

In this study; the service given to the orphans through the Turkish history,situation today, legal skeleton, problems and proposals for solution are emphasized.The aim of the study is to expose the foundation aim of the Instituion of SocialWorks and Children Protection and its educational activities. As appropriate forthe aim of the study, the founders, the foundation process, the activities and theservices of the institution is tried to be exposed.During the performance of the research, the historical method is used and thedatas are reached with the scanning method.Thanks to these methods, the situation ofInstituion of Children Protection in the past and today is tried to be determined.One of the institutions of Turkey, in charge of social wealth is the GeneralDirectorate of Social Works and Children Protection. But it doesn meet the needsproperly. Because the social problems based on economic problems has beenincreased, and also, the elders problem, the problems in education of women anddisabled are in tendency of increasing.The biggest problems in Turkey are economic and social problems. Themeaning of solving these problems is decraesing the poverty of children, realizationof the rights of children ? access to the necessary materials and services which areessential for their lifes and growth. To decrease children ? poverty is to increase theopportunities of disadvantaged children ? participation to the society. The sensitivityof these two subjects are supporting each other; they, together, form the necessarystructure to overcome the problem of children ? poverty. It is not possible to talkabout the equal opportunities unless the growth and education rights of chidren arerealized. Children will be devoid unless they take the advantage of equalopportunities, the risk of exploitation will continue unless protective circumstancesfor them is not created.This research brings up the situation and importance of Instituion of SocialWorks and Children ? Protection in the society. Besides, the educational activities ofthe instutition which has been done since the institution ? foundation are examinedfor the elimination of the deficiency of the institution from the times it was notinspected, hereby the history of the institution is introduced.Key Words: Child, Social Works, Children ? Protection