The Bilkent University squash, tennis and judo teams achieved remarkable success in the national championships organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation. At the Turkish Squash Championship, held in Burdur on May 12–13 with the participation of around 100 athletes from 15 universities, the Bilkent women’s team became the national[Read More…]
The #BilkentpreneursChallenge 2025, the annual startup pitch competition, concluded successfully on May 30, 2025. Organized in collaboration with the Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration, the Beba Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundation, Loop Games, and with logistical support from Bilkent Cyberpark and Durukan Şekerleme, the event brought together some of the[Read More…]
The university is pleased to announce the recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards for the 2024–25 academic year. Miri Besken, Ayşe Collins, Çiğdem Fıçıcı, Haldun Özaktaş and Firdevs Ulus were chosen for demonstrating outstanding teaching abilities and for contributing to students’ academic and intellectual development. Please read statements from the[Read More…]
The spring semester basketball, football and volleyball tournaments are over, and the results are in. All of the teams represented one of the eight “Sports As a Way of Life” mountain groups. The top four teams in each tournament are listed below. Basketball 1. Davraz 1: Ömer Dorukalp Özcan, Melih[Read More…]
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) hosted “Bilkent UNAM—Quantum Day” as part of a global scientific initiative to honor the 100-year legacy of quantum science. During the event held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, Chair of the Department of Physics at Bilkent University Prof. Ceyhun Bulutay, Assoc. Prof. Serkan[Read More…]
From April 29 to May 2, 2025, the Department of Philosophy hosted a workshop on the history of modal metaphysics. Scholars gathered to trace the evolution of modal thought from Aristotle to early modern philosophers. The event opened with a session on Aristotle’s statistical theory of modality before turning to[Read More…]
Bilkent University UNAM will be hosting and organizing its annual NanoDay on Friday, May 23, 2005. The event brings together leading figures from the international scientific community, as well as researchers, students and industry professionals from Turkey and around the world. As part of NanoDay, which has been held since[Read More…]
The Bilkent History Graduate Symposium, organized by the Bilkent Historical Society and the Department of History, was held on May 7–8. Thirty-five graduate students from across the world presented their papers at the symposium, which had the theme of “Mobility.” The symposium opened with a welcoming by Assoc. Prof. Mehmet[Read More…]
On March 21, the Department of Translation and Interpretation students came together to celebrate International Francophonie Day with a memorable event, organized by Dr. Eyüp Özgür Özen. The celebration featured a full program combining art, music and linguistic appreciation. Students staged a play titled “La Vie est une Interprétation,” creatively[Read More…]
The promotion competition for the Regional Basketball League and the Super League, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, has come to a successful conclusion. Featuring nearly 200 universities from across the country, the competition reached its final stage between April 28 and May 4 in Antalya. Bilkent University’s men’s[Read More…]
