The fall semester volleyball and basketball tournaments are over, and the results are in. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of the “Bilkent Sports Games” program, a total of 25 teams and 145 participants participated in the basketball 3×3 tournament, while 29 teams and 270 participants[Read More…]
Volume 30
Interuniversity Basketball and Volleyball Regional League Competitions
The interuniversity basketball and volleyball regional league competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, took place between November 20 and December 12. Student athletes from 23 universities participated in the event. Men’s basketball teams and women and men’s volleyball teams competed to qualify in the playoff competitions. The Bilkent[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Faysal Hossain Department: Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSN) Country of Origin: Bangladesh What do you like best about Turkey? The mutual respect people mostly have for each other, regardless of class, gender or faith. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? [Read More…]
Breathing and Meditation
A breathing and meditation activity will be held on December 19, at 6:30 p.m., at the Main Sports Hall. Students who take part in the class will earn points for their “Sports as a Way of Life” mountain groups. The session is limited to 100 participants. Register at all Sports[Read More…]
Performing Arts Students Premiere New Play, “4 by Tenn”
A new play, “4 by Tenn,” premiered on December 8 in the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts Theater Hall. “4 by Tenn” consisting of “The Pink Bedroom,” “The Lady of Larkspur Lotion,” “Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen” and “Mister Paradise,” all short plays written[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Associate Professor Ayşe Çelikkol
BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/III) Assoc. Prof. Ayşe Çelikkol is the chair and one of the instructors of the English Language and Literature department. She got her undergraduate degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University in 1998 and literary studies from Beloit College in 2000. After receiving her[Read More…]
Aid Campaign for Hatay
Social Awareness Projects (TDP) has initiated an aid campaign to address the needs of earthquake victims in Hatay, focusing on winter necessities for children. The campaign will continue until Wednesday, December 6. Requested items are listed below. Donations can be dropped off at the security cabin located at the entrance[Read More…]
Tennis Tournament Next Week
It’s time to take out the rackets as the “Bilkent Sports Games” tennis tournament is about to begin. December 12: Women’s Beginner and Intermediate December 13: Men’s Beginner and Intermediate December 14: Men’s Advanced Time: 6 p.m. Place: Indoor Tennis Courts Registration: All Sports Halls For more information please call[Read More…]
12th Bilkent Tourism Forum: Eclectic Future of Tourism
The 12th Bilkent University Tourism Forum will take place on Thursday, December 7, at the FADA Building, FFB-022, at 1:30 p.m. This year’s theme is “The 100th Year of Our Republic and the Eclectic Future of Tourism.” Students taking GE-250/251 will receive points for attending. The event will be held[Read More…]
Academic Administrative Appointments
Lecturer Murat Özdamar was appointed as assistant chair of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, effective November 20, 2023. Asst. Prof. of Teaching Tufan Kıymaz was appointed as assistant chair of the Department of Philosophy, effective November 20, 2023. Senior Lecturer Andreas Treske was appointed as acting chair[Read More…]