Çocuk Ceza Yargılaması ve Çocuk Hakları ABSTRACT As ch ldren have not yet completed the r development, they should be subject to a d fferent ated and separate just ce system. The research a ms to nvest gate whether leg slat on and pract ce regard ng juven le cr m nal proceed ngs are ncons stent w th ch ldren's r ghts; to expla n how the subjects perce ve the tr al process and how t affects the r l ves; and to dent fy the exper ences and recommendat ons of adults, experts, and lawyers who have been tr ed as ch ldren. A rev ew of the l terature shows that there s a pauc ty of research on ch ldren's exper ences of cr m nal proceed ngs, w th most stud es focus ng on the reasons for nvolvement and percept ons of cr me. In th s study, qual tat ve nterv ews were conducted w th people over the age of 18 who had been nvest gated and prosecuted as ch ldren nvolved n cr me, as well as w th lawyers and experts nvolved n juven le cr m nal proceed ngs. The results were analyzed us ng a content analys s method and pract ce contrary to the best nterests of the ch ld, the ch ld's r ght to l fe and development, and the ch ld's r ght to part c pat on n the nvest gat on and prosecut on of ch ldren nvolved n the cr me were dent f ed. As a result of these pract ces, t was observed that the part c pants' nvolvement n the just ce system led them to be exposed to d fferent cr m nal env ronments and negat vely affected the r fam ly and peer relat ons, educat on, bus ness l fe, and relat ons w th the state and the law. They were also found to feel st gmat zed, hopeless, gu lty, ashamed, confused, and sad as a result of the r nvolvement n the just ce system, to have developed a bel ef that they had m ssed out on the r ch ldhood, and to have anx ous uncerta nty about the future. At the end of the study, recommendat ons for juven le cr m nal proceed ngs are presented to serve a ch ld-fr endly juven le just ce system. .Keywords: Ch ld just ce system, procedural r ghts, r ght to be heard, best nterests, ch ldfr endly just ce.