Turkish Constitutional Law

Course Code:

LAW 112

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

2

Credits:

4

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

Türkçe

Course Objectives:

To examine Turkey’s constitutional structure in a scientific manner by covering terminology and institutions of turkish constitutional law in both theory and practice.

Course Content:

The scope of this course is: Ottoman-turkish constitutional developments, constitutional principles of Turkish Republic, political parties, legislative-executive-judiciary power, criterion in the area of fundamental rights and freedoms, the variation of constitution.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Case study / practical course

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, B: Presentation C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Ottoman-turkish constitutional developments
Constitutional foundation and principles of state.
Legislative-executive-judiciary powers of state and their functions.
Civil rights and freedoms regime and espicially it’s limitation procedure.
Identifies in respect of constitutional developments political regime of states.

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction: The sources of turkish constitutional law
2	Ottoman-turkısh constitutional developments: 1876 Kanun-i Esasisi
3	Ottoman-turkısh constitutional developments: 1908 II. Constitutional Monarchy
4	Constitutional Developments in the era of 1921
5	Constitutional Developments in the era of 1924
6	The Formation of 1961 Constitution and Spesifications
7	MID-TERM EXAMINATION
8	The procedure of formation of turkish constitution
9	Characteristics of the Republic I: Rebulicanism, Secularism, Natinalism
10	Characteristics of the Republic II: Human rights, Natinalism of Atatürk, unitary state, Social-Constitutional State
11	The Regime of political parties in Turkey: The character of parties, party-system, ban of parties
12	Legislative: The structure and functions of GNAT
13	Executive: Competence and resposbilities of Goverment and President
14	The procedure of the variation of the constitution

Recommended Sources

Textbook	Ergun Özbudun, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, 13. Baskı, Ekim 2012.
Additional Resources	Kemal Gözler, Türk Anayasa Hukukuna Giriş, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 4. Baskı, 2010. E Ekrem Ali Akartürk, Parlamenter Rejim Uygulamaları ve Parti Sistemleri, Yeditepe Ünv. Yayını, İstanbul, 2010.

Material Sharing

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Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	100
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		60
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		40
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Ability to comprehend, solve, and to attain analytical and critical thought processes					X
2	Within the ambit of lifelong learning, to direct continuous renewal and cultivation of knowledge attained in the field of law				X
3	To master legal resources and legal precedents; to be able to conduct comparative legal analyses in national and international legal arenas					X
4	To improve settlement options; to implement creative and innovative solutions					X
5	To be equippet with comprehensive and comparative knowledge gained through the study of law, enabling the transfer of this knowledge into the social and economic fields. To attain analytical thinking between cross disciplines				X
6	To attain the ability to comprehend and solve legal problems pertaining to global economy		X
7	To obtain knowledge of current legal subjects, through the aid of the English language	X
8	To be able to utilize proficiency at an intermediate level foreign language	X
9	To attain professional and scientific ethical tenants in the field of law, as well as in society at large					X
10	To attain the ability to write, speak and listen effectively, in the field of law					x
11	To be open-minded, to be tolerant of different ideas, to be constructive, to have self-confidence, and to be responsible both during individual studies and/or during team studies. To work effectively and efficiently					x

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	5	70
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Final examination	1	2	2
Total Work Load			116
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4.64
ECTS Credit of the Course			5