COURSE SYLLABUS

HISTORY OF TURKISH LAW

1	Course Title:	HISTORY OF TURKISH LAW
2	Course Code:	HUK2044
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	none
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi Aybars PAMİR
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	aybarspamir@hotmail.com
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this subject is to examine the legal institutions and their developments in different Turkish states in history. Also it is vital to reveal the effects of them under different circumstances.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Understanding of the law systems of ancient Turkish states and their positive or negative aspects are our basic aim. On the other hand it is very important to connect them with our current law system.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To have information about different terms of Turkish history;
2	To examine different kinds of law institutions in Turkish history;
3	To see the relationship between different Turkish states in the past and our recent law system;

22	Course Content:

	Theoretical	Practical
	1) The resources of Ancient Middle Asian Turkish Law 2) The law systems of Huns and Kokturks 3) Kutadgu bilig and the law system of Uighur State 4) The religions which Turks accepted before Islam 5) The resources of Islamıc law 6) Islamic schools 7) Caliphate, being a caliph and his main duties 8) Taxes in Islamic law 9) Islamic penalty law 10) Islamic personality law and slavery 11) Islamic marriage law 12) The ways of ending of marriage in Islamic law 13) Paternity, guardianship and adopting a child ın Islamic Law 14) Islamic heritage law and the general knowledge about heirs 15) Practices on Islamic heritage law 16) The institution of Vakıf in Islamic law 17) Islamic obligation law - Islamic possession law 18) The state organization of Abbasids 19) The state organization of Great Selchuks 20) The state organization of Anatolian Selchuks and the term of Beylics 21) The elements which constitute the Ottoman state 22) The Sultan, the Grand Vizier, Şeyhülislam, Kazasker 23) Defterdar, the military organization, Captain Pasha, Governer 24) Working of the central organization in Ottoman State and Divans 25) The land management and the organizations of provinces 26) The Tanzimat movement, Tanzimat and Islahat Fermans 27) The first Turkish constitution in 1876 and other developments in public law 28) Ottoman private law in the term of Tanzimat

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The main measurement and evaluation techniques of the course are mid term and final exams. On the other hand the participation of students during the lessons and the homeworks are the secondary techniques for the course.
Information	As the mid term and final exams are the main measurement and evaluation techniques for understanding the lessons, participation of students during the coursa and the homeworks have also a significant role in understanding, evaluating and enhancing the subjects.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High