COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Turkish Constitutional History
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
HUK 490
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
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
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;
  • follow the process of change in the constitutional framework of power relations from the Ottoman Empire to the present
  • Define the fundamental dynamics underlying the transformation of Turkish constitutionalism
  • interpret current law in the light of historical facts
  • compare positive constitutional law with past experiences
  • discuss today's global constitutional problems from a perspective reaching from local to universal
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.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

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. 225-268
7 The period of the 1921 Constitution: Implementation Tanör, p. 269-289.
8 Midterm
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
Course Notes/Textbooks
  • Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri (1789-1980), 36. Baskı, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2022, İstanbul, (ISBN: 9789753636881)
Suggested Readings/Materials

Bülent Tanör, İki Anayasa: 1961-1982, 4. Baskı, On iki Levha Yay., İstanbul, 2012, (ISBN: 9786055373610); Suna Kili ve A. Şeref, Gözübüyük, Sened-i İttifak’tan Günümüze Türk Anayasa Metinleri, Yenilenmiş 3. Baskı, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara, , (ISBN: 9789754582109).

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
2
28
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
1
24
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 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