Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
2MBH130Civil 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 provide students with knowledge of the sources, fundamental concepts, and branches of Civil Law, including the Law of Persons, Family Law, Property Law, and Inheritance Law.
Course Content The preliminary provisions of the Civil Code; Law of Persons; the fundamental concepts of Family Law, including marriage and engagement; the fundamental concepts and governing principles of Property Law; possession and the right of ownership; statutory succession; testamentary dispositions; disinheritance; and unworthiness to inherit.
Course Methods and Techniques Teaching methods include lectures, question-and-answer sessions, discussions, practical exercises, and design techniques.
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 Mustafa Dural/Suat Sarı, Türk Özel Hukuku Cilt 1 Temel Kavramlar ve Medeni Kanunun Başlangıç Hükümleri, İstanbul, 2021; Mustafa Dural/Tufan Öğüz, Türk Özel Hukuku, Cilt II Kişiler Hukuku, İstanbul 2021
Oğuz Sadık Aydos / Pratik Medeni Hukuk

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
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 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 who successfully complete this course will be able to define the basic concepts of Civil Law.
2 Students will have knowledge of the fundamental institutions of Family Law, such as engagement, marriage, and divorce.
3 Students will understand the scope of Property Law and the meaning of concepts such as possession and the land registry.
4 Students will have a thorough understanding of the concepts of Inheritance Law and will be able to solve problems concerning reduction of testamentary dispositions.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Legal Systems in Terms of the Organization of Law, Codification Movements in the Field of Civil Law, The Concept of Law, Definition of Civil Law, Sub-branches of Civil Law
2 The Sources and Application of Civil Law, The Concept of Interpretation, Law Gap and Filling the Law, Judgment of Judgment
3 The Concept of Rights, Types of Rights
4 Owner of Rights, Acquisition and Loss of Rights, Principle of Good Faith and Especially the Role of the Principle of Goodwill in Acquiring Rights
5 Use of Rights and Good Faith, Protection of Rights
6 The Concept and Types of Rights, Legal Events, Legal Relations, Legal Transactions and Their Types, Declaration of Intent, Expression of Will, and Interpretation The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
7 Introduction to Law of Persons and General Information, Beginning and Ending of Real Personality
8 Midterm
9 Capacity to have rights and obligations, Capacity to Act, Classification of Capacity to Act
10 Personal Rights and Protection of Personal Rights
11 Rights and Protection of Persons, Kinship, Domicile of Persons, Civil Status Registry The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
12 Legal Capacity and Termination of Legal Persons, Organs of Legal Persons, Legal Persons under Civil Law (Associations and Foundations) The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
13 The Conditions for Establishing a Valid Marriage, Invalid Marriages and Their Legal Consequences, the Rights and Obligations of Spouses Towards Each Other, Their Relationships with Their Children, the Termination of Marriage and Its Legal Consequences The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
14 Introduction to Property Law, the Concepts of Rights in Rem and Possession, Land Registry, Principles Governing the Land Registry, Right of Ownership The relevant section of the handbook should be read, and the relevant topic should be researched online.
15 Fundamental Concepts of Inheritance Law, Legal Succession, Dispositions upon Death, Disinheritance, Unworthiness to Inherit, Annulment of Dispositions upon Death 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
C2 4 4
C3 3
C4 4 4

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