COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 1001 INTRODUCTION TO TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞAFAK EVRAN TOPUZKANAMIŞ

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

Introducing fundamental concepts, institutions and principles of Turkish constitutional law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze Turkish constitutional institutions.
2   To be able to express fundamental principles regarding the state organization.
3   To be able to describe fundamental constitutional concepts.
4   To be able to express general principles of constitutional law comparatively.
5   To be able to compare constitutional jurisdiction of different countries.
6   To be able to analyze the regime of fundamental rights of freedoms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts of constitutional law
2 The evolution of constitutional developments in Türkiye
3 Constitution-making
4 Fundamental principles of Turkish constitutional system
5 The characteristics of Turkish Republic in the Constitution of 1982
6 Fundamental rights and freedoms in the Constitution of 1982
7 The function of legislation in the Constitution of 1982
8 The duties and powers of Turkish Grand National Assembly in the Constitution of 1982
9 The function of execution in the Constitution of 1982
10 Jurisdiction in the Constitution of 1982
11 The duties of Turkish Constitutional Court
12 The characteristics of Turkish Constitutional Court and current problems and solution proposals in the frame of constitutional law
13 Midterm Exam
14 Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Ozbudun Ergun, Democratization and the Politics of Constitution-making in Türkiye, Central European University Press, 2009.
2. Ozbudun Ergun, The Constitutional System of Türkiye, Palgrave Macmillan, September 2011.
3. Constitution of Turkish Republic: http://global.tbmm.gov.tr/docs/constitution_en.pdf

Supplementary Book(s):
Aybay Rona, An Introduction to Law, Alfa, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Preparing presentations, review of the judicial decisions, practical work, etc.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE roundKPU + FN,0
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) roundKPU + BUT,0


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student is expected to enter one mid-exam and one closing examination (the `final exam') from each lecture. In case of failure to achieve the required minimum grade, the student is offered the chance to enter one further exam, named as the `make-up exam'.
The passing grade is sixty out-of one-hundred. In other words, a student is expected to achieve a minimum average mark of sixty.
For the calculation of passing grade, the note of mid-term exam is taken. With the help of this note, the contribution points, which are previously determined by the faculty management, are calculated. Then students take a final examination. To pass a course, student must achieve a total score of 60. This total score is the sum of final exam's grade and the contribution points from the midterm exam. But to pass a course, student must become at least 50 points from the final exam. These rules are applied for the make-up exams too.
If the note of a student from a lecture at the end of the mid-term exam attains 80 (out of a full one-hundred) he/she is exempted from the final examination for that lecture. The student is deemed to have passed that course.
Contribution points mentioned below are added to exemption note, if there is not exemption from final examination, added to final or make-up examination note and this final note is regarded as achievement note.

Contribution Points
100-95 15
94-90 14
89-85 13
84-80 12
79-75 11
74-70 10
69-65 8
64-60 6
59-55 4
54-50 2
49-40 0
39-35 -2
34-30 -3
29-25 -4
24-20 -5
19-10 -6
9-0 -8
The number determined by contribution point can not exceed one hundred. Minus ''-'' contribution points are scaled down from final or make-up examination note.
The examinations are written exams in general. But professors can independently choose the style of examinations. The number of questions varies from lecture to lecture and according to being a mid-term exam or the final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

safakevran@yahoo.com

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 39 39
Preparation for final exam 1 48 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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