Asst. Prof. Jonathan C. Williams from the Department of English Language and Literature has published a monograph with Bloomsbury Academic. The book, “Melancholic Life: Literary Expression and the Experience of History from Burton to Keats,” traces the long historical transformation of melancholia from a medical condition into a distinctly political[Read More…]
The Student Council Mid-year Elections will be held on February 16. Voting will take place between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at B Building, Room B-306 (Main Campus) and N Building, Room AB-18 (East Campus). Elections will take place in the following departments, along with their candidates: PHYS: İbrahim Akram, Hacı Berkay Buz GRA: Yağmur Topuz POLS: Sıla Erdem, Onur Erdal Kutun [Read More…]
Bilkent Music Days is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Launched in a festival format with a focus on chamber music, the event has, over the past two years, expanded into a season-long program spanning the academic year. Throughout the season, Department of Music alumni, Bilkent-based academic musicians, selected outstanding students, as[Read More…]
Between January 26 and February 5, the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) hosted Karen Stone, adjunct associate professor at the Pratt Institute, and Münire Kırmacı, visiting instructor at the Pratt Institute (New York) and IAED ’01 graduate. Stone and Kırmacı held an intensive workshop with senior students within the scope of[Read More…]
Organized by the Department of Architecture, a seminar titled “Disaster Urbanization: Findings from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes” was held on February 6 at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture. During the seminar, Assoc. Prof. Bülent Batuman, chair of the Department of Architecture, presented the preliminary findings of his ongoing research examining the relationship between urbanization[Read More…]
An introductory training session on Raqball was organized at Bilkent as part of the “Raqball Development Project” by EUSA in collaboration with eight universities across Europe. 12 students attended the event, held on February 7, where they had the opportunity to learn about and try Raqball.
Name: Ceyda Güzel Department: ECON How often do you exercise? I exercise four to five times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Regular exercise helps me manage my time more effectively and increases my motivation by developing a stronger sense of responsibility. And, of course, it helps me feel[Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” squash tournament will be held February 17–19, at the Dormitories Sports Hall. All students are welcome to this activity consisting of competitions in men and women’s categories. Dates and Categories: February 17: Women’s Beginner and Intermediate February 18: Men’s Beginner February 19: Men’s Intermediate Time: 6[Read More…]
The Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action CULTURATI—Customized Games and Routes for Cultural Heritage and Arts, funded by the European Union, concluded with a final meeting and evening reception held on January 30, 2026, at Blenheim Palace Heritage Foundation, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the project’s flagship[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Jenny Stenseth EikelandDepartment: POLS/III Erasmus+Country of Origin: NorwayUniversity: University of BergenWhat were your first impressions about Türkiye?My first impression of Türkiye was an unexpected Wi-Fi adventure, no signal without a passport scan, which felt both mysterious and a bit too sci-fi for my jetlagged brain.[Read More…]
