By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr The Winter Olympics have concluded and so has the first month of Bilkent! I don’t know which was more tough though, the athletes of athletes competing for their lives and representing their states or Bilkent students getting up on time to attend classes. But here we are as champions, waiting for the next challenges to overcome… although as[Read More…]
Volume 32
Bilkent Talks 2026 to Bring Together Speakers from Diverse Fields
Organized by TEDxBilkent, Bilkent Talks will once again bring together members of the Bilkent University community for a day of discussion and idea-sharing. The event will host speakers from diverse fields, including science, art, psychology, health, music and entrepreneurship. Through moderated conversations, participants will have the opportunity to engage with different perspectives and reflect on contemporary issues across[Read More…]
International Women’s Day Trekking
International Women’s Day Trekking As part of the International Women’s Day celebration, a “Sports As a Way of Life” trekking event will be organized on March 8 at 11 a.m. at Bilkent Lake. This special event aims to highlight the importance of women’s participation in sports and active living. All Bilkent students, academic and administrative staff[Read More…]
Professional Insights from a Field Expert
On February 17, THM 409 Tourism Law, led by Instructor Güneş Karamullaoğlu, hosted Onur Altınbıçak, a 2005 THM graduate. Bringing over two decades of perspective since his graduation, Altınbıçak provided students with a roadmap of how legal principles manifest in day-to-day hotel operations. The seminar moved beyond the idea of law as a mere set of[Read More…]
100th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Turkish Civil Code
The Faculty of Law in collaboration with the Atatürk and Republican Era Research Center, marked the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Turkish Civil Code with a seminar titled “Turkish Civil Law Revolution,” on February 17, 2026, at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Art Center. Organized as part of the “100th[Read More…]
Fostering Creativity: Tayfun Özçelik Connects Science with the Public
Bilkent University held the first event of its Science Café series on Saturday, February 21, at the Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center, in collaboration with Çankaya Municipality. The talk, titled “Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Science,” was delivered by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. In his presentation, Prof. Özçelik reflected on[Read More…]
Student Council Mid-year Election Results
The student council mid-year assembly general meeting was held on Tuesday, February 17, to fill the recently vacated student council seats. Emre Kurt (PHIL) and Zeliha Hazal Oğuz were elected as new members of the executive board. New audit committee members are Hüseyin Ata Yılmaz (THM) and Sıla Erdem (POLS).
Career Fair 2026
The 28th Career Fair was held at Bilkent University’s Main Campus Sports Hall on February 17 and 18, attracting over 5,300 students. The event hosted human resources professionals and unit managers from 71 major corporations. Organized annually by the Career and Alumni Office, the Career Fair offers Bilkent students the opportunity to learn about[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Zuzanna Helena Morawek Department: Archeology Erasmus +University: University of Wrocław Country of Origin: Poland What were your first impressions about Türkiye?My strongest first impression of Türkiye came from a trip I took a year before coming to Bilkent. I was amazed by the colors, the[Read More…]
Law Students’ Film Named Finalist
The film “Sunflower Seeds,” directed by Zeynep Sude Baran (LAW/IV) and Bahar Candemir (LAW/IV), students from the Faculty of Law, became a finalist among 163 films in the Sabancı Foundation Short Film Competition. The theme of this year’s competition was “Educational Inequalities.” In addition, the production and editing were carried out by Zeynep Sude Baran, while the screenplay was written by Bahar Candemir, who[Read More…]