COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMAN IN TURKISH CIVIL LAW

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 5054 WOMAN IN TURKISH CIVIL LAW ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERDAR NART

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

The Turkish Civil Code, adopted in 1926, is one of the most important fundamental laws regarding women's rights and equality between men and women. The changes made in the law over time are also extremely important in terms of reaching the targets in this direction. In this context, the development of women's rights in the Turkish Civil Code and current legal arrangements will be discussed in our course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have information about the history and importance of the Turkish Civil Code
2   To have information about the concept of family in Turkish Civil Code and the position of women in the family
3   Gaining the skill of evaluating the regulations on the protection of the family and women in the Turkish Civil Code
4   Gaining the ability to evaluate the regulations on equality between women and men in the Turkish Civil Code

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General evaluations about the course
2 The process of adoption of the Civil Code in Turkish Law
3 The importance of the Civil Code in Turkish Law
4 Evaluation of the relationship of the Turkish Civil Code with other laws
5 Rights granted to women in the Turkish Civil Code
6 Historical changes regarding the equality of women and men in the Turkish Civil Code
7 The concept of family in Turkish Civil Code
8 Marriage in Turkish Civil Code
9 Midterm
10 Protection of family and marriage union in Turkish Civil Code
11 Divorce and legal consequences of divorce in Turkish Civil Code
12 Property regimes in the Turkish Civil Code Evaluations and Discussions
13 Evaluations and Discussions
14 Final term

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahmet Kılıçoğlu, Kadın ve Çocuk Hakları Açısından Yeni Türk Medeni Kanunu, T.C. Başbakanlık, Kadının Statüsü ve Sorunları Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara 2003.
Faruk Acar, Aile Konutu Mal Rejimleri ve Eşin Yasal Miras Payı, 2021.
Ahmet Kılıçoğlu, Aile Hukuku, 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

will be anounced

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

will be anounced

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

will be anounced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serdar.nart@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday: 13.30-15.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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