Daniel Peter Johnson, faculty member in the Department of American Culture and Literature, was appointed as associate professor. Michele Rüzgar Massa, faculty member in the Department of Archaeology, was appointed as associate professor. Türker Özsarı, faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, was appointed as associate professor. Naci Saldı, faculty[Read More…]
The annual Alumni Homecoming, organized by the Career and Alumni Office, took place on Sunday, September 14. Rector Kürşat Aydoğan opened the event with a speech on the present and future of the university, as well as on strengthening ties with alumni. The opening ceremony was followed by a reception,[Read More…]
New Bilkenters were introduced to the campus and university life through the GE100 Orientation course, held this year from September 8 to 11. Throughout the four-day program, students collected points to earn course credit by attending a variety of seminars, cultural events, department introductions and sports activities. The aim of[Read More…]
Bilkent International Laboratory Theatre (BILT) will stage its new production, “Arzuları Yerine Getirme Müdürlüğü” (“Ministry of Wish Fulfillment”), on September 22 and 23 at the Bilkent Theater Hall. The play is expected to continue with additional dates later in the season. Written by Barkın Kenan and directed by Pelin Şahin,[Read More…]
Gürkan Ensari (MAN’01) was appointed Managing Director, Head of Loan Syndicate, Europe at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). In this senior leadership role, reporting directly to the Global Head of Loan Syndicate, he is responsible for managing the underwriting risk of the bank’s European syndicated loan business and implementing strategies to[Read More…]
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…]
