The “Bilkent Sports Games” Athletics 200m–400m sprint will be held on October 16 in the Stadium at 6 p.m. Date: Thursday, October 16 Participation: All Bilkent students Students taking GE 250/251 will receive 10 points for completing the activity. Registration: All Sports Halls For more information please call ext. 1993.
Volume 32
Having Fun? Don’t Worry, That’s Not Going Away Soon
BY İREM NAZ DUYMUŞ (AMER/III) & EDA EMEKOĞLU (AMER/III) This month has had many firsts: first classes to consider in add/drop week, the first official week of classes and the first edition of Bilkent News (filled with amazing content). Yeah, all of that happened. I don’t know about you, but I think the[Read More…]
Track & Field Sprint Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” track and field sprint competition, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, took place on October 2. A total of 30 students participated in the women’s 50–100m sprint and men’s 50–100m sprint categories. The names of the finishers with the four best times in each category are listed[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
Name: İbrahim Akram Department: PHYS/I Country of Origin: Pakistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Türkiye is insanely beautiful! When I first arrived, I went straight to İstanbul. I was completely overwhelmed by how much history is packed into every corner. It felt like home, like I was back in[Read More…]
New Phase in Digital Ecosystem for Teacher Training
Funded by the EU and implemented in partnership with the Ministry of National Education and UNICEF and developed by a team of experts from the Faculty of Education, the Digital Ecosystem for the Teacher Training Project has entered a new phase with the launch of online trainings designed to strengthen[Read More…]
Welcome Picnic for Engineering Students
The Faculty of Engineering and the Academic Student Coordination Unit (ASCU) recently hosted a picnic event on campus to bring together engineering freshmen and senior students involved in a mentorship program. Launched in 2016, the program connects new students with volunteer upperclassmen through WhatsApp groups to offer guidance and support.[Read More…]
New Beginnings for Collaboration
The first “New Beginnings for Collaboration—Academia–Industry Dialogues I” event, organized by the Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office (TTO), took place at the Bilkent Rector’s residence on September 24. The program opened with a welcome address by Provost Prof. Orhan Aytür. Prof. Ekmel Özbay (NANOTAM) and Fikret Çınar (Nurol Makina) then[Read More…]
Sam Hirst Receives Marshall Shulman Book Prize
Asst. Prof. Sam Hirst of the Department of International Relations has been awarded the prestigious Marshall Shulman Book Prize by the Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book “Against the Liberal Order: The Soviet Union, Turkey, and Statist Internationalism, 1919–1939” (Oxford University Press, 2024). The prize recognizes[Read More…]
New Book by Bilin Neyaptı Explores Fiscal Decentralization
A new book by Assoc. Prof. Bilin Neyaptı of the Department of Economics has been released: “Understanding Fiscal Decentralization,” published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book provides a comprehensive overview of fiscal decentralization (FD), outlining how it interacts with domestic structures and institutions. It reviews both theoretical and empirical literature relating to macroprudential institutions and[Read More…]
Student Council Elections to Start
The Student Council elections for the 2025-26 academic year will begin this week and proceed according to the Election Calendar below. Detailed information, including the Election Calendar, regulations, campaign rules and the application form, is available at https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/student-council/. Student Council Election Calendar Monday, September 29 (9 a.m.) – Friday, October 3 (5 p.m.) Prospective[Read More…]