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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI155

Course Name:

Turkish Constitutional Law

Semester:

Spring
Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. MEHMET FATİH ÇINAR

Course Lecturer(s):

Asst.Prof. M.Fatih Çınar

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Objectives of the Turkish Constitutional Law course: to provide information about the concepts of constitutional law and the general regulation areas of constitutions, to provide students with basic knowledge of constitutional law. In addition, it is to ensure that he learns the history and development process of Turkish Constitutionalism. The aim of the course is to enable the student, who has become dominant in the constitutional literature, to comprehend the basic principles such as the state, nation, republic, democracy, sovereignty, human rights and freedoms, and the rule of law, determined by the 1982 Turkish Constitution. Within the scope of the course, it is aimed to concretize the subjects by making comments on the current constitutional issues and by making practical studies on the constitutional judiciary.

Course Content:

Within the scope of this course, the general principles and basic concepts of constitutional law are explained at a level that will be the basis for Turkish Constitutional Law studies. The Ottoman-Turkish constitutional developments, the basic features of the constitutions used by the Republic of Turkey until today's constitution, and the constitutional amendments are conveyed to the student as information about the history of the Turkish Constitution. The 1982 Constitution, which is in force today, is examined with all its parts, especially in the context of the structure and functions of the legislative, executive and judicial organs. The constitutionality review of the Constitutional Court, individual applications and criminal jurisdiction are among the topics covered in the course.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will have learned the basic concepts of constitutional law.
2) Students will know the basic constitutional concepts accepted by the current 1982 Constitution.
3) Students will have general information about the history of Turkish Constitutionalism.
4) Students will understand the functions and superiority of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey.
5) Students will have basic knowledge about the Turkish Constitutional Judiciary and at a level to understand the Constitutional Court Decisions they have read.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Concept of Constitution, Sources of the Constitution, Founding Power
2)	Concept of State, Government Systems
3)	State Forms According to the Source and Structure of Sovereignty
4)	Democracy, Elections
5)	History of Turkish Constitutional Law (Ottoman Period)
6)	History of Turkish Constitutional Law (Republican Period)
7)	Basic Characteristics of the State According to the 1982 Constitution
8)	Midterm Exam
9)	Fundamental Rights and Duties regulated in the 1982 Constitution
10)	Legislative Body (Turkish Grand National Assembly)
11)	Executive Body (President; Deputy and Council of Ministers)
12)	Judicial Bodies (High Courts and Judicial Institutions)
13)	Constitutional Jurisdiction
14)	Anayasada Değişiklikleri Yapılması Usulu
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Anayasa Mahkemesinin Ceza Yargı Yetkisi (5 ve 6.Bölümler)- (Nobel Akademik Yayınlar 2020 Dr.Öğr.Üyesi M.Fatih Çınar) Türk Anayasa Hukuku (Ekin Yayınları - Kemal Gözler)
References:	Ders Notları: Dr.Öğr.Üyesi M.Fatih ÇINAR

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Knows grammatical features of Turkish language.
2) Have knowledge of examining the properties of Turkish within the framework of universal linguistics rules.
3) Establishes the relationship between language and literature, active writing and interpretation activities.
4) Uses computer software, and information and communication technologies at least at the European Computer Driving License Basic Level.
5) Uses Turkish in terms of intonation and emphasis aesthetically; writes accurate, comprehensible, effective articles in terms of spelling and punctuation.
6) Knows and uses the current information and resources in the field.
7) Understands the historical and modern Turkish texts written with different alphabets, transmits them to modern Turkish.
8) Uses the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Turkish language and literature in other fields of social sciences.
9) Have knowledge of analyzing and evaluating literary works belonging to classical and modern periods with comparative methods.
10) Examine and evaluate the Turkish works in the social and cultural context.
11) Uses a foreign language at B1 General Level at least in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
12) Makes interpretation, commentary, interpretation, analysis and analysis by using traditional methods used in understanding, explaining and interpreting the old Turkish literature texts.
13) Uses philological, etymological and semantic approaches to understanding texts.
14) Respects social, cultural and individual differences, universal values and human rights in scientific and professional activities.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Knows grammatical features of Turkish language.
2)	Have knowledge of examining the properties of Turkish within the framework of universal linguistics rules.
3)	Establishes the relationship between language and literature, active writing and interpretation activities.
4)	Uses computer software, and information and communication technologies at least at the European Computer Driving License Basic Level.
5)	Uses Turkish in terms of intonation and emphasis aesthetically; writes accurate, comprehensible, effective articles in terms of spelling and punctuation.
6)	Knows and uses the current information and resources in the field.
7)	Understands the historical and modern Turkish texts written with different alphabets, transmits them to modern Turkish.
8)	Uses the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Turkish language and literature in other fields of social sciences.
9)	Have knowledge of analyzing and evaluating literary works belonging to classical and modern periods with comparative methods.
10)	Examine and evaluate the Turkish works in the social and cultural context.
11)	Uses a foreign language at B1 General Level at least in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria.
12)	Makes interpretation, commentary, interpretation, analysis and analysis by using traditional methods used in understanding, explaining and interpreting the old Turkish literature texts.
13)	Uses philological, etymological and semantic approaches to understanding texts.
14)	Respects social, cultural and individual differences, universal values and human rights in scientific and professional activities.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	3			42
Study Hours Out of Class	15	3			45
Presentations / Seminar	14	2			28
Midterms	1	2			2
Final	1	3			3
Total Workload					120