BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Rand Othman Department: Architecture/II Country of Origin: Syria What were your first impressions about Türkiye? By the time I moved to Türkiye, I had visited İstanbul about 10 years earlier during the summer. I remember being really impressed by how diverse the city felt. There was such a[Read More…]
At an event held at Bilkent this week, Pelin Akyürek met with students and shared her views on sustainable growth. As Customer Relationship Manager at IKEA, Akyürek emphasized the importance of consistency and investment in a growth system in the company’s approach to growth. Akyürek stated that this system brings[Read More…]
The Faculty of Law Jessup Team—Pelin Alan, Zeynep Balkan, Doğa Can and İlayda Soysal—became the first Bilkent team to participate in the international rounds of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition in Washington, D.C. Coached by Asst. Prof. A. Dicle Ergin and Grease Researcher Yeşim Köseoğlu (LAW/Phd), the team[Read More…]
On April 11–12, 2026, the Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with the Bilkent Archaeology Club, organized a weekend trip to archaeological sites in the Konya area. Students and faculty were joined by Rector Prof. Kürşat Aydoğan and Dean Prof. Simon Wigley. The Konya Plain is of exceptional importance for its[Read More…]
A study conducted at the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (MBG) has been featured in formal undergraduate medical teaching at the University of Siena’s medical school in Italy. Founded in 1240, the University of Siena is among Europe’s oldest universities and has a long-standing tradition in medicine and biomedical[Read More…]
Bilkent’s annual Spring Festival is taking place April 24-25 at the Main Campus Green Field and the Odeon. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and keeps going all the way until 11:15 p.m. on Saturday—so come and by enjoy the festivities. The Radio Bilkent 31st anniversary party is set for Friday, April 24,[Read More…]
The 21st annual Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival will take place April 17–30. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, 456 students from a number of universities are expected to be on campus for this special event. The students, either as individuals or on teams, will compete to win cups in six[Read More…]
Between April 6 and April 13, the exhibition “Distinguished Works” by students from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) was held at the FF Building. The exhibition brought together projects, drawings, sketches and models created during the 2025–26 fall semester, reflecting the creativity and dedication of IAED students at[Read More…]
The tenth edition of the “Turkish Writers at Bilkent” series was held on April 9, at the Library Art Gallery. The conversation featured Sezin Romi, director of the Salt Library and Archives, and writer, educator and curator Vasıf Kortun. The event focused on the book “How Did We Get Here: Reading Vasıf Kortun,” which features an in-depth conversation between Romi and Kortun and[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Reporting from many miles above the ground—somewhere between Bergamo and Paris—I find myself reflecting on the past month. It has been a month of living in a different country, discovering new places and forming new friendships. Transformative would not be an overstatement, and honestly, I can’t even begin to imagine what the[Read More…]
