The degree programme was already approved by the Turkish Higher Education Council in 2012, then by the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Science in spring 2013 and accredited in Germany in summer 2013. The first ten students from Turkey came to Cologne as early as December 2012 to learn the German legal language as part of a preparatory year and then to start the study programme on German and Turkish law together with the participants from Germany in the winter semester 2013/2014. A total of 40 participants - 20 each from İstanbul Altınbaş Üniversitesi and the University of Cologne - will study together for four years.

The specialised studies will first be conducted for two years at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cologne and then for two years at the İstanbul Altınbaş Üniversitesi. It begins each winter semester. During their studies in Cologne, participants attend courses in the basic studies of civil law, criminal law and public law as well as in the Studium Integrale. Optionally, students can complete the subject-specific foreign language training on US law with the "Certificate in United States Law" (CUSL). In addition, special subject-specific courses on Turkish law are already held in Cologne. The third and fourth years of study are completed at the İstanbul Altınbaş Üniversitesi. The studies in Istanbul build on the legal knowledge acquired in Cologne. In addition to Turkish civil, criminal and public law, which is often oriented towards German and EU law, further courses with an international orientation are offered. Optionally, up to 30% of the elective courses in Istanbul are held in English.