Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5HUK 305Law of Property I3+1+03402.11.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Law
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to provide basic knowledge about the principles that dominate the law of property and the subjects of property law, which are possession, real rights and land registry, and to use this information in the resolution of concrete case disputes.
Course Content Goods in the context of civil law, types of goods, possession, elements of possession, acquisition of possession, termination of possession, protection of possession, possession cases, movable property litigation, land registry, land registry organization, land registry operations, registration, abandonment, annotation, principles that dominate the land registry, state responsibility for maintaining the land registry, cases that can be applied in disputes related to the land Registry and measures that can be taken.
Course Methods and Techniques Lectures, Q&A, discussions, case study analysis, practical exercises, reviewing regulations, and evaluating court decisions.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Nurgül KUTLU DOĞAR
Assistants Research Assist. Betül KORKMAZ
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Prof. Dr. M. Kemal Oğuzman/Prof. Dr. Özer Seliçi/Prof. Dr. Saibe Oktay Özdemir; Eşya Hukuku, 26. Baskı, Filiz Kitabevi, 2024.
Course Notes The main and supplementary resources used in the course, the relevant provisions of the Turkish Civil Code, course materials prepared by the instructor, sample cases and practical exercise texts, as well as judicial decisions related to the topic.

Course Category
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5,5 77
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 123

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Can explain the fundamental principles of Turkish property law and the conceptual framework regarding possession and land registry institutions.
2 Can apply the rules regarding acquisition and protection of possession and land registry procedures (registration, cancellation, annotation) to concrete cases.
3 By comparing possession cases, movable property cases, and disputes arising from the land registry, one can analyze the legal differences between them.
4 Can identify and propose solutions for legal issues concerning state responsibility regarding the maintenance of the land registry, including potential lawsuits and protective measures.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The Concept of Objects, Structural Elements of Objects, and Their Fundamental Characteristics
2 The Concept of Things and Types of Things
3 Possession, Elements of Possession, Types of Possession
4 acquıring possession
5 Protection of Possession
6 Possession Lawsuits, Movable Lawsuits and Comparison of These Concepts
7 Obligation to Return in Possession, Presumption of Right
8 MidTerm
9 Land Registry and Principles Dominating the Land Registry
10 Formation of the land registry: Goods that can be registered in the land registry and not required to be registered.
11 Land registry transactions, Registration. Cancellation Annotation, Effects of the Annotation, Effect of the Annotation on Property-Linked Debt, Collateral Effect of the Annotation
12 The State ` s Strict Liability for the Keeping of the Land Registry (Turkish Civil Code Art. 1007), Lawsuits and Measures That Can Be Taken in Disputes Related to the Land Registry
13 Right of Property, Acquisition of Property Rights
14 Movable Property, Acquisition of Movable Property
15 Immovable Property Ownership, Acquisition of Immovable Property Ownership

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 3 3
C1 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 3 3
C2 5 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 3
C3 5 5 5 5 3 5 3 4 3 4
C4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 4 4

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant