COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EVOLUTIONS IN THE OTTOMAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMH 5130 EVOLUTIONS IN THE OTTOMAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Public Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IREM KARAKOÇ

Offered to

Public Law

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to evaluate the developments in the field of constitutional law in the Ottoman Empire in terms of constitutional documents and constitutions in the Turkish constitutional history.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know and evaluate the general characteristics of Islamic-Ottoman public law
2   To know the first constitutional developments as a constitutional document in the Ottoman Empire
3   To have information about the historical background, construction process and features of Sened-i Ittifak
4   To have information about the historical background, the process and features of the Tanzimat Edict
5   To have information about the historical background, the process and features of the Islahat Edict
6   Historical background of Kanun-i Esasi dated 1876
7   The process of making the Kanun-i Esasi dated 1876
8   General characteristics of Kanun-i Esasi dated 1876 in terms of legislative-executive-judicial organs and fundamental rights and freedoms

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A general introduction to Islamic-Ottoman public law
2 The first constitutional developments as a constitutional document in the Ottoman Empire
3 Making the Hücceti şeriyye, its qualifications
4 The process of making Sened-i Ittfak, its general features
5 The process of making the Tanzimat Edict, its general features
6 The process of making the Islahat Edict, its general features
7 Midterm
8 Historical background of Kanun-ı Esasi, dated 1876
9 The process of making the Kanun-ı Esasi dated 1876
10 Legislative-executive-judicial organs in Kanun-ı Esasi dated 1876
11 Fundamental rights and freedoms in Kanun-ı Esasi dated 1876
12 Fınal

Recomended or Required Reading

Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri (1789-1980), Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 24. Baskı, Istanbul, 2014.
Gül Akyılmaz, Siyasi Tarih, Seçkin Yayınları, 2. Baskı, Ankara, 2019.
Relevant chapters of Turkish Law History books and other articles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, seminar work and presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

irem.karakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 9 5 45
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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