A success story from the streets

ISTANBUL -Growing up on the streets of Istanbul has proven to be the best education for a man who now devotes his time to assisting street children.Yusuf Ahmet Kulca spent his time on Istanbul’s streets as a young boy. He survived and has gone on to become a leading figure in the rescue and rehabilitation of kids who live on the street. When the Daily News & Economic Review asked him about Children’s Day, he said: "There is a document concerning it from 1929. 4,000 children wrote a petition to Parliament, asking for the provision of equal food; the spread of the children’s assembly; a law to prevent children; a law to prevent children from working as porters; and the provision of shelters for children sleeping on the streets." "On April 23, we celebrate a holiday that Atatürk gave as a gift to children. http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11492702.asp?gid=244