Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7HUK 411Inheritance Law I2+0+02302.11.2026
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 It is to give information at the undergraduate level about the legal relations that arise upon the death of a natural person and the fate of the private legal relations of the legator that are suitable for succession.
Course Content Basic concepts and principles of inheritance law, Concepts of succession, Legal inheritance, the group system and the main principles of this system, The inheritance of the surviving spouse, the inheritance of the adopted son, the inheritance of the State, the concept of death-related savings and general information about death-related savings, the ability to make death-related savings, death-related savings in the form of a will, inheritance contract, inheritance waiver, disinheritance
Course Methods and Techniques Explanation, legal review, inheritance share calculations, case study resolution, use of diagrams, and question-and-answer.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Murat ORUÇ
Assistants Research Assist. Betül KORKMAZ
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Mustafa Dural/M. Turgut Öz; Türk Özel Hukuku Cilt IV Miras Hukuku, 21. Baskı, Filiz Kitabevi, 2025.
Fikret Eren/İpek Yücer Aktürk; Türk Miras Hukuku, 6.Baskı, Legem Yayıncılık, 2024.
Zahit İmre/Hasan Erman, Miras Hukuku, 18. Baskı, Der Yayınları,2026
Murat Aydoğdu/Serdar Nart; Medeni Hukuk Dersleri Temel Bilgiler, Volkan Kİtabevi,2026.
Course Notes The recommended primary and supplementary reference books related to the course, the provisions of the Turkish Civil Code concerning inheritance law, case study texts, and selected judicial decisions.

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 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 86

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Can explain the fundamental principles of inheritance law, the principles of universal and partial succession, and the principles of the community system.
2 Can calculate the legal inheritance shares within the framework of the surviving spouse ` s, adopted child ` s, and state ` s inheritance statuses.
3 They can analyze the concept of testamentary disposition, testamentary capacity, and the formal validity requirements of wills and inheritance contracts.
4 They can evaluate the legal consequences of renunciation of inheritance and deprivation of inheritance institutions through legal legislation and concrete cases.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introducing the course and suggesting the resources that can be used, giving information about the way the course is taught, The subject and resources of the inheritance law.
2 Basic concepts and principles of inheritance law, concepts of general and partial succession
3 The concept of legal inheritance, the class system, and the main principles of this system.
4 Inheritance of the surviving spouse
5 Inheritance of Adoption
6 Inheritance of the State
7 Calculation of Legal Inheritance Shares
8 MidTerm
9 Death-related savings
10 Formal savings on death
11 Wills (Handwritten Will, Official Will, Verbal Will)
12 Official Will, Oral Will
13 Inheritance Agreement
14 Renunciation of Inheritance (Qualified Renunciation and Unqualified Renunciation)
15 Disinheritance

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 3 3
C1 4 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 3 3
C2 5 5 5 5 3 5 3 5 4 3
C3 5 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 2 3
C4 5 5 5 5 4 5 2 5 4 3

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