Six Bilkent faculty members have received the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2026. 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 promising young scientists and assist them in furthering[Read More…]

Andreas Treske, chair of the Department of Communication and Design, is participating in the international exhibition “For Want of (Not) Measuring,” which opened on March 12 at Spazju Kreattiv in Malta and runs until May 3, 2026.  The exhibition is curated by Prof. Vince Briffa (University of Malta), one of the invited artists of the Malta Pavilion at the[Read More…]

Prof. Refet S. Gürkaynak, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) for 2025.  The IAAE Fellowship recognizes distinguished contributions to applied econometrics. Fellows participate in the governance of the association, including the annual selection of new fellows. The distinction is awarded for[Read More…]

Assoc. Prof. Bülent Batuman, chair of the Department of Architecture, has published a new book, “Mekânın Politikası: Kriz, Kent ve Mimarlık” (The Politics of Space: Crisis, City, and Architecture).   The book reads the relationship between the contemporary moment and the city and architecture through a spatial–political lens. In a time when neoliberal crises, wars, migration, post-truth populism and[Read More…]

Asst. Prof. Jonathan C. Williams from the Department of English Language and Literature has published a monograph with Bloomsbury Academic. The book, “Melancholic Life: Literary Expression and the Experience of History from Burton to Keats,” traces the long historical transformation of melancholia from a medical condition into a distinctly political[Read More…]

Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) is taking part in the SENSOR-HUB project, which has been selected for funding under the European Commission’s call to establish European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIHs) in Türkiye. As a consortium partner in the project, UNAM will directly contribute to companies’ R&D and digital transformation processes through its[Read More…]

The TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects conducted at universities and research centers that aim to generate new knowledge and develop solutions to scientific or technological challenges. In 2025, a total of 35 projects from Bilkent University and the Bilkent National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM)[Read More…]

An updated third edition of “Ekonomik Kamu Hukuku Dersleri” (Economic Public Law Lectures), by Prof. Turgut Tan, Faculty of Law, was published by Turhan Kitabevi in October 2025.  Prof. Tan’s book is a comprehensive academic work in the field of economic public law that addresses the legal frameworks governing economic activities and state intervention in markets. The book[Read More…]

Every year, in honor of the late METU professor Mustafa Parlar, the Middle East Technical University Parlar Foundation recognizes the achievements of scientists and scholars from a variety of fields for their exceptional research productivity.  This year, the following five Bilkent faculty members were recipients of METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Foundation Awards: Asst. Prof. Ayşegül Dündar Boral (Department of[Read More…]

The evaluation results for TÜBİTAK’s “1711 Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Call” have been announced. This call aims to support the transformation of AI technologies into demand-driven solutions and to strengthen Türkiye’s AI ecosystem. Following the completion of the evaluation process, two consortia involving Bilkent University have been awarded support.  Under this call, the goal is[Read More…]