The Law of Citizenship and Foreigners(HUK440)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUK440 | The Law of Citizenship and Foreigners | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Süheyla BALKAR sbalkar22@hotmail.com (Email) Mehmet Ali TANRIKULU matanrikulu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The aim of the course is to examine the regulations on the law of citizenship, to analyse the principles and rules governing the rights and obligations of foreigners and to explore the legislation on international protection and migration legislation. |
| Content | See below. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Having a thorough understanding on the Turkish law of citizenship and the law on foreigners in light of the national and international principles governing them. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
• Ergin Nomer, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, 33. Bası, Filiz Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2025. • Vahit Doğan/Alper Çağrı Yılmaz/Lale Ayhan İzmirli, Türk Vatandaşlık Hukuku, 20. Bası, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2025. • Gülin Güngör, Tâbiiyet Hukuku, 13. Bası, Yetkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2025. • Vahit Doğan/Alper Çağrı Yılmaz/Lale Ayhan İzmirli, Türk Yabancılar Hukuku, 8. Bası, Savaş Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2025. • Aysel Çelikel/Günseli Öztekin Gelgel, Yabancılar Hukuku, 28. Bası, Beta Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2024. • Işıl Özkan/Kazım Sedat Sirmen, Uluslararası Hukukta Göç ve Vatandaşlık, 1. Bası, Yetkin Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2023. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Concept of Citizenship, Terminology and Sources of the law of Citizenship |
| 2 | Principles Governing the Turkish Law of Citizenship |
| 3 | International Principles Governing the Law of Citizenship |
| 4 | Types of Acquiring Citizenship by Law |
| 5 | Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship by Birth (Ius Sanguinis – Ius Soli) |
| 6 | Subsequent Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship: Acquisition by Decision of the Competent Authority |
| 7 | Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship by Right of Choice, and the case of Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus |
| 8 | Acquisition of Turkish Citizenship Outside the Act on Turkish Citizenship: The Act on Settlement and Cases of Acquisition Outside an Act (Abandonment and Annexation of Land and Population Exchange) |
| 9 | Loss of Turkish Citizenship I: Voluntary Loss (Renunciation of Citizenship, Loss of Turkish Citizenship by Right of Choice) |
| 10 | Cases of Loss of Turkish Citizenship II: Involuntary Loss (Revocation, Cancellation, Withdrawal) |
| 11 | Sources, Principles and Concept of Foreigner in Turkish Law of Foreigners |
| 12 | Fundamental Issues of the Turkish Law of Foreigners I: Entry into the Country, Residence, Work |
| 13 | Fundamental Issues of the Turkish Law of Foreigners II: Acquisition of Real Estate, Inheritance and Political Rights of Foreigners |
| 14 | International Protection: Refugee, Conditional Refugee, Subsidiary Protection and Temporary Protection |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 50 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Recognizing fundamental legal concepts, defining, interpreting and using them. | X | ||||
| 2 | Recognizing fundamental disciplines of law and their content, including legislation, case-law and the doctrine in the relevant discipline. | X | ||||
| 3 | Recognizing positive norms in the legislation and being able to define and explain the principals of methodology. | X | ||||
| 4 | Being able to determine, identify and restate legal problems. | X | ||||
| 5 | Being able to use legal interpretation principals in an efficient manner in order to analyse and resolve a legal problem and in order to develop a strategy. | X | ||||
| 6 | Being able to conduct academic researches on legal problems and to propose solutions. | X | ||||
| 7 | Assuming responsibility individually or collectively for resolving complicated legal problems. | X | ||||
| 8 | Being able to criticise positive norms of the law system. | X | ||||
| 9 | Being able to explain technical legal knowledge in Turkish, French and English verbally or in writing, being able to report personal opinion concerning a legal problem verbally or in writing in a persuasive manner. | X | ||||
| 10 | Being able to follow up the local and international legal literature, to update technical legal knowledge permanently, to use information technology in an efficient manner in order to achieve these goals. | X | ||||
| 11 | Being able to conduct comparative academic researches between different law systems. | X | ||||
| 12 | Respecting human rights and universal principals and notions of law. | X | ||||
| 13 | Respecting the ethical standarts, good faith, fairness and equity principals. | X | ||||
| 14 | Being sensitive to social problems, democracy, laicism and rule of law principal. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Make-up | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Yıl Sonu | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hazırlık Bütünleme | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 28 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 1.12 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 1 | ||