Influence of interpretive scholarship in the field of fundamental rights; Savigny’s methodology; reflections of Alexy’s, Dworkin’s and Müller’s scholarships in the case law and their critics; horizontal effects of fundamental rights (“the third effect”); limits of limitations with specific emphasis on the principle of proportionality, the essence of fundamental rights, weighing and balancing, and explicit core guarantees; inherent limits; limitation of civic and political rights; limits of social and economic rights; examining comparative constitutional and international case law on fundamental rights from perspective of interpretive techniques.
The concepts of suspect and defendant, the principles of in dubio pro reo (“when in doubt, fort he accused”), presumption of innocence, natural judge, Miranda rights, Habeas Corpus, right to speak to an attorney, right to remain silent, right to a fair trial, right to appeal. The study of the rights of the suspect in light of comparative criminal procedure law and international standards.
The concepts of suspect and defendant, the principles of in dubio pro reo (“when in doubt, fort he accused”), presumption of innocence, natural judge, Miranda rights, Habeas Corpus, right to speak to an attorney, right to remain silent, right to a fair trial, right to appeal. The study of the rights of the suspect in light of comparative criminal procedure law and international standards.
Historical development of banking ; Sources of banking law; An overview of Turkish banking system; Legal structure of banks; Formation of joint stock banks and their operation; Share ownership in joint stock banks; Organs of joint stock banks; Supervision of joint stock banks; Credit regulation; Legal problems posed by banks which are suspended from banking operations or are transferred to state fund; Law of banking contracts; Legal relationship between the bank and its clients; Standard terms; Deposit transactions; Deposit accounts; Current accounts; Credit transactions; Bank loan contracts; Types of credit; Cash credits; Non-cash credits and particularly letters of guarantee; Payment transactions; Assignment; Documentary credit.
International jurisdiction of Turkish courts with regard to relations pertaining to private law that involve a foreign element, jurisdiction agreements, recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions in Türkiye. Negotiation techniques as a dispute resolution method, mediation, commercial arbitration, construction and investment arbitration. Validity of an arbitration agreement, arbitration procedure, arbitration award, annulment of an arbitration award and recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in Türkiye.
Seminars where faculty, outside speakers and Ph.D. students present their academic research.
Introduction to literary and critical study from a comparatist perspective regarding ancient literature and culture, and literary genres of myth, tragedy, epic and romance. Study of selected texts on ancient Greek myth and tragedy, Mesopotamian literature and Roman literature.
Introduction to theories of literary translation and the historical interchange of language and culture.
Survey of medieval and early modern literature and culture. Study of texts from different traditions with primary focus on European literature.
Survey of major literary forms, genres, and themes in Ottoman literature, from the 15th to the early 20th century. This course is taught in English, but the texts are in Turkish.
Survey of major writers, movements, and themes in English literature from the Age of Enlightenment to the 20th century. Critically-informed close readings of texts that place works within their social, historical, and cultural contexts.
Introduction to the theory and practice of literary translation with special emphasis on the genres of fiction, poetry and drama. Reading and discussing major critical and theoritical texts. Focus on elements of creative writing essential to the translation process. Examining published translated texts in a comparative frame as well as doing personal translations. Reading about the strategies and experiences of various translators and interviewing an established translator.
Critical examination of how recent fiction and non-fiction from the region and beyond explore issues of nation and narration, local identity and historical memory, and representation of self and other. Study of the discursive frames that surround works from specific countries, including Türkiye.
This advanced course will help students to understand fundamental methods used for materials characterization. Students will learn principles and applications of detectors and amplifiers, optical spectroscopy, electron and scanning probe microscopy, X-ray diffraction, fluorescence and spectroscopic methods, surface analysis techniques. Students will be able to use the knowledge in the broad area of materials research. By the end of the course, the students will be able to choose appropriate methods for characterizing each specific type of materials and to treat and analyze the data obtained by such techniques.
Materials for biomedical applications; synthetic polymers, metals and composite materials as biomaterials; biopolymers, dendrimers, hydrogels, polyelectrolytes, drug delivery systems, implants, tissue grafts, dental materials, ophthalmic materials, surgical materials, imaging materials.
A series of lectures given by faculty or outside speakers. Participating students must also make presentations during the semester.
Functions and graphs; Mathematics of finance; linear algebra and matrix theory; logic, sets, counting; the fundamentals of probability theory.
Functions and graphs; Mathematics of finance; linear algebra and matrix theory; logic, sets, counting; the fundamentals of probability theory.
Functions and graphs; Mathematics of finance; linear algebra and matrix theory; logic, sets, counting; the fundamentals of probability theory.
Functions and graphs; Mathematics of finance; linear algebra and matrix theory; logic, sets, counting; the fundamentals of probability theory.
Limit of a function; Continuous functions and their properties; Derivative and applications; Extreme values; Indefinite integral; Riemann integral and fundamental theorem of calculus; Logarithmic and exponential functions; L'Hospital's rule, Functions of several variables and partial derivatives.
Limit of a function; Continuous functions and their properties; Derivative and applications; Extreme values; Indefinite integral; Riemann integral and fundamental theorem of calculus; Logarithmic and exponential functions; L'Hospital's rule, Functions of several variables and partial derivatives.
Limit of a function; Continuous functions and their properties; Derivative and applications; Extreme values; Indefinite integral; Riemann integral and fundamental theorem of calculus; Logarithmic and exponential functions; L'Hospital's rule, Functions of several variables and partial derivatives.