One of the most eagerly awaited events on the Bilkent calendar, Spring Fest once again brought everyone outdoors to enjoy a taste of summer before final exams. For two fun-filled days, May 3 and 4, the festival took over the Main Campus Spring Fest area and the Odeon. Student clubs[Read More…]
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Mariya Tulkibayeva Department: Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Upon my arrival in Türkiye, I was greeted with the sour-sweet taste of muşmula and the aroma of ripe bananas in Alanya, Antalya province. What[Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” spring semester tennis tournament took place last week, on the evenings of April 30 – May 2, with competition in five categories. Women’s Beginner 1- Beyza Nur Yiğin 2- Lara Taşkan 3- Begüm Bilir 4- Oya Yıldız Women’s Intermediate 1- Lizay Ekin Gündoğdu 2- Aslı Gizem[Read More…]
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Asst. Prof. Seçkin Köstem is an assistant professor of International Relations at Bilkent University. He obtained his BA and MA degrees from Bilkent University and his PhD degree from McGill University. His research focuses on Russian and Turkish foreign economic strategies, development finance and regional and[Read More…]
Name: Osman Barış Şahin Department: Law How often do you exercise? I exercise four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It has affected my life in a positive way. I’m so happy when I’m exercising. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up[Read More…]
The Bilkent University women’s tennis team came in second in the inter-university regional league tennis competition. Twenty-four universities participated in this event, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation in Ankara. Congratulations to the student-athletes and their coaches in this success.
The “Sanataevet” Honorary Award was presented in the Opera category to Soprano Esra Abacioğlu Akcan (MUS’96). Esra Abacioğlu Akcan is the first Turkish artist to perform the works of Necil Kâzım Akses (1908-1999), one of the leading composers of the Turkish Republic. She has worked at Antalya and Ankara State[Read More…]
“Leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, How Ideology Shapes Foreign Policy,” a recent book coauthored by Assoc. Prof. Özgür Özdamar and Dr. Sercan Canbolat (IR’2014 MA graduate), was awarded the “Best Book in Foreign Policy Analysis” prize by the International Studies Association (ISA). Published by Cambridge University Press,[Read More…]
Bilkent faculty members have received the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2024. 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 highly[Read More…]
Michele Massa of the Department of Archaeology has received a permit to start a new archaeological excavation at Türkmen-Karahöyük, a Bronze and Iron Age site in the Konya Plain. The project is co-led with James Osborne (University of Chicago), Fatma Şahin (Çukurova University) and Hüseyin Erpehlivan (Bilecik University). The site[Read More…]
