The İhsan Doğramacı Memorial Lecture was held on Friday, November 29 at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Art Center. Bilkent University hosted Prof. Mete Atatüre, a 1996 graduate of the Department of Physics and Head of the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, as the keynote[Read More…]
Volume 31
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Assoc. Prof. Onur Türkmen
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/III) Assoc. Prof. Onur Türkmen is a faculty member at the Department of Music and the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Jazz Composition in 1998, Onur Türkmen completed his master’s and[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Deniz Kara Department: EE How often do you exercise? I exercise four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Due to my increased athleticism, it has become easier to play other sports. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/III) Name: Sai Krishna Prem Department: Architecture Country of Origin: India What were your first impressions about Türkiye? I liked Türkiye. The culture and people are way different than in India. The country is well-developed, and it’s a bit pricey compared to India. The best part[Read More…]
“Bilkent Swim Cup” Results
The first annual Bilkent Swim Cup interuniversity swimming competition was held November 29–December 1, at Bilkent. Men and women’s swimming teams from Bilkent, Başkent, METU, Hacettepe, Ankara, Çankaya and Hacı Bayram Universities competed for the cup. Congratulations to all the athletes who participated in this event. The main goal of[Read More…]
THM Hosts GM of Mövenpick Hotel
On November 21, Bilkent Tourism Club hosted the General Manager of Mövenpick Ankara, Mr. Alp Mahir Akyüz, Department of Tourism and Hotel Management (THM) 2000 alumnus, for a business seminar. Initiated by Tourism and Hotel Management (THM) Instructor Güneş Karamullaoğlu as a part of her THM 409 Tourism Law course,[Read More…]
Senior Theater Students Present Hot L Baltimore: A Milestone Performance
“Hot L Baltimore,” an evocative play, is brought to life by senior theatre students from the Department of Performing Arts under the direction of the department’s chair, Jason Hale. The students were set to perform Lanford Wilson’s acclaimed play in a production that premiered on November 21 at the Faculty[Read More…]
Bilkent’s Cyberpark Named Türkiye’s Most Successful Technopark
The Ministry of Industry and Technology announced the results of the 2022 Performance Index on November 13, 2024. According to the rankings, Bilkent Cyberpark ranked first overall as well as in the mature technoparks category. Bilkent Cyberpark also topped the rankings released in December 2022. Bilkent Cyberpark has numerous national[Read More…]
Bilkenters Run
Forget the questions and excuses: “I could do regular sports if I had someone to run with,” “I want to run but I don’t know how to start,” “How can I run without getting out of breath?” “I have no sports background, can I still run?” The Physical Education and[Read More…]
Faculty Promotions
Seymur Jahangirov, researcher at the National Nanotechnology Research Center and faculty member at Materials Science and Nanotechnology, was appointed as UNAM Associate Professor.