| Course Name | History of Turkish Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 200 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Discussion Q&A Lecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | It is aimed to understand the factors and how the modernization process in Turkish law has been shaped. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course deals with the change and development process of the Turkish legal system in the axis of westernization since 1839, when the Tanzimat Ferman was issued. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |  |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Westernization Movements in Ottoman Law | Gülnihal Bozkurt; Batı Hukukunun Türkiye'de Benimsenmesi, p 5-39. |
| 2 | Tanzimat and the Emergence of Reception | Halil İnalcık; “Sened-i ittifak ve Gülhane Hatt-ı Hümayunu” Belleten, https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin-pdf/3193/tur Enver Ziya Karal, Osmanlı Tarihi C VIII Türk Tarih Kurumu 2011, s 191-214 |
| 3 | Pre-Republican Constitutional Law | Bozkurt, p 51-94 |
| 4 | Pre-Republican Tax and Commercial Law | Bozkurt, p 150-158; Hasan Doğan, Arşiv Belgelerine Göre İslam Hukuku’nun Geçerli Olduğu II. Meşrutiyet Döneminde Tatiller, İzinler ve Çalışma Süreleri, Belleten https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin/339/tur |
| 5 | Pre-Republican Civil Law | Bozkurt, p 158-175 |
| 6 | Pre-Republican Criminal Law | Bozkurt, p 95-103 |
| 7 | Pre-Republican Trial Law | Bozkurt, p 114-150 |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | Early Republican Law Reform | Bozkurt, p 175-190; Yusuf Ziya Özer, Cumhuriyette Hukuk İnkılabı, Belleten https://belleten.gov.tr/tam-metin-pdf/570/tur |
| 10 | Civil Law Reform | Bozkurt, p 190-199 |
| 11 | Reform in Criminal Law | Bozkurt, p 199-203 |
| 12 | Reform in Jurisdiction and Enforcement Law | Suna Kili, The Paradigm of Modernisation, p. 57-61 |
| 13 | Reform in Tax and Commercial Law | Bozkurt, p 203-206 |
| 14 | Evaluation of the Judicial Organization and Tanzimat Period in the Tanzimat Period | Bozkurt, p 209-215 |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Gülnihal Bozkurt; Batı Hukukunun Türkiye'de Benimsenmesi, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2020 (ISBN 978-975-16-0702-7) |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Ahmet Mumcu/Coşkun Üçok Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Turhan Kitabevi, 2020 (ISBN 978-9756194751); Afet İnan, Medeni Bilgiler, Türk Tarih Kurumu 2020 (ISBN 978-975-16-0046-2) |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 50 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 5 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 22 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 35 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | X | ||||
| 3 | Evaluates the legal knowledge and abilities obtained with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 4 | Evaluates the developments in legal theory and practice by monitoring local, international and interdisciplinary dimensions. | X | ||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | X | ||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to interpret the legal norms with a sense of justice respectful to human rights and in the light of principles of democratic, secular and social state of law. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | |||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | |||||
| 11 | Monitors the daily legal information/court decisions and interacts with the colleagues in a foreign language (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale” Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | Uses the information and communication technology together with the computer programs in a level required by the area of law (“European Computer Driving Licence, Advanced Level”). | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
