Course Contents

1st Semester

ATATÜRK’S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I

The course covers a general overview of the reasons for the decline of the Ottoman Empire, the road leading to the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye, intellectual movements in the late Ottoman period, the situation the country faced after the Armistice of Mudros and Atatürk’s journey to Samsun, the first step of the National Struggle, national forces and the National Pact, the establishment of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye, its assumption of the conduct of the war, the battles on the Western Front, the Great Offensive, and the victory. The course aims to present the principles of Atatürk and the main rationale of the Turkish Revolution. It is expected that students will understand and evaluate, together with their justifications, the transition from empire to nation-state, draw lessons by understanding the foundations of the Turkish modernization process, gain the ability to evaluate current issues in the light of historical knowledge, and develop the ability to synthesize national and universal values.

TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

The course includes the historical development, characteristics, and rules of Turkish culture and the Turkish language, which is the most important element of this culture. The aim of the course is to enable students to know their own culture and mother tongue in the best possible way. The course is intended to help students recognize the elements and characteristics of Turkish culture and learn the rules of Turkish grammar.

ENGLISH I

Course content: managing simple, routine exchanges; “to be”; possessive adjectives; questions and negatives; countries; everyday objects; opposite adjectives; “What time is it?”; social expressions such as “I’m sorry” and “Excuse me!”; there is/are; how many; prepositions of place; giving and receiving information about travel and buying tickets; agreeing and disagreeing with others; ordering a meal; describing events and activities; expressing likes and dislikes; describing family and living conditions; relating personal experience; and the Simple Past Tense.

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Within the general principles of Constitutional Law, the course examines the subject and method of constitutional law, the meaning and types of constitutions, political power, the concept and forms of the state, the making and amendment of constitutions, forms of government according to the exercise of sovereignty, elections and electoral systems, political parties, state powers (legislative, executive, judicial), and systems of government. In the context of Turkish Constitutional Law, Ottoman-Turkish constitutional developments, the fundamental characteristics of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, the legislative, executive, and judicial organs in Türkiye, and constitutional adjudication are also covered.

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF LAW

The course consists of major topics such as the characteristics of legal rules and their distinction from other social order rules; contemporary legal systems; codification movements in law and the codification of Turkish law; sanctions and their types; public law, private law, mixed branches of law and their subdivisions; Turkish positive law and its problems; the application of law from various perspectives; rights; the concepts of entitlement and capacity; liability; and the enforcement of liability.

PRIVATE LAW KNOWLEDGE

(Preliminary Provisions – Law of Persons – Family Law – Inheritance Law – Property Law)

Within the Law of Persons, the course covers concepts such as person and personality, natural persons, legal capacity, personality rights, protection of personality, name and protection of name, kinship, domicile, civil status registers, legal persons, associations, and foundations. In Family Law, it includes the concept of family and the principles governing Turkish family law, marriage, the general provisions of marriage, nullity, annulment, automatic termination, divorce, filiation, custody, guardianship, trusteeship, legal counseling, administration of guardianship, the liability of guardianship bodies, and termination of guardianship. In Inheritance Law and Property Law, the course covers legal and appointed heirs, formal and material testamentary dispositions, annulment of testamentary dispositions, opening of inheritance, renunciation of inheritance, co-heirship, distribution of inheritance, equalization, the concepts of property and real rights, the principles governing real rights, the elements of real rights, possession, and the land registry.

COMPUTER AND KEYBOARD USE I

The course includes introduction to the standard Turkish keyboard (F keyboard), learning the ten-finger typing technique, placing fingers on the home row, middle-row letter exercises, upper-row letter exercises, lower-row letter exercises, use of the shift, caps lock, enter, and spacebar keys, recognizing spelling mistakes, calculating typing speed, plain text exercises, speed exercises, text formatting, saving text, retrieving saved text, and printing. The aim of the course is to teach the Turkish F keyboard and instill the habit of ten-finger typing. In addition, students are expected to learn to type accurately and fluently at a speed of 100 net characters or 3 words per minute and to comprehend the system they will use in their professional lives.

LEGAL LANGUAGE AND JUDICIAL CORRESPONDENCE

The concept of legal language and its characteristic features are explained. The course aims to enable students in the justice program to learn the procedures and rules applied in official correspondence and to gain knowledge about judicial correspondence, invitations, documents, announcements, and the elements that must be included in judicial decisions. It also aims to inform students about petitions and the right to information. Within the course, sample documents are examined and students are asked to carry out sample decision and contract practices.

