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 about the Master program in Private Law

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. The Program, which includes courses connected to all fields of private law, is intended for those considering an academic career in the fields of Civil Law, Law of Obligations, Commercial Law, Civil Procedure Law and International Private Law.

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 2025-09-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-25 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

Disciplines

Civil & Private Law View 7 other Masters in Civil & Private Law in Turkey

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

4 _(analytical)

English requirements

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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 Fee

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International

16200 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 16200 USD per year during 24 months.

National: 208.300 TL/year

Living costs for Ankara

1600 - 2350 TRY /month

Living costs

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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