Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4HUK202Law of Trade3+0+03417.08.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Business Administration
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of lesson; To equip students with an infrastructure that will enable them to easily understand the basic principles and systematics of commercial law, concepts that they may encounter in practice and in their professional lives.
Course Content The course covers general explanations and topics related to the commercial law system. In this context; Basic subjects such as commercial business law, company law, negotiable instruments law, insurance law are explained.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Belin Köroğlu Ölmez
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Tamer Bozkurt/ Kısa Ticaret Hukuku, 4. Baskı, 2021
Fatih Bilgili, Ertan Demirkapı/ Ticaret Hukuku Bilgisi, 19. Baskı, 2021
Mustafa İsmail Kaya, Burçak Tatlı/ Ticaret Hukuku – I (THD) (Ticari İşletme ve Ortaklıklar Hukuku), 3. Baskı, 2020+ Ticaret Hukuku - II (Kıymetli Evrak Hukuku), 2. Baskı, 2021
Course Notes 1. The duration of the lesson is 3 hours, once a week, including breaks. Class attendance is compulsory at a rate of 70% (9 weeks excluding midterm exam week). In obligatory cases, each student can be allowed a maximum of 2 leave in a semester.
2. Although attendance is compulsory, attendance is given 10 points as stated in the Evaluation System in order to encourage attendance (within the limits of 70/30%, 10 points are given to those who have attended the most, and the attendance score of the remaining students is calculated by proportionality).
3. Students can be late to the lesson for a maximum of 10 minutes. However, this cannot be made a habit. Latecomers pass by without speaking and sit down. Those who cannot attend the first part of the course must attend the second part.
4. In this form, the main source of the course is indicated. Students are responsible for the 14-week topics specified in this form, as well as what is explained in the course. Students can learn the topics to be covered during the semester from other law of obligations books. There are books by different authors in the library.
5. Students prepare in advance for the topics to be covered each week; When asked about the subject, they are expected to have a reasonable level of knowledge.
6. Cell phones are kept on silent in the lesson and they are not busy with them. During the lesson, all our students are busy with the lesson. No food or drink other than water is consumed in the class.
7. Students cannot come to classes without books, notebooks and pens; they cannot talk among themselves in class; They can only talk to the faculty member with permission.
8. Assignments are done and delivered on time.
9. Assignments are written on A4 paper by hand, and the sources used are shown. The subject of the assignment is written on the top of the paper, stapled from the upper left corner without being placed in a folder or bag, and delivered by writing the name and surname in the upper right corner.

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 15 3 45
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 1 25 25
Assignments 1 25 25
Mid-terms 1 10 10
Final examination 1 10 10
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 115

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Learns the concepts of commercial enterprise (elements - head office and branch) - transfer of commercial enterprise and pledge of commercial enterprise.
2 Learns the commercial business - the results of the commercial business - the principles of the commercial case.
3 Learns the principles and consequences of being a merchant.
4 Learns the principles and elements of trade name - business name - trade registry - current account - commercial books.
5 Learns the basic principles of unfair competition.
6 Gets information about the commercial representative from dependent merchant assistants.
7 Gains information about commercial attorney and marketer from dependent merchant assistants.
8 Gains information about broker and broker from independent trader assistants.
9 Gains information about the agency from independent merchant assistants.
10 The concept of the company - learns the general principles of the separation of ordinary company / commercial company.
11 Learns the general principles of private companies (collective and limited partnerships).
12 Learns the general principles of capital companies (joint stock and limited liability companies).
13 Gains information about the negotiable documents – securities – defenses – endorsement – non-payment – application rights.
14 Learns the principles regarding the types of negotiable documents (policy-bill-check).

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Commercial enterprise (elements - head office and branch) - transfer of commercial enterprise and pledge of commercial enterprise Topics to be covered are read from books and other sources.
2 Business business - consequences connected to business business - business litigation The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
3 The terms and consequences of being a merchant The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
4 Trade name - business name - trade registry - current account - commercial books The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
5 Unfair competition The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
6 Dependent merchant assistants (commercial representative) The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
7 Dependent merchant assistants (commercial agent - marketer) The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
8 Vize Vize
9 Independent trader assistants (broker - broker and agent) The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
10 Concept of company – separation of ordinary company/trading company The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
11 Sole proprietorships (collective and limited partnership) The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
12 Sole proprietorships (collective and limited partnership) The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
13 Negotiable documents – securities – books – endorsement – non-payment – application rights The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.
14 Policy – bills – check The topics that were covered last week and that will be covered this week are read from books and other sources.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
C1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C4 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C5 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C6 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C7 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C8 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C9 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C10 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C11 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C12 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C13 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
C14 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1

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