Language

Manuscripts can be in Turkish, English, or German.

File Format

Manuscripts must be written in Microsoft Word (Microsoft Office 98 and higher versions) format (with .doc or .docx file extension).

Contact Information

Along with the manuscripts and the required forms, information about the author's name and surname, title, institution, ORCID number, easily accessible telephone numbers and e-mail addresses should be sent to the editor.

Main Title Abstract and Keywords

Manuscripts submitted to the journal should include a title in Turkish and a foreign language (English or German), an abstract of at least 100 and a maximum of 200 words, and at least five relevant keywords.

Page Layout

Manuscripts should be written following the format requirements below.

• Paper size: A4.
• Top: 2.5cm; Bottom: 2.5cm; Left: 2 cm; Right: 2 cm.
• Text: Times New Roman, 12 point, 1.5 line spacing, justified.
  

The title of the manuscript in Turkish and below it in a foreign language should be at the top, center-aligned, in 14 points, all in capital letters. The name and surname of the author should be placed under the subject title and justified to the right.

The author's institution and title, e-mail address, and ORCID number should be indicated in a footnote (with an asterisk) on the first page.

Titles

Chapter titles should be numbered “I, II, III, …”, justified, bold, 12 points, all in capital letters.

Sub-headings should be numbered  “A, B, C…”, justified, bold, 12 points, and the first letters of the words in capital letters.

The following headings are “1, 2, 3, …” followed by “a, b, c…” “aa, bb, cc…”, “aaa, bbb, ccc…”, justified, bold, 12 points. , the first letters of the words should be capitalized.

E.g.: 

I. JUSTIFIED, BOLD, 12 POINT, ALL LETTERS CAPITALIZED

A. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

1. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

a. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

aa. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized

aaa. Justified, Bold, 12 Points, First Letters Capitalized)

Abbreviations

The word used for the first time in the text should be written long and its abbreviation should be indicated in parentheses.

E.g.: First use: Turkish Civil Code (TMK). Second use: TMK

Attribution Rules

References should be made according to the footnote method. Footnote numbers should be used before the punctuation marks. 

The surnames of the authors are written with the first letter capitalized and in italics. 

E.g.: Eren, ...

Footnotes 

Footnotes used in the manuscripts should be at the bottom of the page, Times New Roman, 10 font size, 1 line spacing, justified.

For books with one author, the surname and name of the author, the title of the book in italics, the number of editions, the publisher, the place of publication, the year of publication, the page numbers ("p.") should be included respectively. There is no need to specify the edition number for single prints. 

E.g.: EREN, Fikret: Borçlar Hukuku Özel Hükümler, 6th Edition, Yetkin Kitabevi, Ankara, 2018, p. 10.

For articles, the surname and name of the author, the title of the article in quotation marks, the name of the journal in which it was published, the year, volume and issue numbers, page numbers ("p.") should be included.

E.g.: ARSEBÜK, A. Esat: “Türkiye’de Medeni Hukukun İnkişaf Safhaları”, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, 1943, Volume 1, Issue 1, p. 7.

For books and articles with more than one author, a “/” sign should be placed between the name and surnames of the authors.

E.g.: AKİPEK, Jale / AKINTÜRK, Turgut / ATEŞ, Derya: Kişiler Hukuku Cilt 1 Türk Medeni Hukuku Başlangıç Hükümleri, 14th Edition, Beta Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2019, p. 10

For edited books and symposium publications, the surname and name of the author, the name of the work (section) in quotation marks, the abbreviation (Ed.), the surname and name of the editor or translator, the title of the book in italics, the number of editions, the publisher, the place of publication, the year of publication, page numbers ("p.") should be included.

E.g.: ROHE, Mathias: “Alman Hukukunda Hekimin Sorumluluğunun Özel Hukuk Açısından Değerlendirilmesi”, (Ed.) ŞENOCAK, Kemal / ROHE Mathias / YARAYAN, Ali: Uluslararası Sağlık Hukuku Sempozyumu, İÜHF Yayınları, Malatya, 2014, p. 55.

For official or private publications, reports, etc. whose authors are unknown, the publisher, the name of the publication, the date of publication, the page number ("p.") should be given in order. 

E.g.: European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Comission): Guidelines on Political Party Regulation by OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 84th Plenary Session (Venice, 15-16 October 2010), 2010, p. 13. 

In master's and doctoral theses, the surname and the name of the author, the title of the thesis in italics, the name of university and the institute, the city, the date and the page number ("p.") should be included. 

E.g.: MANAVGAT, Çağlar: Sermaye Piyasasında Aracı Kurumlar, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Ankara, 1988, p. 42. 

After first use, only surnames should be written in the footnotes.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, p. 10

If more than one work by the same author is to be used, the abbreviation of the relevant work should be stated in parentheses and in the bibliography at the end of the first citations to these works, and in repeated citations; the surname of the author, the abbreviation of the work in italics and the page number should be followed.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, Başlangıç Hükümleri, p. 10.

If there is more than one work in the footnote, ";" mark should be used.

E.g.: AKİPEK / AKINTÜRK / ATEŞ, p.10; ARSEBÜK, p. 13.)

In references to judicial decisions; the court name, office, date of the decision, merit, and decision number should be stated.

E.g.: 

AYM, T. 25.06.2020, E. 2020/16, K. 2020/33 
Yargıtay, 2. HD., T. 02.01.2015, E. 2012/01, K. 2015/03

For the decision of ECHR, the following formatting should be used: ECHR, Applicant, App. No. ..., Date, Paragraph Number ("§").

The URL and access date should be specified in electronic resources.

E.g.: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/andhd A.D.: 07.07.2019

Bibliography

The bibliography should be listed in alphabetical order according to the surnames of the authors.

The first reference to a work in the footnotes and the format of the work in the bibliography should be the same. 

If the work included in the bibliography is an article, a paper, an edited book chapter, etc. the first and the last page numbers of the work should also be in included.