The basic objective of the program aiming at obtaining the competence to express opinion about actual Public Law issues is to specialize in particular Criminal Law, Administrative Law, and European Union Law and International Law matters by explicating current Public Law issues.

GENERAL CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR APPLICATION

·      Law Faculty Graduates can apply for Public Law PhD Program.

·      Taking the ALES exam in the past 3 years and scoring at least 55 points in the EA group (for individuals who will apply to PhD program with undergraduate degree, score should be at least 70).

·      Taking at least 55 score from UDS or a similar score from another exam that was accepted by Intercollegiate Committee, for foreign students, again at least 55 score from UDS or a similar score from another exam that was accepted by Intercollegiate Committee in one of English, French or German languages that is not their native language is mandatory to apply in the PhD program.

NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR APPLICATIONS

Applicants need to present following documents during the application process:

·      Diploma photocopy

·      ALES Document photocopy

·      Transcript photocopy

·      Foreign Language Document Photocopy

·      Army Status Document (For male applicants)

·      2 Headshot Photographs

·      Identification Document Photocopy

·      Registration fee receipt

·      For official registration, student identification document should be filled and delivered to the related unit.

·      For the official registration, real copies of the documents given above, residency document, identification copy with an approval of the notary, 6 pictures and a document proving that the first part of the fee was paid will be asked for.

To graduate from PhD Program, one should complete all courses present in the Program (total 60 AKTS courses) successfully and should score at least B GPA (3.00) out of 4.00. Also, PhD efficiency exam should be passed (30 AKTS), PhD thesis should be finished successfully (Total 150 AKTS).

To complete all the classes present directly in PhD program (total 120 AKTS), at least B (3.00) GPA should be reached out of 4.00. Also, PhD efficiency exam should be passed (30 AKTS), PhD thesis should be finished successfully (Total 150 AKTS).

By making pacts with various foreign country universities in the ERASMUS Program framework, an environment that our students can gain a foreign country experience is provided. Our faculty also continues its activities in international areas by making student and teaching assistant exchanges. As a result of our Erasmus practices started in 2004, our faculty developed cooperation with some EU universities in the present day. These education organizations are Trier University, Munster University, Brussels Catholic University and Vienne University Law Faculties. Eight EU members’ countries’ students were hosted until now. Student exchanges are done with following University in Graduate Program scope in the Erasmus Pact framework.

Erasmus Partner Universities:

·      Trier University – Germany

·      Saarbrucken University – Germany

·      Aristo Selonika University – Greece

·      Bochum Ruhr University – Germany

·      Justus – Liebig Giessen University – Germany

·      Viadrina European University – Germany

·      Salzburg University – Austria

·      Miskolc University – Hungary

Our PhD program graduates have the knowledge and information wide enough to conduct various professions comfortably in the society. They can find job opportunities as specialist lawyer in every public organizations and companies and as director in private sectors, as inspector/auditor in inspection boards and as foreign relations specialist in international areas but especially as judge, prosecutor, lawyer, notary, and law consultant, lawyer academician in especially Ministry of Foreign Affairs or European Union General Secretariat. Our graduates can conduct studies in especially academic areas as a law doctor. 

Public Law doctorate student can choose 2 elective courses from Private Law doctorate program.

Every year a Summer Academy is arranged in Cesme as two groups for a week on September with the cooperation of Erasmus Partner Universities and Law Faculties and current judgments of European Human Rights Court are discussed in this event. Also, visiting teaching assistant from Erasmus Partner Universities are giving seminars in certain times at our faculty.

Public Law Major Branch President

Prof. Dr. Durmus TEZCAN

Phone: (0212) 498 45 21

E-mail: d.tezcan@iku.edu.tr