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…]
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…]
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…]
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).
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…]
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…]
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…]
Bilkent University is launching a Science Café event series. The first event will take place on Saturday, February 21, at 2 p.m., featuring a talk by Prof. Tayfun Özçelik, chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, titled “Fostering a Culture of Creativity in Science.” The event will be held at[Read More…]
In the University Sports Federation of Türkiye Division 1 American Football League, Bilkent’s team played a match on February 8, defeating Okan University with a convincing score of 41–6. The Bilkent Judges will play the final match of the group against Başkent University on February 21 at Hacettepe University Stadium. The winner will be promoted to the Super League. All Bilkent members are invited[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Tutto Passa This week, my friends and I visited OMM (Odunpazarı Modern Museum), located in Eskişehir. Some of you might have visited OMM before or know of the large site-specific bamboo installation by Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, which has almost become a symbol of the museum itself. What makes this museum unique for me[Read More…]
