The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the fundamental concepts of constitutional law, the duties and powers of the basic organs of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, the rule of law, and the principles of separation of powers; and to equip them with the knowledge and skills to evaluate public financial management, taxation authority, budgetary rights, and the principles of fiscal constitution within the framework of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey. By the end of the course, students are expected to be able to analyze the relationship between the constitutional order and public finances and to interpret constitutional principles in terms of financial applications.

Basic concepts and sources of constitutional law, constitution making and constitutional developments, the concept of state and constitutional state understanding, sovereignty, rule of law, democratic state and social state principles, fundamental rights and freedoms, establishment and duties of legislative, executive and judicial bodies, constitutional judiciary and constitutional audit mechanisms, constitutional foundations of local governments, public service principles, right to budget, principle of legality of tax, principle of financial power, constitutional provisions on public expenditures and public revenues and the regulations of the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey on public financial management are examined. Within the scope of the course, current constitutional court decisions and constitutional developments related to public finance are evaluated through case studies.