Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2MBH136Commercial Law3+0+03422.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Associate Degree
Department / Program Court Office Services
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of the course is to teach students the fundamental concepts of commercial law, commercial enterprise law, negotiable instruments law, and company law, and to enable them to apply this knowledge in business life.
Course Content The course consists of three sections:

1. Commercial Enterprise Law

The fundamentals and legal sources of commercial law, commercial enterprises, legal transactions related to commercial enterprises, merchants and the legal consequences of merchant status, commercial agents and assistants, trade names and business names, trade registry and commercial books, commercial transactions and commercial jurisdiction, unfair competition, current accounts, and trademarks.

2. Company Law

The concept, elements, and types of companies, ordinary partnerships, general principles of commercial companies, structural changes, collective companies and commandite companies, joint-stock companies, limited liability companies, partnerships limited by shares, and cooperatives.

3. Negotiable Instruments Law

The definition, elements, and classification of negotiable instruments, transfer of negotiable instruments, defenses relating to negotiable instruments, loss and cancellation of negotiable instruments, bills of exchange and their general characteristics, bills of exchange, promissory notes, and cheques.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecturing (direct instruction), question-and-answer, discussion, practice, and design techniques are used.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor MERVE POLAT
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Prof. Dr. İsmail KAYAR Ticaret Hukuku, 4. Baskı, Seçkin Yayınları, Eylül 2017


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 70
Mid-terms 1 1 1
Final examination 1 1 1
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 114

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students will be able to understand the place and importance of commercial law within the legal system.
2 Students will be able to identify the rules applicable to a commercial dispute.
3 Students will be able to understand the legal institutions of commercial law. Students will be able to interpret and analyze the existing rules of commercial law.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 The Concept of Commercial Enterprise, Definition and Elements of a Commercial Enterprise, General Overview of Commercial Law, Elements Required for a Commercial Enterprise, Small Business Enterprise, Provisions Commonly Applicable to Small Businesses and Merchants, Head Office and Branch Structure, Assets of a Commercial Enterprise, Legal Transactions Related to Commercial Enterprises, Transfer of a Commercial Enterprise, and Pledge of a Commercial Enterprise. The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
2 Merchant, Individual Merchant, Legal Entity Merchant, Loss of Merchant Status, Consequences of Being a Merchant The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
3 Commercial Assistants, Commercial Representative, Commercial Agent, Traveling Salesperson The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
4 Independent Commercial Assistants, Commercial Agent, Commission Agent, Broker The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
5 Commercial Names, Trade Name, Business Name, Trademark The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
6 Trade Registry, Commercial Books, Commercial Transactions, Legal Consequences of Commercial Transactions The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
7 Commercial Jurisdiction, Commercial Provisions, Commercial Lawsuits, Unfair Competition, Current Account The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
8 ARA SINAV HAFTASI (VİZE)
9 Company Law, Concept of Company, Elements of a Company, Types of Companies, Ordinary Partnership, General Principles of Commercial Companies, Structural Changes in Commercial Companies, Merger, Demerger, Conversion of Legal Form, Annulment of Structural Changes, Group of Companies The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
10 Collective Company, Commandite Company The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
11 Joint-Stock Company The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
12 Limited Liability Company, Comparison of Companies The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
13 Negotiable Instruments Law, Definition of Negotiable Instruments, Elements of Negotiable Instruments, Classification of Negotiable Instruments, Defenses in Negotiable Instruments The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
14 Bill of Exchange, Promissory Note, Cheque The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
15 Loss and Cancellation of Negotiable Instruments, Bills of Exchange The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
C1 4 4 4 4
C2 4 4
C3 3

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