Overview

The Master's Program in Private Law from Bilkent University includes courses in classical and substantial areas of private law as well as in other fields requiring national and international perspective of specialization. Some courses are held in English and others are in Turkish.

Key facts

In compliance with the principles of academic freedom, the LLM in Private Law program aims to prepare its students to academic careers in major universities at home and abroad and to remedy Turkey's inadequacy in academic research.

The ultimate objective of the program is to instil the classical conceptual and theoretical foundations of private law and to advance a critical approach through following international and national developments in the field.

Candidates wishing to study in the LLM in Private Law program must have academic proficiency both in Turkish and English. Candidates are also expected to have started learning at least one of the Continental European languages.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Current Issues on Immovable Property Law

Current Issues on Consumer Law

Current Issues on Law of Contracts

Liability of Organs and Members in Companies

Lis Pendens in International Civil Procedure

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00

Language

Partially taught in English, Partially taught in Turkish

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ankara, Turkey

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

4 _(analytical)

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants to the program must have a Bachelor's Degree in law.

Submission of ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansustu Egitimi Giris Sinavi/Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) or GRE scores.

Fluency in written and oral English. Please see the websites of each graduate school for the list of accepted tests.

Official transcripts.

Recommendations from instructors or others qualified to evaluate academic ability.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17600 USD / year

≈ 17600 USD / year

Additional Details

National: 535.400 TL per semester

Living costs

Ankara

Turkey

1600 - 2350 TRY / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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