Lesson plan / CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-II (TURKISH CONST. LAW)

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 6.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s) Assist. Prof. Dr. MEHMET YAŞAR SEVÜK
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The objective of this course is to deal with the historical development of constitutionalism, analyzing it in a broad perspective and deciding what kind of meanings should be attached to constitutionalism, analysis and solutions of the Constitutional Court judgments and contemporary constitutional law.
Course Content The constitutional developments from the Ottoman Empire until the Republic, constitutions of the Republican period, the preparation of 1982 Constitution, “basic principles” in 1982 Constitution, the significance of fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkish constitutional system, the arrangement of legislative, executive and judicial branches, separation of powers, balance of powers and constitutional judgment are discussed in this course unit.

Weekly Course Subjects

1The constitutional developments from the Ottoman Empire until the Republic
2Constitutions in the Republican Period
3Preparation of 1982 Constitution
4“Basic Principles” in 1982 Constitution
5The significance of fundamental rights and freedoms in Turkish constitutional order
6The structure and functioning of state powers
7Separation of Powers
8Midterm exam
9Legislative function and its practices
10Legislative Body (The status, functioning, duties and powers of Turkish Grand National Assembly and its members)
11Executive function and its practices
12Executive body (president, prime minister and cabinet)
13Judicial body
14Constitutional Judgment

Resources

1-İbrahim Ö. KABOĞLU; Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri (Genel Esaslar), Legal yayınevi.

2- Ergun ÖZBUDUN; Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Yetkin Yayınları

3- Erdoğan TEZİÇ; Anayasa Hukuku, Beta Yayınevi

4- Bülent TANÖR-Necmi YÜZBAŞIOĞLU; 1982 Anayasasına Göre Türk Anayasa Hukuku, Beta Yayınevi

5- Kemal GÖZLER; Türk Anayasa Hukuku Dersleri, Ekin Kitabevi