COURSE SYLLABUS

TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY

1	Course Title:	TURKISH CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY
2	Course Code:	HUK2023
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
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:	Prof. Dr. KEMAL GÖZLER
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	kgozler@hotmail.com, Uludağ üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi, Uludağ Üniversitesi Gemlik Sunğipek Yerleşkesi, 16600 Gemlik-BURSA
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Students are expected to acquire information about the historical development of the constitutional law in Turkey.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	Students will be able to learn the basic organs of the Ottoman Empire.;
2	Students will be able to learn how Ottoman Empire evolve from absolute monarcy to constitutional monarcy.;
3	Students will be able to see the character and the importance of Charter of Alliance of 1808.;
4	Students will be able to see the meaning of the 1839 Rescript of Gülhane and 1856 Rescript of Reform in constitutional reform.;
5	Students will be able to see under which conditions 1876 Constitution was made and how were the organs of the state worked according to this document.;
6	Students will be able to understand the constitutional importance of second constitutional monarcy.;
7	Students will be able to see how the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the Turkish Republic was founded constitutionally.;
8	Students will be able to learn the basics about the foundation and mechanism of the principal organs according to the after republic constitutions.;
9	Students will be able to see outside interventions and interruptions to the constutional system.;
10	Students will gain ability to analyse the problems, which are about the foundation and process of states’ basic organs, the basic rights and freedoms of citizens wee see today, historically.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Ottoman State structure and constitutionalism
2	Charter of Alliance of 1808
3	1839 Rescript of Gülhane
4	1856 Rescript of Reform
5	Ottoman Constitution of 1876
6	2. Constitutional Monarchy
7	1921 Constitution
8	1924 Constitution and one-party practice
9	1924 Constitution and multi-party practice
10	1960 Military Coup
11	1961 Constitution
12	Constitutional and political incidents between 1960-1980
13	1980 Military Coup and 1982 Constitution
14	Constitutional amendments between 1982-2012

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Hasan Tahsin Fendoğlu, Anayasal Derinlik, Ankara, yetkin, 2012. Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri: 1789-1980, İstanbul, Der Yayınları, İkinci Baskı, 1995. Kemal Gözler, Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Bursa, Ekin, 22000, s.1-104 Orhan Aldıkaçtı, Anayasa Hukukumuzun Gelişmesi ve 1961 Anayasası, İstanbul, İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Yayınları, 1982. Recai Galip Okandan, Amme Hukukumuzun Anahatları, İstanbul, İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Yayınları, 1968
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
Information

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