TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Hasan Tahsin Fendoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) The historical development, content and limits of the right to information, The current status of the right to information in constitutional law they have knowledge about. 2) The functioning of the Information Evaluation Board and the current structure of the organization they have knowledge about. 3) In which cases and how the application to the Information and Evaluation Board is made, Forms and processes of application to the board, board decisions they have knowledge about. 4) They have information about the place of the Right to Obtain Information in the international dimension. 5) In all these cases, the Freedom of Information Law have knowledge of the provisions. 6) They have information about the place of the Right to Obtain Information in Turkish Law. 7) They have information about the usage of the Right to Obtain Information.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	They have information about the usage of the Right to Obtain Information.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week History of the Right to Information 2nd Week Content of the Right to Obtain Information. 3rd Week The Place of the Right to Information in Constitutional Law 4th Week Right to Information Relationship with Constitutionalism 5th Week Limits of the Right to Obtain Information 6th Week Structure of Information Evaluation Board 7th Week Application to Information Evaluation Board 8th Week MIDTERM EXAM. 9th Week Information Evaluation Committee functioning 10th Week The place of the right to information in the international arena 11th Week Examining the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights 12th Week Information Evaluation Board Decisions 13th Week Objection to Information Evaluation Board Decisions 14th Week Final Exam 15th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	- BEDK Kararları Işığında bilgi Edinme Hakkı Kanunu - Bilgi Edinme Hakkı Mevzuatı - Bilgi Edinme Değerlendirme Kurul Kararları (www.bedk.gov.tr) - Avrupa İnsan Hakları Sözleşmesi Hukuku (Avrupa Konseyi, 2013 - Anayasa Hukuku (Hasan Tahsin Fendoğlu, Yetkin Yayınları, 2022) - Avurpa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi Kararları (www.hudoc.echr.coe.int) - 4892 sayılı Bilgi Edinme Hakkı Kanunu - Anayasalcılık ve Demokrasi (Ergun Özbudun, Yetkin Yayınları, 2021)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 60 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 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 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No