COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISSUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

History of The Turkish Republic

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

History of The Turkish Republic

Course Objective

Basic concepts related to human rights, knowledge of basic concepts related to human rights, citizenship and democracy, understanding the historical development of human rights, and the development of human rights in Turkey, the status of human rights in Turkey and in our Constitution, the basic developments in the field of human rights in international law.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have a comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts of human rights.
2   To be able to achieve an awareness of human rights
3   To be able to interpret the provisions relating to fundamental rights and freedoms in 1982 Constitution
4   To be able to examine the developments in human rights
5   To be able to explain the elements of international human rights law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The basic concepts of human rights
2 The whatness of man, the phenomenal nature of the properties attributed to man
3 The historical development of human rights (Until 19th century)
4 The historical development of human rights (19th century and after)
5 Fundamental rights and their protection
6 Rights of the person and the individual
7 World War II and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
8 Mid-term
9 Protection of human rights within the Ottoman-Turkish Constitutional developments and fundamental rights and freedoms in Constitution of 1982
10 Current developments of human rights in Turkey
11 Protection of human rights in international law
12 Laicisim, Religion and State
13 Protection of human rights within Council Europe and European Convention of Human Rights
14 General Evaluation
15 Presentations
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Erdoğan, Mustafa (2007), Insan Hakları Teorisi ve Hukuku, Ankara: Orion Kitabevi.
Şahin, Adil (2005), Türkiye'de Insan Hakları, Istanbul: Beta Yayınları.
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2008). Eğitimciler için Insan Hakları ve Vatandaşlık. Ankara: Ekinoks Yayınevi.
Uygun, Oktay. (2014). Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar. (2. Baskı). Istanbul: On Iki Levha Yayıncılık.
Kepenekçi, Yasemin Karaman. (2000). Insan Hakları Eğitimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Aybay, Rona. (2015). Insan Hakları Hukuku. Istanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Gülmez, Mesut. (2001). Insan Hakları ve Demokrasi Eğitimi: Egemenlik Insanındır. Ankara: TODAIE Yayınları.
Aybay, Rona. (2010). Insan hakları- Seçilmiş makaleler (s. 134-144). Istanbul: Pencere Yayınları.
Kuçuradi, Ioanna. (2011). Insan hakları: Kavramları ve sorunları. Ankara: Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations
3. Text reading
4. Seminary
5. Theoritical Discussion
6. Case Study Analysis

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Whether the student has knowledge about the topics covered in the course, the ability to evaluate and discuss on the topics will be evaluated by midterm and final exams. Students' ability to follow, analyze and discuss current developments will be measured by the homework they prepare.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2. LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam
3. LO 1-5 will be assessed with term homework or presentation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses.
2. Presentations and homeworks prepared within the scope of the course must comply with scientific ethics and institute rules.
3. Absence from the class will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.112322
LO.213322
LO.313322
LO.413322
LO.513322

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