Information Package / Course Catalogue
Civil Law
Course Code: SBK104
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to teach students when personality begins and ends and how it is protected, personal capacity, the difference between a real person and a legal person, how a family is established in the legal system, the dissolution of marriage and its consequences, the basic concepts of property law, the concept and principles of real rights, possession, the right of ownership of the land registry institution and limited real rights, the legal consequences that the legal system attaches to the death of a person, general concepts of inheritance law, who are the heirs and what percentage of the estate they have, the dispositions made by the testator upon death, their conditions, their validity, the acquisition and sharing of the inheritance.

Course Content

Definition of Law, Legal Rules (Qualities, Types of Legal Rules, Relationship with and Differences from Religious, Ethical, Customary and Tradition Rules), Sanction, Branches of Law; General Information about Civil Law: Subject, System, Sources of Civil Law; Initial Provisions of Civil Law: Application of Civil Law (Application in Terms of Time, Meaning), Completion of the Law, Filling of Gaps and Gaps in the Law; Discretion of the Judge; Principle of Good Faith; Rule of Honesty; Burden of Proof; Basic Concepts of Civil Law: Concept of Right and its types, Legal Event, Legal Relationship, Legal Transaction and Its Types, Explanation of Will, Declaration of Will and Interpretation, Form in Legal Transactions, Invalidity and Types of Invalidity, Cases of Incompatibility Between Will and Declaration, Invalidity of Will, Gain, Concepts Such as Representation; Law of Persons: Person, Concepts of Personality; Real Persons, Beginning, Termination of Real Personality, Their Capabilities; Personal Right and Protection of Personality; Place of Residence and Kinship; Personal Status and Personal Status Registry; Legal Entities, Concept, Types, Establishment, Capabilities and Termination; Legal Entities of Civil Law (Associations and Foundations). Concept of Family and General Information About Family Law; Engagement; Marriage; General Provisions of Marriage (Rights and Obligations of Spouses in Marriage Union, Personal Status Status of Spouses, Legal Transactions of Spouses, Protection of Marriage Union, Legal Property Regime Between Spouses); Invalidity of Marriage (Non-existence of Marriage, Absolute-Relative Nullity); Divorce; Lineage; Adoption; Custody, Guardianship, Concept of Property, Concept and Types of Real Rights, Principles Governing Real Rights, Possession, Land Registry, Cadastre, Right of Property, Immovable Property, Condominium, Movable Property, Right of Easement, Immovable Burden, Immovable Pledge and Movable Pledge, Legal Heirs, Designated Heirs, Dispositions Relating to Death in Form and Material Terms, Interpretation and Cancellation of Dispositions Relating to Death, Limits of Freedom of Disposition in Dispositions Relating to Death. Passing, Acquiring and Sharing of Inheritance

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ali CENGİZ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend civil law needed to solve main problems in our daily life
2.To be able to distinguish bonefide and honesty rule concepts
3.To be able to define the difference between natural and legal persons and their properties.
4.To be able to comprehend the concepts of family law and the Turkish family law system.
5.To be able to learn the results of the stages of the establishment of the family (engagement, marriage), and the end of these stages (ending engagement, divorce and separation)
6.To be able to comprehend what will happen if a marriage ends and the financial relations
7.To be able to comprehend possession and property concepts that determine the relationship between the person and property
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Turgut AKINTÜRK, Derya ATEŞ, Civil Law, Beta Publications, Istanbul, 2023.
2.Bilge ÖZTAN, Damla GÜRPINAR, Basic Concepts of Civil Law, Yetkin Publications, Ankara, 2022.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction of the course. The concept of civil law and civil law system. Turkish Civil Code's features and content. The principle of good faith and honesty rules, abuse of rights
Week 2 - Theoretical
Person concept, content and concept türleri.Gerçek personality, driver's licenses of persons, protection of personality. Legal entities
Week 3 - Theoretical
Family, family law concepts, the Turkish family law system
Week 4 - Theoretical
Engagement, marriage, and marriage requirements
Week 5 - Theoretical
The financial affairs of the general provisions of the marriage partners
Week 6 - Theoretical
Termination of marriage. Divorce and legal consequences of divorce
Week 7 - Theoretical
Guardianship law, termination of wardship
Week 8 - Theoretical
Types and elements of the concept of real rights, possession concept, the nature, types, gain, loss, and protection
Week 9 - Theoretical
The concept of property, subject, scope, types, real estate, movable property
Week 10 - Theoretical
The concept of land registry, land registry system
Week 11 - Theoretical
Limited real rights, easements, lien, real estate liens
Week 12 - Theoretical
The opening of the inheritance, estate, inheritance acquisition, heritage, denial, shared heritage, heritage partnership
Week 13 - Theoretical
The opening of the inheritance, estate, inheritance acquisition, heritage, denial,
Week 14 - Theoretical
shared heritage, heritage partnership
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)103
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026