Department of Private Law

Private Law, which consists of the legal rules that regulate the relationships between individuals, is an indispensable field for ensuring social order and resolving disputes between individuals. This fundamental branch of law operates in a wide range from protecting individual rights and freedoms to regulating commercial transactions. The Department of Private Law offers its students a broad and in-depth education, allowing them to specialize in various areas of the discipline of law. The education in this department goes beyond legal regulations and practices, aiming to provide students with analytical thinking, critical perspective and effective problem-solving skills. While the theoretical dimensions of private law relations between individuals are addressed throughout the courses and research, the practical applications of these theories are also examined in detail. Students gain competence in understanding the role of private law in social needs and the changing world order, and in applying this understanding to practical life. There are seven departments within the Department of Private Law:

Department of Civil Law

Civil Law is the branch of law that forms the basic building blocks of the social life order. Civil Law regulates the rights and obligations of individuals in their daily lives by covering areas such as personal law, family law, property law, law of obligations and inheritance law, and is at the center of the order in society. Through Civil Law, students go beyond understanding the rights of individuals and discover the social dimensions of justice and gain the competence to approach the legal system from a holistic perspective. Civil Law also forms an indispensable basis for other branches of law education. The knowledge gained in this field acts as a bridge in understanding and applying other branches of law in practice.

Department of Commercial Law

Commercial Law provides education for the regulation of economic life, the establishment of secure relationships in the business world and the solution of the complex structure in commercial life. Commercial Law ensures the regulation of commercial activities and the security of economic life by covering areas such as commercial enterprise law, corporate law, negotiable instruments law, maritime trade law, insurance law and competition law. Its importance in legal education lies in providing students with the ability to analyze the legal framework of commercial transactions. Commercial Law courses not only provide theoretical knowledge, but also develop students' skills in solving practical problems through applied case studies. Students who encounter current issues in global trade orders learn to evaluate competition and commercial ethics principles from a legal perspective. This field is the key to understanding the dynamic relationship between economy and law. Lawyers who ensure that trade operates on a reliable and sustainable basis in the globalizing business world are trained with education in this field.

Department of Labor and Social Security Law

Labor and Social Security Law is of great importance in terms of ensuring labor-capital balance and social welfare. In legal education, this field teaches students the legal framework of the protection of employee and employer rights, occupational health and safety, and social security policies. These courses create social justice awareness in students and allow them to understand the role of law in ensuring social balance. In addition, students gain the ability to develop fair and effective solutions in the business world. Labor and Social Security Law offers legal ways to guarantee individuals' right to work with dignity. This field plays a critical role in protecting the rights of workers and employers, as well as implementing policies that will increase social welfare. Throughout law education, students are equipped with an understanding that values ​​the labor of the individual and strengthens society.

Department of Private International Law

Private International Law enables the regulation of individual relations across borders by establishing connections between different legal systems. Its importance in legal education lies in providing students with the ability to produce effective legal solutions not only at the national level but also at the international level. Understanding different legal systems allows students to be more readily involved in the global legal world. This field, supported by theoretical courses as well as practical applications, provides strategic approaches to resolving cross-border disputes. Thus, law students become more effective and equipped lawyers in the globalizing world. This field, which establishes a balance between different legal systems, provides students with the ability to produce legal solutions in disputes across borders. This discipline, where topics such as international trade, citizenship issues and foreigners' law are transferred from theory to practice, enriches legal education with a universal perspective.

Civil Procedure and Enforcement-Bankruptcy Law Department

Civil Procedure and Enforcement-Bankruptcy Law examines in detail how rights are protected before the courts and how disputes are resolved. The importance of this field for legal education is that students gain the ability to manage trial processes and effectively learn the mechanisms for ensuring justice. Enforcement-bankruptcy processes teach how to claim rights and how to establish the balance of debt and receivables within the framework of the law. This field enables students to directly contribute to the functioning of justice by turning their theoretical knowledge into practice. Civil Procedure and Enforcement-Bankruptcy Law is a key discipline that increases the professional competence of lawyers.

Roman Law Department

Roman Law is a deep-rooted discipline that laid the foundations of contemporary law and guided modern legal systems. In legal education, this field teaches students the historical legal thought system and provides an in-depth perspective on legal problems. In these courses, students learn to understand how abstract legal concepts are transformed into concrete practices. The theoretical background provided by Roman Law allows students to evaluate contemporary legal systems more critically. It provides a basis for understanding the historical development of law and the emergence of the concepts of justice and equality. This department equips students with theoretical richness while emphasizing the importance of understanding the historical context in the legal world. Roman Law courses are not only about tracing the past, but also about developing a perspective that will contribute to the formation of future legal structures. Mastering the universal principles and concepts of law is possible by understanding this discipline.

Department of Islamic Law

Islamic Law examines the legal principles based on the religion of Islam and the impact of the social order on these rules. Its importance in legal education is that it provides students with the ability to analyze the religious, cultural and historical dimensions of law. These courses teach students to use the rich historical heritage of Islamic law in solving current legal problems. At the same time, students develop an intercultural perspective of law by comparing different legal systems. Islamic law increases the capacity of jurists to combine traditional knowledge with modern legal approaches and contributes to social integration.