| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systems of Government | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 1 | Spring | 3 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Oğuzhan Bekir KESKİN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Recognizes systems of government and distinguishes them
2) Evaluates systems of government in a comparative perspective
3) Learns the changes made in the systems of government in Turkey over the years.
4) Approaches the systems of government in Turkey in a comparative manner with the classical and derived examples.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||
| 1 | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | Middle | |
| 2 | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | Low | No relation | Low | Low | |
| 4 | High | Middle | High | High | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | No relation | Low | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Constitutional Law
Course Contents
Constitutionalism, Separation of Powers, Constitutional Organs, Systems of Government in general, Parliamentary, Presidential and Semi-Presidential System with their histories, classical and derived examples, Systems of Government and their changes in Ottoman Empire and Turkey since 1876.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction; Constitutionalism2) Constitutional Organs; Separation of Powers; Systems of Governments
3) Parliamentary System: Historical Development, Classical Features
4) Rationalized Parlamentarism
5) Presidential System: Historical Development, Classical Features
6) Deviations from the Presidential System
7) Semi-Presidential System: Hitorical Development and Classical Features
8) Constitutional Periods and Parliamentarism in Ottoman Empire
9) The Period of War of Independence: Assembly Government System
10) The Period of 1924 Constitution: Fusion of Powers, Separation of Functions: A Hybrid System of Government?
11) Parliamentary System in Turkey, from 1961 to 2014
12) From 2007 to 2017: Towards Turkish-Presidential [Cumhurbaşkanlığı] System of Government
13) Cumhurbaşkanlığı System: An Original System of Government or "A Type of Presidential System"?
14) Contemporary Debates Surrounding the System of Government in Turkey
15) Midterm
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Kemal Gözler - Anayasa Hukuku Genel Esaslar
2- Erdoğan Teziç - Anayasa Hukuku
3- Giovanni Sartori - Karşılaştırmalı Anayasa Mühendisliği
4- Serap Yazıcı - Başkanlık ve Yarı-Başkanlık Sistemleri. Türkiye İçin Bir Değerlendirme
5- Juan J. Linz - Başkanlık Sistemiyle Parlamenter Sşstem Arasındaki Tercihin Siyasal ve Sosyal Sonuçları
6- Oğuzhan Bekir Keskin - "Türk'ün Erkler Ayrılığıyla İmtihanı": Bir Anayasal Gelenekten Söz Edilebilir mi?
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
20% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Not Required