| Course Name | Turkish Constitutional History |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 490 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to examine Turkey's constitutional development from Ottoman State to present day in detail and systematically. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course examines the historical origins and development of today's constitutional institutions and rules which are the product of certain historical conditions. In this context, the course is planned to transfer the experience provided by the history of Turkish constitutionalism by a scientific method and thus to complete the knowledge of positive constitutional law. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Ottoman state order in the period of decline | Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri (1789-1980), 36. Baskı, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2022, İstanbul, p. 21-32. |
| 2 | Preparation to Tanzimat period | Tanör, p. 33-74. |
| 3 | Tanzimat period and birth of First constitutional monarchy | Tanör, p. 75-132. |
| 4 | Kanun-i Esasî | Tanör, p. 132-166. |
| 5 | Second constitutional monarchy period | Tanör, p. 167-220. |
| 6 | The period of the 1921 Constitution: Dynamics and resources, 1921 Teşkilât-ı Esâsiye Law | Tanör, p. 225-246 |
| 7 | The period of the 1921 Constitution: Implementation | Tanör, p. 247-289 |
| 8 | Midterm Week | |
| 9 | 1924 Constitution: Preparation and principles | Tanör, p. 290-313. |
| 10 | 1924 Constitution: single party regime | Tanör, p. 313-334. |
| 11 | 1924 Constitution: multiple party regime | Tanör, p. 335-363. |
| 12 | Emergence of the 1961 Constitution | Tanör, p. 364-377. |
| 13 | Fundamentals of the 1961 Constitution | Tanör, p. 377-405. |
| 14 | Implementation and end of the 1961 Constitution | Tanör, p. 405-431. |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
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| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
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| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
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| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 6 | |
| Project | 1 | 6 | |
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| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 90 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | X | ||||
| 7 | Interprets the sources of law by ways of legal methodology. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to use the daily scientific sources and court judgments in the framework of life time learning approach. | X | ||||
| 10 | Informs the related persons and institutions about legal matters both verbally and in written. | X | ||||
| 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