2nd Semester

ATATÜRK’S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II

The course addresses the National Struggle in the fields of education, culture, society, and economy, Atatürk’s life, the strategy of the Turkish Revolution, and the political, social, cultural, and legal reforms and the process through which these reforms emerged. It also covers domestic and foreign political events during Atatürk’s era, Atatürk’s efforts for world peace, warnings to the youth against internal and external threats to Atatürk’s principles and the country, and information on Türkiye’s geopolitical position. The aim of the course is to help students comprehend Atatürk’s understanding of leadership and reform, his non-racist nationalism, his efforts for world peace, and his efforts toward the modernization of Türkiye. Students are expected to correctly understand the Turkish Revolution together with its justifications, adopt and protect the values it introduced, gain the ability to evaluate current issues in light of historical knowledge, and synthesize national and universal values.

TURKISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II

The course covers the features of written and oral expression, reading and comprehension, correct and effective expression, recognition of text types, listening, and oral expression. Its aim is to improve students’ Turkish vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and writing skills. Students are expected to understand the characteristics of written expression, recognize the rules to be followed in writing, gain information about the characteristics of different types of written expression, learn methods of correct and effective writing, recognize types of oral expression, and learn ways of speaking effectively and beautifully.

ENGLISH II

Past Simple: negative, yes/no questions and short answers; Past Simple questions; past time phrases with “ago,” “last,” and “in”; can/can’t for possibility; adjectives to describe places; comparatives; Present Continuous for “now”; Present Simple or Present Continuous; imperatives; should/shouldn’t; questions with “like”; health problems and treatment; be going to: positive, negative, and wh-questions; might; be going to: yes/no questions and short answers; superlatives; past participles; Present Perfect for life experiences: positive and negative; “Have you ever...?” questions and short answers.

REGISTRY LEGISLATION AND OFFICE MANAGEMENT

The course includes the general classification of the judicial organization, legal regulations concerning the registry procedures of the judicial organization, rules regarding files and registers, all forms of correspondence and procedures carried out in court registries, and, in line with the purpose of the school, the duties of registry personnel (chief clerk, court clerk, and bailiff).

CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW

The course explains the differences between civil procedure law and criminal procedure law, the distinction between contentious and non-contentious jurisdiction, the rules regarding the duties and jurisdiction of courts (general and special jurisdiction), the judicial organization, the status of judges, disqualification and recusal, the classification of courts, courts of first instance, higher courts, and legal remedies. It also covers counterclaims, the prohibition on altering or expanding claims and defenses, the theory of proof, evidence, and the principles of procedural law.

LAW OF OBLIGATIONS

In the General Provisions of the Law of Obligations, the course covers the following topics: general concepts of the law of obligations, the formation of obligations, the sources of obligations (obligations arising from legal transactions, obligations arising directly from law, and obligations arising from unjust enrichment), performance of obligations and non-performance, special circumstances in obligation relationships, and the causes that extinguish obligations.

CAREER PLANNING

The Career Planning course enables students to become familiar with the business world, different sectors, and the requirements of these sectors. It aims to raise students’ awareness of the importance of career planning in the process of preparing for professional life. The course helps students discover their personal competencies and correctly understand the expectations of the business world, thereby assisting them in developing their knowledge and skills in parallel with sectoral requirements.

HUMAN RIGHTS AND PUBLIC FREEDOMS

The topics to be covered in the course primarily include the definition, historical development, and types of human rights. After discussing the approach of Turkish constitutions to human rights, fundamental rights and freedoms in the 1982 Constitution, the regime governing the limitation of fundamental rights, and the protection of human rights in national law, the course proceeds to the protection of human rights in international law. In this context, international conventions on human rights and the protection mechanisms related to them are first explained in general terms. Then, the European Convention on Human Rights is addressed specifically, including state and individual application procedures to the European Court of Human Rights, the stages of examining applications in terms of admissibility and merits, the nature and implementation of the Court’s judgments, and the rights and freedoms guaranteed under the Convention. Topics related to the European Convention on Human Rights are examined in light of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

COMPUTER AND KEYBOARD USE II

The course includes number exercises, symbol exercises, speed exercises, document formatting rules, proofreading marks, corrected texts, writing from draft texts, timed prose writing exercises, preparing simple tables, preparing documents in accordance with Turkish standards, writing in different languages, multi-page letters, preparing a curriculum vitae, writing petitions, and preparing envelopes.

