Graduate School | Department of Private Law | Doctorate Degree (Ph.D)

Private Law PhD Program aims to provide advanced academic knowledge and research competence in the field of private law.

Within the scope of the program, candidates examine current, controversial and practical issues in the sub-branches of private law with a systematic approach for four semesters. In this process, candidates critically evaluate existing private law concepts and institutions in the light of new developments and gain the ability to identify and define new ideas and approaches by following current developments.

The program supports candidates to develop academic originality; to reach new and original conclusions by critically analyzing the knowledge they have acquired, and to defend their original ideas in academic environments.

Candidates who successfully complete the course phase conduct an independent scientific research in a specific sub-branch of private law and at the end of this process, they are entitled to a PhD degree by preparing an original doctoral thesis.