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…]

The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Ceren Çelik, Department of Music student in the English Language Preparatory Program.   Deepest sympathies and condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community.  To convey condolences to Ceren Çelik’s family:  http://taziye.bilkent.edu.tr

The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Zeynep Nehir Akkılıç, Department of Music first-year student.    Deepest sympathies and condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community.   To convey condolences to Zeynep Nehir’s family:  http://taziye.bilkent.edu.tr 

The Bilkent community is deeply saddened by the loss of Yeliz Aktürk, Department of Psychology student in the English Language Preparatory Program, who passed away on March 25, 2024.  Deepest sympathies and condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community.