| Course Name | Recent Developments in Foreigners’ and Turkish Citizenship Law |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| HUK 483 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionProblem SolvingCase StudyQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to teach students Turkish citizenship and foreigners’ law as a neighbor branch of Turkish private international law. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | Turkish citizenship law, foreigners and international protection law, direct foreign investments, work permits of foreigners, acquisition of real estate by foreigners. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the foreigners law | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 1, Chp. 1 “Yabancılar Hukuku”, Chp. 2 “Yabancı”, Chp. 3 “Milletlerarası Hukukta Yabancılara Tanınacak Hakların Kapsamı”, Chp. 4 “Yabancılar Hukukunun Tarihi Gelişimi”, 9-80. |
| 2 | Scope and basic principles of the Code on Foreigners and International Protection (“CFIP”) | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 1, Chp. 5 “Yabancılar Hukukunun Kaynakları”, Chp. 2 “Türk Yabancılar Hukukunun Genel Esasları”, 57-80. |
| 3 | Entry of foreigners and visa problems, residence and travel of foreigners in Turkey, expulsion of foreigners under CFIP | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancının Kişi Olarak Hak ve Özgürlüklerden Yararlanması”, 80-158. |
| 4 | Refugee and asylum applications, institutional structure of migration and asylum under CFIP | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancının Kişi Olarak Hak ve Özgürlüklerden Yararlanması”, 158-175. |
| 5 | Work permits of foreigners under the Code on International Workforce (“CIW”) | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 180-234. |
| 6 | Work permits of foreigners under CIW | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 180-234. |
| 7 | Foreign direct investments under the Code on Foreign Direct Investments (“CFDI”) | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 234-299. |
| 8 | Foreign direct investments under CFDI | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 234-299. |
| 9 | Acquisition of real estate by foreigners under the Code on Land Registry | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 321-357. |
| 10 | Acquisition of real estate by foreigners under the Code on Land Registry | Aysel Çelikel, Yabancılar Hukuku, Part 3, Chp. 1 “Yabancıların Sosyal ve Ekonomik Hakları ve Özgürlükleri”, 321-357. |
| 11 | General principles of Turkish citizenship law | Ergin Nomer, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, Part 1 “Vatandaşlık Hukukunun Genel Doktrini”, 3-51, Part 2, Chp. 1 “Türk Vatandaşlık Hukukuna Hâkim Prensipler”, 51-65. |
| 12 | Obtaining of citizenship under the Code on Turkish Citizenship (“CTC”) | Ergin Nomer, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, Part 2, Chp. 2 “Türk Vatandaşlığının Kazanılması”, 65-122, Chp. 5 “Türk Vatandaşlığının Kazanılma ve Kaybedilme Anı”, 180-183, Chp. 6 “Antlaşmalara Göre Vatandaşlığın Kazanılması ve Kaybedilmesi”, 183-193. |
| 13 | Loss of citizenship | Ergin Nomer, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, Part 2, Chp. 3 “Türk Vatandaşlığının Kaybı”, 122-157, Chp. 5 “Türk Vatandaşlığının Kazanılma ve Kaybedilme Anı”, 180-183, Chp. 6 “Antlaşmalara Göre Vatandaşlığın Kazanılması ve Kaybedilmesi”, 183-193. |
| 14 | Disputes on citizenship | Ergin Nomer, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, Part 2, Chp. 4 “Türk Vatandaşlığının İspatı ve Vatandaşlık İhtilafları”, 157-180. |
| 15 | Review of the Term | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | ÇELİKEL, Aysel, Yabancılar Hukuku, 27. bs., Beta Yayınları, İstanbul 2022, ISBN: 9786052426197; NOMER, Ergin, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, 30. bs., Filiz Yayınevi İstanbul, 2022, ISBN: 9789753687898. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | DOĞAN, Vahit, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, 19. bs., Rehber Yayınevi, Ankara 2023, ISBN: 9786259964300; GÜNGÖR, Gülin, Tabiiyet Hukuku, 10. bs., Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara 2022, ISBN: 9786050513332; DOĞAN, Vahit, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, 7. bs., Savaş Yayınevi, Ankara 2023, ISBN: 9786256805026. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 60 |
| 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 | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 12 | |
| Total | 150 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to possess the knowledge in legal terminology, concepts and principles. | |||||
| 2 | Solves the legal problems with an analytic and integral point of view. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 5 | Is conscious of social, professional and scientific principles of ethic behaviour. | |||||
| 6 | Takes responsibility in solving problems by creative and innovative thinking. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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
