TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the Turkish constitutional developments in the historical process starting from the Ottoman Empire period, 2) Comprehend the Turkish constitutional developments together with the legal characterization of the documents of constitutional importance, 3) Understand the effect of transition from empire to nation-state and the development of nation-state on the constitution.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The Turkish Constitutional History course is a course that deals with the Turkish constitutional developments in a historical perspective, examines the legal nature of the documents that had constitutional importance in this process, and aims to investigate the effects of the processes of the state on the constitution in terms of Turkish history.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE TIME OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 1: THE DEED OF ALLIANCE (SENED-I İTTİFAK) AND ITS LEGAL CHARACTERISTIC 2nd Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE TIME OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 2: THE 1839 GÜLHANE EDICT (GÜLHANE HATT-I HUMAYUNU) AND ITS LEGAL CHARACTERISTIC 3rd Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE TIME OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 3: THE 1856 REFORM DECREE (ISLAHAT FERMANI) AND ITS LEGAL CHARACTERISTIC 4th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE TIME OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 4: THE 1876 CONSTITUTION (KANUN-I ESASI) AND ITS LEGAL CHARACTERISTIC 5th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE 5: THE EFFECT OF THE 1909 AMENDMENTS ON THE CONTENT OF THE 1876 CONSTITUTION (KANUN-I ESASI) 6th Week THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL STATE 1: THE INAUGURATION OF THE GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 7th Week THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL STATE 2: THE 1921 CONSTITUTION AND ITS CONTENT 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL STATE 3: THE 1921 CONSTITUTION- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES 10th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 1: THE 1924 CONSTITUTION AND ITS CONTENT 11th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 2: THE 1924 CONSTITUTION- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES 12th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 3: THE 1924 CONSTITUTION AND THE TRANSITION FROM SINGLE PARTY TO MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM 13th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 4: THE 1961 CONSTITUTION AND ITS CONTENT 14th Week CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING THE PROCLAMATION OF THE REPUBLIC 5: THE 1961 CONSTITUTION- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BRANCHES
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	-Bülent Tanör, Osmanlı-Türk Anayasal Gelişmeleri, YKY -Bülent Tanör, Türkiye'de Kongre İktidarları (1918-1920), YKY -Rıdvan Akın, TBMM Devleti (1920-1923), İletişim -Rıdvan Akın, Türk Siyasal Tarihi (1908-2000), Beta -Rıdvan Akın, Türkiye'nin Siyasal Gelişmeleri 1876-1923, Nora -Rıdvan Akın, Türkiye'nin Siyasal Gelişmeleri 1923-2018, Nora
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Total Workload Total Workload / 30 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No