PROF.DR. NAMİ BARLAS Personal Details Name of Person: Qualifications: NAMİ BARLAS Language Skills German (advanced) Eberhard-Karls University : German education in the Faculty of Philology (1988-1990) J. W. Goethe Institute : German Language Education (1987-1988) Inter-University Council Exam : Ranked 1 st (1994) English (basic) Scholarly Positions Held Lectured various private law courses in Istanbul University, Galatasaray University, Kocaeli University, Yeditepe University From To Responsibilities Work Experience 1982 Trainee Solicitor: Law internship beside Prof. Dr. Selim Kaneti 1982 1991 Research Assistant: Civil Law Department of Istanbul University 1991 1998 Assistant Professor: Succeeded in the required exams and assumed Lecturer title at Istanbul University Faculty of Law 1994 2002 Lecturer at Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences LL.M. and Ph.D. programs as well 1998 2002 Associate Professor: Civil Law Department of Istanbul University 2000 2002 Lecturer at Kocaeli University Faculty of Law as well 2002 Associate Professor: Civil Law Department of Galatasaray University 2002 Professor: Assumed the title of Professor with unanimity at the Civil Law Department of Galatasaray University 2002 2010 Head of Civil Law Department: Appointed as the head of the Civil Law Department of Galatasaray University 2006 2010 Founder of Pekcanitez & Barlas Law Firm-Istanbul 2009 2010 Lecturer at Istanbul University Faculty of Law as well 2010 Retirement from Galatasaray University Faculty of Law
Prof. Dr. Nami Barlas 2 2010 Professor: Civil Law Department of Yeditepe University 2010 Founder of Barlas Law Firm-Istanbul Other Work Experiences Served as legal expert officially in the courts for 20 years. Supervised a great number of LL.M. and Ph.D. dissertations at Istanbul and Galatasaray University Institutes of Social Sciences Member of the jury in many thesis defenses and associate professor examinations Various administrative positions held in universities (Board of Directors membership, Faculty Board membership, Disciplinary Board membership) Providing legal consultancy services for private law firms (including issuance of legal opinions) Providing legal lectures and seminars at several institutions, especially banks Providing legal opinions for Turkish Ministry of Justice for various Draft Laws Education 1978 1978-1982 1982 1982-1984 1984 1984-1991 1994 1997 Completion of the secondary education and admission to university University Istanbul University - Faculty of Law - Istanbul / TURKEY (summa cum laude 1 ; ranked first in class) Admission to master s program upon ranking first in both graduate school entrance exam and foreign language (English) exam Graduate School Istanbul University - LL.M. Private Law (w/ Thesis) (Graduated ranking first in class, upon the approval of the master thesis with unanimity and assumed the title of magister - summa cum laude) Admission to Ph.D. program without examination by the decision of the board of directors upon outstanding success Doctorate Degree Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences Private Law Department (Graduated ranking first in class, upon the approval of the doctorate thesis with unanimity - summa cum laude) Ranked first in the Inter-University Council foreign language (German) exam held in Ankara Assumed the title of Associate Professor by the Inter-University Council upon unanimous vote of the jury in the first examination 1988-1990 Research Studies Eberhard - Karls University (Tübingen/Germany) 1 Summa cum laude is the highest degree in the Turkish universities.
Prof. Dr. Nami Barlas 3 2005 Friedrich - Alexander University (Erlangen/Germany) Publications 1984 General Average in Fire Fighting (Article) 1986 Letter of Bank Guarantees (Article) 1986 Letter of Bank Guarantee in Turkish Law (Book) 1988 Evaluation of Swiss Federal Court Decision dated November 4, 1986 on Auction Sale and Simulated Transaction (Joint Article with Doç. Dr. Halûk Burcuoğlu) 1992 Default of the Debtor in Pecuniary Obligations and its Results (Book) 1997 Evaluation of the Principle of Good Faith and Abuse of Rights in German Civil Code (Article) 1998 Contractual Relationships based on Ordinary Partnerships [especially: Private-Inside- Sub Partnership, Cartel, Consortium, Joint Venture] (Book) 1999 Notion of Framework Contract and Characteristics of Framework Contracts (Article) 2000 The Issue as to whether a Joint Surety can benefit from Article 494 of the Turkish Code of Obligations in Surety Agreements for an Indefinite Period, when the principal debt is due (Article) 2000 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 8th Edition (Book) 2002 Determination of the Character of Personal Guarantee in Credit Card Relation (Article) 2002 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], Updated with the New Civil Law Legislation, 9th Edition (Book) 2002 The New Legislation in Civil Law on Guarantees in Rem, Presentation of the Paper at the seminar Week organized by Galatasaray University in the memory of Prof. Dr. Kemal Oğuzman (December 9, 2002 - Galatasaray University/Istanbul) 2003 The New Legislation in Civil Law on Guarantees in Rem (Article) 2003 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 10th Edition (Book) 2004 The Freedom of Legal Transaction between the Married Couples in the New Civil Law Legislation and its Limits (Article) 2004 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 11th Edition (Book) 2004 Is it possible to rule Tortious Liability Compensation to be paid by Foreign Currency in Judicial and Administrative Jurisdiction? (Article)
