Name: Zeynep Taşevli Department: CS How often do you exercise? I exercise once or twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Taking part in a sports course has made me more active and less stressed. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a[Read More…]
Volume 30
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Mubeen Amin Department: Mechanical Engineering Country of Origin: Pakistan What do you like best about Turkey? I like the greenery of Ankara, the architecture of İstanbul and soğuk baklava from Kızılay. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? Both countries are[Read More…]
Atatürk Photography Exhibition
The Bilkent Photography Club organized an exhibition titled “Atatürk and Republic” in memory of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the 85th anniversary of his death. The exhibition, which took place November 14–16, was presented to the Bilkent Community with a mission to remember the values and ideals that Atatürk left to[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Ahmed El Hayti Department: Management How often do you exercise? Six times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I recover more quickly from my health problems. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Find a partner[Read More…]
Recent Publication Featuring Ankara’s Heritage Sites
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Department of Cultural and Natural Properties, recently published a book titled “World Heritage of Ankara UNESCO World Heritage Sites.” The aim of the book is to draw attention to buildings and sites in the capital that are or should be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. [Read More…]
İhsan Doğramacı Memorial Lecture
The 2023 İhsan Doğramacı Memorial Lecture, “Five Wonders of the Quantum World,” will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Art Center. The lecture will be given by Prof. Thors Hans Hansson of Stockholm University and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. [Read More…]
Blue Spruce Trees to 100 Institutions in Honor of the Republic Centennial
November 11th is National Tree Planting Day. On this occasion, on the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry presented blue spruce trees to 100 institutions in Turkey. A tree was presented to Rector Kürşat Aydoğan for Bilkent University under the slogan, “Breath for the[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Özçelik Selected as Expert by Global Partnership on AI
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ş. Barış Özçelik of the Faculty of Law has been selected as the first self-nominated expert from Türkiye by the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) for the period of 2024–2027. The GPAI, the secretariat of which is undertaken by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development[Read More…]
Table Tennis Tournament Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” fall semester table tennis tournament took place last week, on the evenings of November 7–9, with competitions in three categories. Below are the names of the players who finished in the top four places in each category. Women (Intermediate) 1- Didem Karaer 2- Emine Ebrar Gökşahan [Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Maryam Azimli Department: Computer Science Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? The kindness in people. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your home country? Our culture and dishes are very similar. What will you miss most about Bilkent/Turkey? [Read More…]