Introduction: Cases of swallowed safety pins are often observed in Turkey because of the tradition of pinning a blue eye bead on children to ward against evil. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnosis, endoscopic management, and long-term follow-up of children who were admitted to our hospital with a complaint of swallowing safety pins. Methods: A retrospective evaluation was made of the clinical characteristics of 47 pediatric patients who were treated because of a swallowed safety pin between 2010 and 2022 in a tertiary level healthcare center. Results: The cases comprised 24 (51.1%) females and 23 (48.9%) males with a median age of 10 months (range, 5 months-15 years). The median age of the females was observed to be approximately 5 months older than that of males (p