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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
HISTORY OF TURKISH LAW HKZ2008 3 4 + 0 4.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Belkıs KONAN
Assistants
Goals The main aim of this course is to examine the legal systems and the evolution of legal institutions adopted during Turkish legal history, to improve the ability of the students to make comments about the historical and legal comparison.
Course Content Middle-East Turkish law, Islamic law, Ottoman legal system, legal reform in Tanzimat period, legal revolution in Republic of Turkey, Ottoman laws existing in the Republican era.
Learning Outcomes 1) To list concepts and institutions regarding various disciplines of law and the relations between these concepts and institutions
2) To have the historical knowledge of the legal regulations, their evolutions regarding them relating to any field of law
3) To investigate the political, social, economical and religious factors affecting legal institutions and systems.
4) To make a comparison between the legal systems adopted by Turks.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week ntroduction to Turkish Legal History Lecture; Question Answer

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2. Week Turkish Law in Central Asia during Pre-Islamic Times Lecture; Question Answer

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3. Week Introduction to Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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4. Week Islamic State Lecture; Question Answer

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5. Week Caliphate Lecture; Question Answer

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6. Week Islamic Criminal Law Lecture; Question Answer

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7. Week Islamic Criminal Law Lecture; Question Answer

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8. Week Legal Personality in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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9. Week Slavery in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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10. Week Legal Status of Woman in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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11. Week Non-Muslims in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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12. Week Waqfs in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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13. Week Marriage in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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14. Week Divorce in Islamic Law Lecture; Question Answer

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15. Week The Elements of Ottoman State (Territory, Population) Lecture; Question Answer

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16. Week The Elements of Ottoman State (Sovereignty) Lecture; Question Answer

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17. Week The Sultan Lecture; Question Answer

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18. Week The central organization of Ottoman State, Imperial Council Lecture; Question Answer

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19. Week Ottoman court system Lecture; Question Answer

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20. Week Ottoman local administration Lecture; Question Answer

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21. Week The beginning of Ottoman modernization in 18th and 19th centuries Lecture; Question Answer

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22. Week Tanzimat and Islahat Fermans Lecture; Question Answer

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23. Week Ottoman constitution of 1876 Lecture; Question Answer

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24. Week Ottoman criminal law and commercial law in Tanzimat period Lecture; Question Answer

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25. Week Ottoman court system and procedural law in Tanzimat period Lecture; Question Answer

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26. Week Mecelle&Hukuk-ı Aile Kararnamesi Lecture; Question Answer

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27. Week Legal Revolution in the Republican Era Lecture; Question Answer

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28. Week Ottoman laws existed in Republic of Turkey Lecture; Question Answer

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2023
Coşkun Üçok-Ahmet Mumcu-Gülnihal Bozkurt, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Turhan Kitrabevi, 2022
Halil Cin-Gül Akyılmaz, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Sayram Yayınlar, 2021
M. Akif Aydın, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul, 2021

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4
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PY354555
PY554555

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 28 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 28 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 14 1
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 14 1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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