To provide a general legal knowledge within the framework of fundamental legal concepts and principles, sources and branches of law, Turkish judicial system and Turkish private law.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazlı Hilal Demir
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Thursday, 10:00-11:50, Basın Express Campus L-01
Office Hour(s)
Thursday, 10:00-15:00, Basın Express Campus
nh.demir@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Verbal and visual (PowerPoint) lecture, interactive participation, discussion
Principle Sources
-OĞURLU, Yücel & GÜRPINAR, Bünyamin; Introduction To Turkish Law, 2.Baskı, On İki Levha Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2015
-AYBAY, Rona; An Introduction To Law, 3.Baskı, Alfa Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2015
-ANSAY, Tuğrul & WALLACE, Don Jr.; Introduction To Turkish Law, 6.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011
-YAVAŞİ, Mahmut; An Introduction To Turkish Law For Non-Law Students, Dora Yayıncılık, Bursa, 2015
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction, concepts of "law" and "legal rule"
Oral presentation
2. Week
Universal principles of law
Oral presentation
3. Week
Written and unwritten sources of Turkish law
Oral presentation
4. Week
Distinction between public law and private law
Oral presentation
5. Week
Legislative, executive and judicial powers, Turkish court system
Oral presentation
6. Week
Turkish court system
Oral presentation
7. Week
Introduction to civil law, law of persons
Oral presentation
8. Week
Midterm exams
9. Week
Midterm exams
10. Week
Family law
Oral presentation
11. Week
Law of inheritance/succession
Oral presentation
12. Week
Law of property
Oral presentation
13. Week
Law of obligations
Oral presentation
14. Week
Review of the subjects covered during the term
Oral presentation
15. Week
End of the term exams
16. Week
End of the term exams
17. Week
End of the term exams
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in related disciplines (such as economics, sociology, psychology, quantitative sciences, etc.) that form a foundation for business administration, and makes use of and applies them to the field of business.
PO-2
Applies mathematical, scientific and social knowledge to business problems.
PO-3
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in business functions and management (such as management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behavioural sciences, etc.) and interprets the theoretical arguments focusing on interactions between the actors and the cultures in the field.
PO-4
Determines how to use acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to business in application and field analysis and applies them.
PO-5
Identifies and evaluates the relations in the field of business; describes the problems and presents analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting (critical thinking).
PO-6
Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
PO-7
Develops effective business communication skills (written-verbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Owns effective working skills individually or on a team in business and multidisciplinary fields.
PO-9
Acts with a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Improves effective verbal and written communication skills in English, and acquires competence in minimum one foreign language.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Interpret legal rules, compare them from other rules of social conduct and evaluate their position and importance in social life.
LO-2
Explain and illustrate the universal principles of law.
LO-3
Recognize sources of law, identify the hierarchy between them and distinguish different branches of law.
LO-4
Recognize the legislative, executive and judicial powers and Turkish court system.
LO-5
Explain and interpret some fundamental concepts, principles and rules of civil law and apply them to daily life events.
LO-6
Define and explain the concepts of "law" and "legal rule" and universal principles of law.
