Information Package / Course Catalogue
Comparative Constitutional Law and State Systems
Course Code: KYB505
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable the student to comprehend the conceptual and theoretical framework of political forms of government, to learn and compare the forms of political government applied in the world.

Course Content

This course is based on two basic concepts. One of them is comparison in social sciences and the other is the form of political government in constitutional and cultural terms. Through these two bases, the forms of political governance applied in the world are explained and compared in detail.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ahmet Bora TARHAN
Learning Outcomes
1.To have conceptual and theoretical knowledge about politics, administration and social science in general.
2.Ability to identify, define, collect data, analyze and interpret social and political problems and to apply appropriate scientific methods for these purposes
3.Ability to define a social, political and economic issue as an interdisciplinary problematic, to make comparisons and to relate it to different fields
4.Integrating theoretical and current knowledge
5.To be able to comprehend social problems with an approach that can combine public sensitivities with the responsibility of being an intellectual
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gözler Kemal; General Theory of Constitutional Law, Ekin Pub., Bursa, 2020.
2.Teziç Erdoğan, Constitutional Law, Beta Pub., İstanbul, 2023.
3.Eroğul Cem, Introduction to the Constitution, İmaj Pub., Ankara, 2010.
4.Özbudun Ergun, Constitutionalism and Democracy, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Pub., İstanbul, 2013.
5.Erdoğan Mustafa, Constitutional Democracy, Siyasal Pub., Ankara, 2017.
6.Roskin G. Michael, Countries and Concepts, Adres Pub., Ankara, 2021.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of The Concept of Constitution and Types of Constitution
Week 2 - Theoretical
Contents of Constitutions and Constitutionalism Movements
Week 3 - Theoretical
Methods of amending the Constitution: Examples From Countries
Week 4 - Theoretical
Preambles of Constitutions: Examples From Countries
Week 5 - Theoretical
Restriction of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and Extraordinary Administrative Procedures: Examples From Countries
Week 6 - Theoretical
Constitutional Courts: Examples From Countries
Week 7 - Theoretical
Judicial and Administrative High Judicial Bodies and High Judicial Councils: Examples From Countries
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
England: Political Life, State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
France: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Germany: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Russia: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Japan: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 14 - Theoretical
China: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 15 - Theoretical
United States of America: Political Life; State Institutions, Political Culture
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
4
5
4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026