Prof. Duygu Bazoğlu Sezer, retired faculty member of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of International Relations, passed away on September 3, 2026. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Sezer family and the Bilkent community. To convey condolences to the families of those we have lost:[Read More…]
Prof. Mustafa Pultar, founding General Director of the Bilkent University Laboratory School–BLIS (1993–1998) and retired faculty member of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (1991–2022), passed away on September 5, 2026. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the Pultar family[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Osman Oğuz, a retired faculty member of the Department of Industrial Engineering, passed away on August 24, 2026. Dr. Oğuz joined Bilkent University in 1988 and served as Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at various times during his tenure at the University. We extend our heartfelt[Read More…]
Can Güven, a team leader at the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026. We extend our condolences to the Güven family and the Bilkent community. To convey condolences to Can Güven’s family: http://taziye.bilkent.edu.tr
The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Prof. İlber Ortaylı, esteemed historian and author, who served as a faculty member in the Department of International Relations at our university between 2004 and 2012, and at the Faculty of Law during 2014–2015 and again in 2016. We extend our sincere condolences to[Read More…]
We are deeply saddened to inform you that Prof. Enver Hasanoğlu, former member of the Board of Trustees of Bilkent University and one of the distinguished scientists of Turkish pediatrics, passed away on March 7, 2026. We wish to extend our condolences to the Hasanoğlu family and the Bilkent community.
We are deeply saddened to announce that Dr. Talat Şenocak, one of the most beloved members of the Department of Economics and an alumnus (MATH BS ’06, ECON MA ’09, PhD ’25), passed away on Sunday, March 1, 2026. We wish to extend our condolences to the Şenocak family, his[Read More…]
Gamze Arıcı, a second-year student in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our student and wish to extend our condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community. To convey condolences to Gamze[Read More…]
The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Emirhan Kaya, Department of Information Systems and Technologies fourth-year student. Deepest sympathies and condolences to his family, friends and the Bilkent community. To convey condolences to Emirhan Kaya’s family, a digital register of condolences has been prepared and can be[Read More…]
We are deeply saddened to announce that Prof. Julian Bennett, faculty member at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Letters since 1995, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. We wish to extend our condolences to the Bennett family and the entire Bilkent community. Prof. Bennett was a[Read More…]
