BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/III) Name: Sara Elfadil Hassan Abdelhalim Department: Architecture senior student Country of Origin: Sudan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? When I first arrived in Türkiye, the cool weather and green landscapes stood out to me most, in stark contrast to the hot desert climate[Read More…]
Author: Bilkent News Editorial
Tennis Tournament
All students are welcome to participate in the “Bilkent Sports Games” tennis tournaments. Dates and Categories: Tuesday, April 22: Women’s Beginner and Intermediate Thursday, April 24: Men’s Beginner and Intermediate Friday, April 25: Men’s Advanced Time: 6 p.m. Place: Indoor Tennis Courts • Students in GE 250/251 will receive five[Read More…]
Sports Tournament and Events Highlights
“Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games” events and tournaments were organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center in March. Approximately 600 students participated in table tennis, rowing, trekking, fit challenge, and step challenge tournaments and events. Table TennisWomen’s Intermediate1- Elifnur Avcı2- Zeynep ÖzdurMen’s Beginner1- Erdem[Read More…]
Academic Production and the Role of Libraries
As part of the 61st Library Week, Bilkent University Library hosted a panel titled “Productive Bilkent—Academic Talk” at the Main Campus Library Art Gallery on April 8. The event brought together faculty members, who shared their insights on academic production and the evolving role of libraries in supporting research and[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Emre Toros
Emre Toros is a faculty member at the Department of Communication and Design. He has carried out his academic studies in Türkiye and abroad, including King’s College London, Malmö, Stanford and Harvard Universities. He is a student of Political Behavior, and his primary interest is social research design, including data[Read More…]
Bilkent Faculty Receive BAGEP Awards
Five Bilkent faculty members have received the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2025. The awards are given by the Science Academy Association (Bilim Akademisi), established in 2011 “to promote, practice and uphold the principles of scientific merit, freedom and integrity.” The objective of the BAGEP program is to recognize[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Esra Çuhadar Receives Kadir Has Promising Scientist Award
Assoc. Prof. Esra Çuhadar of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration has been honored with the 20th Kadir Has Promising Scientist Award, given this year on “Peace and Justice in an Era of Conflict and Chaos.” The award was presented at a ceremony on March 21 by the[Read More…]
Zero Waste Festival: April 9 and 17
Bilkent University, one of three universities to have received Turkey’s “Best Zero Waste Practice” award, is organizing an event for the Zero Waste Festival on April 9 and 17. The day will include sports events, artwork, talks and zero-waste workshops as well as a Radio Bilkent broadcast. There will also[Read More…]
IAED Distinguished Works Exhibition
Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design students will hold an exhibition titled “Distinguished Works” between Monday, April 7 and Sunday, April 13, at the FADA FF Building. All the projects will also be presented here: https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1fs907DwlqlR0ijiTSVP64Buj0lR7u4Eo?usp=drive_link The exhibition will feature projects, drawings, sketches and models created during the 2024–25[Read More…]
“How to Get Published” Workshop
A workshop titled “How to Get Published: Expanding the World of Physics with IOP Publishing” was held at Bilkent University Library on March 25, providing insights into the academic publishing process. The session took place at the Main Campus Library Art Gallery and attracted significant interest from faculty members and[Read More…]