Prof. Ersin Onay, founding dean of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts (1988 – 2000) and retired faculty member (1988 – 2015), passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023. We wish to extend our condolences to the Onay family and friends as well as the entire Bilkent community.
Author: Bilkent News Editorial
GRA Graduate’s Art Work on Display in New York
Department of Graphic Design 2006 graduate and part time instructor in the same departmentDr. Efe Alpay has had his work “Call for Life” selected as one of the 15 works to be exhibited at the Bang & Olufsen flagship store in Soho Manhattan. It was selected from more than 500[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/I) Name: Alhassan Raad Jassim Al-Badri Department: Computer Engineering Country of Origin: Iraq What do you like best about Turkey?What I like the most about Turkey is how amazingly hospitable and accepting the Turkish people are. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country?The[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Mehmet Üstün Görüş Department: IE How often do you exercise?Three to four times per week. How has regular exercise affected your life?It has improved the quality of my life in every way. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?Try[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Zeynep Şengel
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/II) Department of Translation and Interpretation instructor Zeynep Şengel received her BA and MA at Bilkent University. She graduated from the Department of Translation and Interpretation in 2005 and Conference Interpreting in 2008. She has worked as a conference interpreter. Before coming to Bilkent, she also[Read More…]
Badminton Tournament Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” spring semester badminton tournament took place last week on the evenings of May 23 and 24, with competitions in three categories. The names of the players who finished in the top four places in each category are listed below. Women (Beginner)1- Tuğçe Sena Koyuncu 2- Selen[Read More…]
Football Tournament Results
The spring semester football tournament is over, and the results are in. The tournament cumulatively attracted 36 teams and 360 participants. All of the teams each represented one of the eight Sports As a Way of Life “mountain groups.”The top four teams of the tournament are listed below.
Squash Tournament Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” fall semester squash tournament took place last week on May 16–18, with competitions in four categories. Below are the names of the players who finished in the top four places in each category. Women (Beginner)1- Özge Aydın 2- Melisa Koçak 3- Aysun Demirtaş 4- Dilek Şevval[Read More…]
Angora Cup Men’s Football Tournament
The men’s football tournament of the 18th Angora Cup Interuniversities Sports Festival is now complete.Approximately 110 students from Başkent, Bilkent, TOBB ETU, Çankaya and TED Universities competed to win the Angora Cup in men’s football The top three teams of the tournament are listed below.1- Çankaya 2- Başkent 3- TOBB[Read More…]
Bilkent Swim and Kart Teams
The Bilkent swim team finished in 14th place at the UNILIG Interuniversity Swimming Championship of Turkey, which took place in Ankara May 5–7. Forty universities participated in the event. The Bilkent karting team completed the second stage of races in second position and finished in fourth place in the UNILIG[Read More…]