GENERAL INFORMATION

The graduates of the doctoral program in International Trade and the European Union Law will acquire the ability to analyze various aspects of globalization of law and its effects on the national and international issues. Students enrolled in the program will gain sufficient level of expertise on the economic aspects the international trade and its welfare-enhancing effects, as well as get advanced knowledge about the legal and political structure in the European Union. With this they will be equipped with necessary background to conduct independent academic research and deliver lectures on the European Union law.

Student also will gain necessary knowledge and data to conduct research on the legal and economic aspects of EU-Turkey relations. They will be able to follow the developments in the global law and assess its impact on Turkey’s legal system.

The graduates will have the qualification to provide the consultation services for individual application to the European Court of Human Rights and other related matters and have the sufficient level of expertise to follow European Court of Human Rights and European Court of Justice case-laws in one of the original languages (English). By acquiring theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the field of international arbitration, they will be able to conduct an academic research in the field of the European Union law and be able to give lectures.

General Conditions

• Candidates applying to the PhD programme in International Trade and European Union Law must have a bachelor’s degree in “law”.
• Candidates who will apply to the PhD programme must have a master’s degree with thesis or a bachelor’s degree. The requirement of having a master’s degree with thesis does not apply to students enrolled in non-thesis master’s degree programmes before 6/2/2013.
• In order to apply for a PhD programme, candidates must have at least 55 points from the ALES Score Type made centrally by ÖSYM or a score equivalent to this score from one of the exams accepted as equivalent by the Higher Education Council.
• Candidates applying with a master’s degree are required to have a master’s graduation grade point average of at least 2.50 out of 4 or an equivalent score.
• In doctoral programmes, it is compulsory to get at least 55 points from the YDS English language exam or an equivalent score from the international English foreign language exam accepted as equivalent by the ÖSYM Board of Directors.

Education – Training

• Language of instruction: Turkish
• Compulsory attendance: 70%
• Course Days and Hours: Classes are held between 18:30-21:20 on weekdays at Sütlüce Campus.
  (*) Classes can also be held on weekends if needed.

Scientific Preparatory Programme Courses

Candidates are expected to have a master’s degree in the fields to which they will apply. Candidates who have received their master’s degree in fields different from the doctoral programme to which they apply must take the Scientific Preparation Programme courses and other courses determined by the department and the Graduate School Board of Directors.

Quotas

General Quota: 9

Horizontal Transfer Quota: 3

– 100% scholarship will be given to 15% of the students enrolled in the programmes.
– No programme will be opened under 5 students.

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