Law
Bachelor	Length of the Programme: 4	Number of Credits: 240	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute

Faculty of Law

Course Code

HUK 321

Course Title in English

Competition Law

Course Title in Turkish

Rekabet Hukuku

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Lecture

Level of Course

Advanced

Semester

Fall

Contact Hours per Week

Lecture: 2

Recitation:

Lab:

Other:

Estimated Student Workload

52 hours per semester

Number of Credits

2 ECTS

Grading Mode

Standard Letter Grade

Pre-requisites

None

Expected Prior Knowledge

None

Co-requisites

None

Registration Restrictions

None

Overall Educational Objective

Students will learn the general principles of competition law and policy.

Course Description

The Course focuses on the general principles of competition law and policy: market definition and analysis, agreements and concerted practices, abuse of dominant position, mergers and acquisitions, exemption regulations, Turkish Competition Authority and its powers and duties, examinations and inquiries.

Course Description in Turkish

Derste Rekabet hukukunun genel esasları ele alınacaktır: Pazar kavramı, anlaşma ve uyumlu eylemler, hakim durumun kötüye kullanılması, birleşme ve devralmalar, muafiyetler, Rekabet Kurulu’nun görev ve yetkileri, inceleme ve araştırma usulü.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) Understands the concept of undertaking.
2) Identifies anti-competitive behaviors of undertakings and evaluates them in the case in question.
3) Compares the general principles of European Union competition law with Turkish law.
4) Interprets the underlying economic justifications of competition law from a critical perspective.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods.
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments.
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions.
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information.
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions.
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions.
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice.
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector).
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License.
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning.
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods.
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None	S Supportive	H Highly Related

	Program Outcomes and Competences	Level	Assessed by
1)	The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods.	H	HW
2)	The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments.	H	HW
3)	The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions.	H	HW
4)	The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information.	S	HW
5)	The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions.	H	HW
6)	The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions.	H	HW
7)	The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice.	H	HW
8)	The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector).	S	HW
9)	The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License.	N
10)	Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning.	N
11)	The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods.	N
12)	The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof.	S	HW

Prepared by and Date	HASAN HÜSNÜ GÜZELÖZ , January 2024
Course Coordinator	HASAN HÜSNÜ GÜZELÖZ
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor	Öğr. Gör. HASAN HÜSNÜ GÜZELÖZ

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Definition of competition and history of competition law
2)	Justifications of competition law rules, types of violation of competition law
3)	Exemptions
4)	Decisions, agreements and concerted practices
5)	Decisions, agreements and concerted practices (continued)
6)	Selected Competition Authority decisions and analysis
7)	Market dominance
8)	Abuse of dominant position
9)	Selected Competition Authority decisions and analysis
10)	Mergers and acquisitions
11)	Examination and investigation procedures of the Competition Board (preliminary examination and investigation)
12)	Administrative fines
13)	Remedies and actions against competition board decisions
14)	Examples from block exemption regulations

Required/Recommended Readings

Materials will be provided by the Professor.

Teaching Methods

The lectures will be taught in a way to support student participation via in-class discussions on relevant legislation and court cases.

Homework and Projects

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Paper Submission	2	% 100
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

guzelozh@mef.edu.tr

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity	No/Weeks	Hours			Calculation
	No/Weeks per Semester	Preparing for the Activity	Spent in the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Homework Assignments	2	4	1		10
Total Workload					52
Total Workload/25					2.1
ECTS					2