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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HUK 1036	TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Law

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SERDAR NARIN

Offered to

Law

Course Objective

In this class, the constitutionalism idea in Ottoman and Republic period, the basic specifications of the constitutions of 1876-1921-1924-1961 and 1982, their regulations relating to state organization, fundamental rights and freedoms system and the practices of these constitutions, and the political and constitutional regime of their time will be lectured.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to explain constitutionalism in Ottoman period.
2	To be able to compare the constitutions of 1876 and 1921.
3	To be able to explain the constitution of 1924 and the political regime of its time.
4	To internalize the basic specifications of the constitution of 1961 and the constitutional institutions.
5	To explain the basic specifications of the constitution of 1982, the state system and fundamental rights-freedoms system which it brought.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The idea of Constitutionalism
2	The constitutional movements by the time of the constitution of 1876
3	The constitution of 1876 and its basic specifications
4	Constitutional amendments in 1909
5	Constitutionalism and constitutional documents in the war of independence
6	The Constitution of 1921 and its basic specifications
7	The application of the Constitution of 1921
8	The basic specifications of the constitution of 1924
9	The application of the constitution of 1921
10	The Constitution of 1961
11	The new constitutional institutions and concepts brought by the Constitution of 1961
12	The state system in the constitution of 1982 and the fundamental characteristics of The Republic in the Constitution of 1982
13	The state system in the constitution of 1982 and the fundamental characteristics of The Republic in the Constitution of 1982
14	State system and legislative-executive relations in the 1982 Constitution.
15	Midterm Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbooks:
NARIN SERDAR, 1876 ILE 1921 ANAYASALARINA EGEMEN OLAN ILKELER VE DEVLET FONKSIYONLARI, ANKARA 2022, ASTANA YAYINLARI.
TANÖR BÜLENT, OSMANLI-TÜRK ANAYASAL GELIŞMELERI: 1789-1980, ISTANBUL, DER YAYINLARI
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
KILI Şeref-GÖZÜBÜYÜK Şeref, Türk Anayasa Metinleri, Ankara, Türkiye Iş Bankası Yayınları.
Referanslar: Turkish Grand National Assembly, www.tbmm.gov.tr
Diğer ders materyalleri: Other materials

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, presentation of the texts of former Turkish Constitutions.

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

Examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Normative Power Of Turkish Constitutional Developments

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serdar.narin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15.30-17.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	24	24
Preparation for final exam	1	25	25
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.4	PO.7	PO.9
LO.1	1	1	1	1	1
LO.2	1	1	1	1	1
LO.3	1	1	1	1	1
LO.4	1	1	1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1	1	1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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