3rd Semester

CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

The course content consists of the fundamental principles of criminal law, the elements of crime, grounds of justification, facts not constituting elements of crime, grounds eliminating culpability, special forms of crime, sanction law, the principles of criminal procedure law, the stages of criminal proceedings, the actors of criminal procedure, the conditions of criminal proceedings, ways of learning about a crime, the concept of suspicion, protective measures, and evidence.

EXECUTION LAW

The purpose and basic concepts of execution law are covered. The course includes the concept of punishment, its characteristics and types, the legal structure of penal institutions, the regimes to be applied, preparation of convicts for release, the institution of suspension of execution, the organization and supervision of penal execution, and custodial sentences.

COMMERCIAL LAW

This course is examined under three headings: commercial enterprise law, negotiable instruments law, and company law. Within the framework of commercial enterprise law, the course covers the concept of commercial enterprise, commercial acts, merchant status, commercial lawsuits, the trade registry and commercial books, auxiliaries connected to commercial enterprises and various intermediary activities, unfair competition, trademarks, and current accounts. In negotiable instruments law, it particularly examines the concept and types of negotiable instruments, loss and cancellation, and the formal requirements, transfer, payment, and consequences of non-payment of bills of exchange, cheques, promissory notes, warehouse receipts, and warrants. Finally, within company law, the course addresses ordinary partnerships, general provisions on commercial companies, and the establishment, organs, changes among partners, rights and obligations of partners, and termination of collective, limited partnership, joint-stock, and limited liability companies.

ENFORCEMENT AND BANKRUPTCY LAW

Within this course, first the enforcement bodies are examined, followed by the procedures for the enforcement of judgments rendered by courts and the rules applicable in non-judgment enforcement proceedings, especially the enforcement of negotiable instruments. In addition, enforcement and bankruptcy offenses and provisional attachment are examined. In bankruptcy law, the procedures for declaring a merchant bankrupt and concordat are addressed. The liquidation of assets after bankruptcy and satisfaction of creditors are also examined.

LABOR LAW

Within the scope of individual labor law, the relations of individual employees with their employers are examined within the framework of employment contracts, with particular emphasis on the establishment, provisions, and termination of such contracts. In collective labor law, relations between workers and employers are examined at the collective level within the framework of trade unions. The establishment and functioning of trade unions, collective bargaining agreements and the procedures for concluding them, peaceful settlement of collective labor disputes, and forms of industrial action such as strikes and lockouts are covered.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION METHODS AND ARBITRATION LAW

Alternative dispute resolution methods refer to all types of solutions that eliminate an existing dispute outside judicial means, aim at satisfaction and compensation, do not involve coercion, and generally take place with the participation of a third person or persons. Within the course, these methods are examined in terms of their differences from court-based resolution, their characteristics and outcomes, and specifically in relation to arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and arbitrators.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE JUDICIARY

This course covers subjects such as the Turkish administrative organization (central administration and its provincial extensions, local administrations, etc.), administrative acts (administrative transactions, administrative contracts, etc.), administrative activities (public service, police powers, etc.), personnel law, administrative property and methods of acquisition (public property, expropriation, etc.), the financial liability of the administration, judicial review of the administration, administrative lawsuits, and administrative procedure.

TAX LAW

Within this course, the constitutional principles concerning tax obligations are examined under five main sections: tax procedure law, tax criminal law, tax disputes, tax enforcement law, and the main outlines of the Turkish tax system. In addition, the course covers the types of taxes in the Turkish tax system, as well as fees and municipal revenues collected outside the scope of taxes.

NOTARIAL LAW

The course examines the nature of the notarial profession, the conditions for becoming a notary, the rights, powers, obligations, and liabilities of notaries from legal, criminal, and disciplinary perspectives, as well as the relations of notaries with their professional organizations and their rights and obligations in this context.

UYAP

The course covers the history of the UYAP system, general information about it, and the contents and use of the menus available within UYAP. It aims to ensure that the theory of UYAP use is explained in detail and fully understood, and that its practical use is learned through audio, visual, and hands-on methods via the Ministry of Justice system, so that what is taught can be internalized through applications carried out during internships in courthouses.

4th Semester

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

In the system where the 3+1 education model is implemented, students undertake internships in courthouses, law offices, notary offices, and legal entities with legal departments.

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