Crises, Disasters and Children in Turkey

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47613/reflektif.2023.110

Keywords:

children’s rights, children’s well-being, children in crisis, children in disasters, child policies

Abstract

In this article, it has been explored how children in Turkey have been impacted by recent crises and disasters. The rights and well-being of children have been emphasized throughout this evaluation. Following the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş-Hatay on March 6, 2023, a picture of the issues faced by children was captured, along with a list of the rights breaches they had suffered and recommendations for how to handle similar circumstances in the future. It has been investigated how the actions done during the Covid-19 outbreak, a recent major crisis, influenced the lives of children and the actions to be taken in epidemics of a similar nature. Last but not least, the challenges that low-income families’ children experience in exercising their fundamental rights and the growing poverty brought on by the economic.

Published

2023-06-05

How to Cite

Erbil, F. (2023). Crises, Disasters and Children in Turkey. REFLEKTIF Journal of Social Sciences, 4(2), 357–372. https://doi.org/10.47613/reflektif.2023.110

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Opinion Papers