On March 21, the Department of Translation and Interpretation students came together to celebrate International Francophonie Day with a memorable event, organized by Dr. Eyüp Özgür Özen. The celebration featured a full program combining art, music and linguistic appreciation. Students staged a play titled “La Vie est une Interprétation,” creatively[Read More…]
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Men’s Basketball Reaches Super League
The promotion competition for the Regional Basketball League and the Super League, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, has come to a successful conclusion. Featuring nearly 200 universities from across the country, the competition reached its final stage between April 28 and May 4 in Antalya. Bilkent University’s men’s[Read More…]
Children in the Digital World: Legal Issues and Solutions
On May 5, 2025, the Human Rights Center (BİHM) organized a workshop titled “Children in the Digital World: Legal Issues and Solutions” at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Arts Center. The event brought together approximately 50 experts from diverse professional backgrounds. The opening remarks were delivered by[Read More…]
Department of Archaeology Visits Ancient City of Aphrodisias
During the weekend of April 26–27, undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty members from the Department of Archaeology embarked on an enriching excursion to the ancient city of Aphrodisias, located in Geyre, Aydın Province. They were accompanied by Rector Prof. Kürşat Aydoğan, Provost Prof. Orhan Aytür and Dean of the[Read More…]
Efe Alpay Debuts Mnemonic Data Sculptures at Art Basel and RenderCon
Asst. Prof. Efe Alpay of the Department of Graphic Design recently presented his Mnemonic Data Sculptures at Art Basel Miami 2024 and RenderCon Hollywood 2025, continuing his exploration of transforming sound data into physical-digital forms. At Art Basel Miami, held December 6–8, 2024, Alpay showcased “A Giant Leap,” a sculptural[Read More…]
Bilkent Students Raise Intellectual Property Awareness
The IP Pioneers Project, which was created to ensure that university students gain knowledge about industrial property rights and to encourage the dissemination of intellectual property (IP) awareness among youth, has now completed its first phase. The project was developed in cooperation with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT)[Read More…]
Academic Administrative Appointments
Başak Baysal was appointed as Acting Dean of the Faculty of Law. Ayşe Dicle Ergin was reappointed and Elif Küzeci Erol was appointed as Associate Deans of the Faculty of Law.
Efe Erşahin Wins Percussion Competition
Efe Erşahin, a percussion student at Bilkent University Music Preparatory School, returned with a first-place award from the “Hallein International Percussion Competition 2025” held in Austria, under the guidance of his instructor Aydın Mecid. The competition featured many young musicians from Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Poland and China. The jury included[Read More…]
Faculty Promotions
Ayşenur Dal, faculty member in the Department of Communication and Design, was appointed as associate professor. Nathan Paul Leidholm, faculty member in the Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas Program, was appointed as interim associate professor.
Student Athletes Gather for Angora Cup
The second stage of the 20th Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival, organized by the Department of Physical Education and Sports, was held at Bilkent University. Approximately 700 students from a number of universities, including Ankara, Atılım, Başkent, Bilkent, Gazi, Hacettepe, METU, TEDU, Jandarma and SGA, participated in this special event.[Read More…]