GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HISTORY OF TURKISH LAW/THT-237
Course Title: HISTORY OF TURKISH LAW
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Beşir GÖZÜBENLİ, Prof.Dr. S.Gül AKYILMAZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bgozubenli@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
to analyze political and social structure , management and legal institutions of the Ottoman State.
to learn the Turkish-Islamic law and culture, social, cultural, economic and psychological consequences.
to analyze in the context of the development of our country in the immediate vicinity of the Ottoman State and the system established.
To learn the historical and sociological background of our law accumulation.
To gain different viewpoints on pre-İslamic and İslamic Turkish culturel values.
To learn reception process of Europen Laws in the Turkish Legal History.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of lecture method in the conference.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  Political History
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Pre-Islamic Turkish Legal History
2. Week  Ottoman legal system and Islamic law-customary law distinction
3. Week  Ottoman State Organization, Fratricide application and servant system
4. Week  Ottoman central administration
5. Week  Ottoman provincial organization
6. Week  Judicial organization before and after the Ottoman Tanzimat, gayrimuslims in the Ottoman State
7. Week  Ottoman criminal law
8. Week  Ottoman law of persons and slavery problem in the Ottoman society
9. Week  Ottoman family law, marriage, Divorces and adoptions
10. Week  Ottoman inheritance law
11. Week  Ottoman inheritance law, orfi Inheritance and examples of problem solving
12. Week  Tanzimat and Codification movments in Ottoman State
13. Week   Mecelle in the Turkish Legal History
14. Week   1917 Family Law Decree
15. Week  Reception process of Europen Laws in the Turkish Legal History I (Commissions of İhzar-ı Kavanin)
16. Week  Reception process of Europen Laws in the Turkish Legal History II (Commissions of Tadil-i Kavanin)
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Mehmet Akif Aydın, History of Turkish Law; Beşir Gözübenli, Studies on the History of Turkish Law; Halil Cin-Gül Akyılmaz History of Turkish Law; Coşkun Üçok-Ahmet Mumcu-Gülnihal Bozkurt, History of Turkish Law.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  not available
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
30
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
70
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
3
3
9
 Reading
0
0
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
0
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
2
3
6
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
3
9
 Final and Studying for Final
3
3
9
 Other
5
3
15
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
105
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.2
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To have advanced knowledge in the field of law.X
2To have knowledge about laws and the other legislations.X
3To solve disputes in accordance with fundamental principles of law and related legislation.X
4To have the ability to access the necessary resources related to the settlement of disputes.X
5To have knowledge about judicial decisions.X
6To have knowledge about data-bases used in the field of law and to have skills using required software.X
7To have information concerning the methods of theoretical analysis, legal systems and rules.X
8To have knowledge about honesty and goodwill.X
9To have leadership qualities and ability to communicate with experts in other fieldsX
10To be aware of social, scientific and professional ethicsX