Information Package / Course Catalogue
Management Law
Course Code: BAS222
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental principles of administrative law, the organizational structure of public administration, and the operational mechanisms of the administration. Furthermore, it aims to provide students with a basic legal perspective in relations with public institutions and administrative disputes by introducing the legal statuses of independent administrative authorities (BRSA, IPMRA, CMB, etc.) that directly concern the finance, banking, and insurance sectors, the administration's powers to establish unilateral transactions and impose administrative sanctions, the principles of public service, and the financial liability of the administration.

Course Content

Definition, characteristics, sources, and fundamental principles of administrative law; administrative organizational structure of Turkey (principles of centralization and decentralization); the concept of public legal entity; legal structure of regulatory and supervisory institutions (independent administrative authorities); the concept, elements, and invalidity of administrative acts; administrative contracts; the concept and principles of public service; law enforcement activities of the administration; public servants (civil servants and other personnel) law; financial liability of the administration (service fault and strict liability); administrative judicial system and annulment/full remedy lawsuits.

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Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to explain the fundamental principles, sources of administrative law, and the legal importance of the concept of public interest.
2.To be able to distinguish the administrative organizational structure of Turkey, central and decentralized administrative organs, and the concept of public legal personality.
3.To be able to interpret the legal consequences of defective administrative acts by analyzing the legal elements of administrative acts (authority, form, cause, subject, purpose).
4.To be able to evaluate administrative contracts and the fundamental principles governing the execution of public services in terms of professional applications.
5.To be able to analyze the financial liability of the administration by distinguishing the principles of service fault and strict liability in damages arising from administrative activities.
6.To be able to explain the legal statuses, rights, obligations, and disciplinary processes of public servants within the framework of the Civil Servants Law.
7.To be able to define the legal statuses and supervisory powers of independent administrative authorities (BRSA, IPMRA, etc.) regulating the finance, banking, and insurance sectors.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Introduction to Administrative Law, Kemal Gözler, Gürsel Kaplan, Ekin Bookstore
2.Administrative Law, Ahmet Nohutçu, Savaş Publications
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition, Characteristics, Sources, and Constitutional Principles of Administrative Law
Week 2 - Theoretical
Principles Governing Administrative Organization: Centralization and Decentralization
Week 3 - Theoretical
Administrative Organizational Structure of Turkey I: Central and Provincial Organs
Week 4 - Theoretical
Administrative Structure of Turkey II: Decentralized Organizations & Public Legal Personality
Week 5 - Theoretical
Independent Administrative Authorities and Regulatory Bodies in the Finance Sector
Week 6 - Theoretical
Concept, Definition, Characteristics, and Classification of Administrative Acts
Week 7 - Theoretical
Elements of Administrative Acts (Authority, Form, Cause, Subject, Purpose) and Defects
Week 8 - Theoretical
Administrative Contracts: Definition, Types, and Differences from Private Law Contracts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Concept, Principles, and Methods of Executing Public Services
Week 10 - Theoretical
Law Enforcement Activity of Administration, Types of Enforcement & Economic Enforcement Powers
Week 11 - Theoretical
Public Servants (Principles, Rights, Obligations, and Liabilities of Civil Servants Law)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Financial Liability of Administration: Principles of Service Fault and Strict Liability
Week 13 - Theoretical
Intro to Administrative Judiciary: Courts (Administrative, Tax, Regional Administrative Courts, and Council of State)
Week 14 - Theoretical
Types of Administrative Lawsuits (Annulment and Full Remedy), Application Periods & General Review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment33215
Reading4028
Individual Work43220
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1459
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
1
3
1
1
4
OÇ-2
4
1
3
1
1
3
OÇ-3
4
1
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1
1
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4
1
3
1
1
3
OÇ-5
4
1
3
1
1
3
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OÇ-7
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026