Prof. Dr. Nami Barlas 4 2004 Les dispositions du nouveau CC turc concernant le gage immobilier libellé en monnaie étrangère - Presentation of the Paper prepared with Prof. Dr. Ercüment Erdem at the Swiss-Turkish Law Week (May 20-21, 2004 - Galatasaray University/Istanbul - Article (2005) 2004 Evaluation of Article 25/1 of the Law of Financial Leasing - Presentation of the Paper at the Panel of Leasing (October 9, 2004 - Galatasaray University/Istanbul) - Article (2005) 2005 The changes brought by the new Draft Code of Obligations (Article) 2005 Evaluation of Turkish Draft Code of Obligations (Book with co-authors Erden Kuntalp / Ahu Ayanoğlu-Moralı / Pelin Çavuşoğlu-Işıntan / Mehtap İpek / Mert Yaşar / Sedef Koç) 2005 The Regime of Legal Transaction between the Married Couples in the New Civil Code - Presentation of the Paper at one of the Series of Scientific Conferences organized by Galatasaray University (February 25, 2005 - University of Galatasaray/Istanbul) - Article (2005) 2005 Evaluation of the Special Provisions of the new Draft of the Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Panel organized by Galatasaray University and Istanbul Bar Association (March 26, 2005-Galatasaray University/Istanbul) 2005 Evaluation of the Draft of the Turkish Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Symposium organized by Ankara University Faculty of Law (April 20, 2005 - Ankara) 2005 Evaluation of the General Provisions of the Draft of the Turkish Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Panel organized by Istanbul University of Commerce, Faculty of Law (May 11, 2005 - Istanbul) 2005 Evaluation of the Special Provisions of the new Draft of the Turkish Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Symposium organized by Galatasaray University and Turkish Supreme Court (June 17, 2005 - Ankara) 2005 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 12th Edition (Book) 2005 Some Problems with regard to Surety and Evaluation of Turkish Supreme Court Decisions - Presentation of the Paper at the 21 st Commercial Law and Supreme Court Decisions Symposium organized by The Research Institute Of Banking And Commercial Law (December 9, 2005 - Ankara) - Article (2006) 2006 Validity Conditions with regard to Form in Surety Contracts and Problems Arising out of These - Presentation of the Paper at one of the Series of Scientific Conferences organized by Galatasaray University (May 5, 2006 - Galatasaray University/Istanbul) - Article (2007) 2006 Die Erfüllung von Fremdwährungsschulden [ Some Problems of Payment Obligations by Foreign Exchange ] - Presentation of the Paper at the Swiss-Turkish Law Week organized by Ankara University Faculty of Law on the occasion of 80 years of Turkish Civil Code (October 4-5, 2006 - Ankara) - Article (2007) 2006 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 13th Edition (Book) 2007 Civil Law [Introduction- Sources Basic Notions], 14th Edition (Book)
Prof. Dr. Nami Barlas 5 2008 My all Articles and Papers (Book) 2008 Contractual Relationships based on Ordinary Partnerships [especially: Private-Inside- Sub Partnership, Cartel, Consortium, Joint Venture], 2nd Edition (Book) 2008 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 15th Edition (Book) 2009 Effects of Alzheimer and other dementia on the validity of legal transactions Presentation of the Paper at Series of Scientific Conferences organized by the firm Johnson-Cilag in Ankara, Istanbul and Trabzon 2009 New Perspectives to the Notion of Ordinary Partnership - Presentation of the Paper at one of the Series of Scientific Conferences organized by Galatasaray University (April 8, 2009 - Galatasaray University/Istanbul) 2010 Ordinary Partnership and the relevant provisions of the draft Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Scientific Conference called The Evaluation of the draft Code of Obligations organized by Koç University and Istanbul Bar Association (April 17, 2010 - Koç University School of Nursing/Istanbul) 2010 Liability arising from the intervention of a third party to the contract (Article) 2010 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 16th Edition (Book) 2011 Validity Conditions of Surety Contracts under the New Turkish Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Turkish Code of Obligations Symposium organized by Bilgi University (April 1-2, 2011/Istanbul) 2011 Relevant Provisions of the New Turkish Code of Obligations on Surety - Presentation of the Paper at the New Turkish Code of Obligations Symposium organized by Izmir Bar Association and Yasar University (April 8-9, 2011/Izmir) - Article (2011) 2011 Surety Contract - Presentation of the Paper at the New Turkish Code of Obligations Symposium organized by TOBB University (May 30, 2011/Ankara) - Article (2013) 2011 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 17th Edition (Book) 2012 The Amendments in the New Turkish Code of Obligations on the Liability of the Surety - Presentation of the Paper at the Changes brought by the New Turkish Code of Obligations Symposium organized by Yeditepe University Faculty of Law and Istanbul Bar Association (April 7, 2012/Istanbul) 2012 The Termination of Surety under the New Turkish Code of Obligations - Presentation of the Paper at the Current Problems with regard to Surety Contracts symposium organized by Koç University Faculty of Law (September 27, 2012 - Koç University School of Nursing/Istanbul) 2012 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 18th Edition (Book) 2012 The Evaluation of the Relevant Provisions of the New Turkish Code of Obligations on Rent Contract - Presentation of the Paper at the Acquisition of Real Estate and the new Rental Law Seminar organized by the law firm DLA Piper & YKK (December 4, 2012/Istanbul)
Prof. Dr. Nami Barlas 6 2013 Civil Law [Introduction - Sources - Basic Notions], 19th Edition (Book)