Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services

We perform, implement and execute social services for disadvantaged groups who are in need of and /or seek protection, care, examination, education, guidance, and rehabilitation mentioned above. It renders social services to these groups through 5122 personnel and 249 institutions; Social Service Centers, Orphanages, Child Homes, Child Support Centres, Preventing and Monitoring Domestic Violence Center, Women Guesthouses, Disabled Care- Rehabilitation and Family Consultancy Centers, Elder Care and Rehabilitation Centers/ Resthomes, Youth Camp Transfer Center for Unaccompanied Children (children refugees). Non-formal training for young people and adults who benefit from our services in our organizations are given by professional staff. Family education, entrepreneurship, and opportunities education, vocational education, fight against addiction (substance, technology, etc.), prevention of early marriages, family education of individuals benefiting from probation, and financial literacy are some of these training