Information Package / Course Catalogue
History of Turkish Law
Course Code: TAR360
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The framework of the history of general law and the formation phases of the basic concepts and institutions of modern law, the effects of Islamic and Roman Law on pre-modern legal institutions, the development of the concepts of personality, rights, and legal proceedings in modern law and the change of the legal order from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic in Turkey. To convey basic information to the student about the development of modern legal concepts and institutions and the legal reforms of the Republican period.

Course Content

The content of the Turkish Legal History course is designed to cover various topics in order to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding, Pre-Islamic Turkish Law, Islamic period Turkish Law, Ottoman Period Turkish Legal System, Tanzimat and Reform Periods Turkish Legal system and thought, Republican Era Turkish Law. Legal Reforms are classified as the Modernization Process in Turkish Law, and examining the main elements of Turkish legal thought in the light of concepts such as justice, morality and history are among the main topics of this course. Thus, it will provide them with a holistic understanding of Turkish legal history and improve their legal knowledge and analysis skills.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.learning to general law concept
2.analysiz to periods of Türkish law history
3.acquaint to Modern Turkish law
4.acquaint to effects of Türks modernezation
5.Understanding the conceptual change in legal texts.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Fred D. Miller-Carrie Ann Biondi, Antik Yunan’dan Skolastiklere Hukuk Felsefesi Tarihi, Islık Yayınları, Ankara 2024.
2.Gülnihal Bozkurt, Batı Hukukunun Türkiye’de Benimsenmesi, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 1996.
3.Halil Cin-Ahmed Akgündüz, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, OSAV Yayınları, İstanbul 2018.
4.Hüseyin Nail Kubalı, Esas Teşkilat Hukuku Dersleri, İstanbul 1959.
5.Hüseyin Namık Orkun, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Ankara 1953.
6.Mehmed Fuad Köprülü, İslam ve Türk Hukuk Tarihi Araştırmaları ve Vakıf Müessesesi, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul 2019.
7.Mehmet Âkif Aydın, Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Beta Basım Yayım, İstanbul 2023.
8.Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Türk Tarihi ve Hukuk, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, Ankara 2020.
9.Türk Hukuk Tarihi, Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, Cilt: 3, Sayı 5, Bilim Ve Sanat Vakfı 2005.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
İn generally, term of law and its resources
Week 2 - Theoretical
justice and law in Turkish States: possibilities and ideology
Week 3 - Theoretical
Turks and justice: Before İslam era
Week 4 - Theoretical
Turks and justice: transition period and islamic experience
Week 5 - Theoretical
Turks-İslam law organisation: organisation and working
Week 6 - Theoretical
Turks-İslam law organisation: organisation and working
Week 7 - Theoretical
law culture in Turkish Stataes: Before Ottoman
Week 8 - Theoretical
Ottoman’s judicial organization
Week 9 - Theoretical
Law in Ottoman Empire: law organisation and working
Week 10 - Theoretical
The period Republic law system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ottoman individual law
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ottoman modernization, Tanzimat and movement of law reforms
Week 13 - Theoretical
Law in the Ottoman Empire: Modernization and reconstruction process
Week 14 - Theoretical
The period Republic law system and its philosophy
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%30
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment101120
Term Project20510
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026