Volume 30

Good News from Billiards and Basketball Championship 

Forty-six male athletes took part in the inter-university billiards championship that was held in Ankara and organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation. İbrahim Mete Çetin (LAW) won the tournament to become the national champion. Bilkent’s men’s team ranked third in Turkey overall.  The Bilkent men’s basketball team placed third[Read More…]

The International Chronicles 

BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II)  Name: Bright Manzi         Department: Physics            Country of Origin: Rwanda   What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   Türkiye is a very welcoming country. People here are very dramatic and kind.  What do you like best about Bilkent and Türkiye?   The thing I like most about Bilkent[Read More…]

The Sporting Life 

Name: Serdar Kalay  Department: EE  How often do you exercise?  Three times a week.  How has regular exercise affected your life? It keeps me motivated and helps me overcome my stress.  What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?   Try as[Read More…]

Our Profound Loss 

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. 

FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Ufuk Önen 

BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II)  Dr. Ufuk Önen is a sound designer, composer, author and educator with 30 years of experience in music production, audio post-production for visual media, and audio installation systems. He is the author of the first reference book in the Turkish language covering the fields of audio[Read More…]

The International Chronicles 

BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II)  Name: Scott Auerbach         Department: MBG           Country of Origin: United States of America   What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   Well, I would say that my first impression of Ankara was how intense it is, everyone is in a rush. You can see how massive the[Read More…]

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