Siğinmaci Refakatsiz Çocuklarin Korunmasi ve Hukuki Temsili

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The article states that the number of asylum-seeking unaccompanied children is increasing and that a major reason they are deprived of basic rights such as asylum, shelter, education and health is the absence of a legal representative.

It examines the protection and legal representation of unaccompanied children in international law and Turkish law, focusing in particular on the framework of the Turkish Civil Code and the Child Protection Law and on practical problems and solutions.