Course Code & Number
LAW 351
Course Title
Turkish Constitutional Law
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
General knowledge on the constitutional background: Types of Constitutions, Meanings of Constitutions, Constitutional Amendment; Unitary and federal states, Presidential and parliamentary government. Recent Turkish Constitutions: Ottoman-Turkish constitutional development; Preamble of the 1982 Constitution; Features of Republic and irrevocable provisions; Fundamental rights and freedoms and restrictions; Legislative, executive and judicial powers and the principle of separation of powers. Principle of equality. Constitutional Court.