Information Package / Course Catalogue
Financial Judiciary
Course Code: MLİ272
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to enable students to understand the legal structure, functioning, and role of financial justice within the Turkish judicial system; to teach them about tax courts, the Court of Accounts, and judicial oversight processes related to public financial management; and to equip them with the ability to analyze methods of resolving financial disputes, litigation processes, and current judicial decisions. Additionally, the course aims to develop students’ ability to interpret financial legislation, evaluate judicial decisions, and effectively utilize digital judicial applications.

Course Content

The conceptual framework of fiscal justice; the principles of the rule of law and judicial review; the place of fiscal justice within the Turkish judicial system; the duties and powers of tax courts; the structure of tax courts, regional administrative courts, and the Council of State; the initiation, conduct, and resolution of tax cases; types of cases; suspension of execution; legal remedies; the legal structure and procedural rules of the Court of Auditors; determination of public damage and liability; the impact of decisions by the Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights on financial justice; analysis of current judicial decisions; UYAP, electronic case management processes, and digital justice applications are examined within the scope of this course.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.It explains the legal structure, fundamental principles, scope, and place of the financial judiciary within the Turkish judicial system.
2.It evaluates the duties, powers, and procedural rules of tax courts, regional administrative courts, the Council of State, and the Court of Auditors by comparing them.
3.It analyzes the processes related to the initiation, conduct, adjudication, and appeals of tax cases within the framework of the relevant legislation.
4.It develops legal solutions by examining sample disputes related to financial litigation and reviewing decisions of the Council of State and the Court of Auditors.
5.It evaluates the processes of determining public losses, financial liability, the protection of public receivables, and financial audits in accordance with relevant legislation.
6.Interprets petitions, decisions, and official documents related to tax disputes and fiscal litigation; develops professional reporting skills.
7.UYAP effectively utilizes electronic service of process, the Digital Tax Office, and other digital judicial applications in financial judicial proceedings.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Financial Law
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Turkish Judicial System and the Role of the Financial Courts
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Legal Foundations of Tax Jurisprudence
Week 4 - Theoretical
Filing Tax Lawsuits
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Litigation Process in Tax Litigation
Week 6 - Theoretical
Legal Remedies in Tax Cases
Week 7 - Theoretical
Suspension of Enforcement and Preliminary Injunctions
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Overall Assessment
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Court of Auditors and the Court of Auditors’ Jurisdiction
Week 10 - Theoretical
Public Loss and Financial Liability
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Impact of Constitutional Court and ECHR Decisions on the Tax Courts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Digital Financial Justice Applications
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analysis of Recent Financial Court Decisions
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Recent developments, solutions to sample disputes, a general review of the course, and preparation for the end-of-term exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment18412
Quiz1415
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination114317
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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PÇ-5
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PÇ-9
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OÇ-1
5
2
3
2
OÇ-2
5
3
4
2
3
OÇ-3
5
3
2
5
3
4
2
OÇ-4
4
3
5
3
2
4
OÇ-5
4
3
5
2
5
3
OÇ-6
3
2
2
4
5
2
3
2
OÇ-7
2
4
5
3
2
2
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026