On the occasion of 20 November World Children’s Day, the Symposium on Orphans and Abandoned Children, which was held by the Orphan Foundation on 19-20 November 2022 at Istanbul University Beyazıt campus with the cooperation and support of Istanbul University and Bağcılar Municipality, 17 papers were presented by academics and experts. Among the topics discussed by our participants during the Symposium were orphanhood and protective laws on orphans, the responsibilities of individuals and societies in protecting orphans, and national and international institutions, practices and experiences in protecting orphans.