Bilkent graduate student, Ahmet Arif Aslan, along with his advisor, Asst. Prof. Erdinç Tatar, won the best paper award at “The 39th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2026)” in Salzburg, Austria, January 25–29, 2026. IEEE MEMS is the premier international conference in the field of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS). Mr. Aslan and Dr. Tatar’s[Read More…]
Prof. Refet S. Gürkaynak, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) for 2025. The IAAE Fellowship recognizes distinguished contributions to applied econometrics. Fellows participate in the governance of the association, including the annual selection of new fellows. The distinction is awarded for[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Bülent Batuman, chair of the Department of Architecture, has published a new book, “Mekânın Politikası: Kriz, Kent ve Mimarlık” (The Politics of Space: Crisis, City, and Architecture). The book reads the relationship between the contemporary moment and the city and architecture through a spatial–political lens. In a time when neoliberal crises, wars, migration, post-truth populism and[Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” badminton tournament will be held on February 25–26, at the Main Sports Hall. Dates and Categories February 25: Women and Men’s Beginner February 26: Women and Men’s Intermediate Time: 6 p.m. Place: Main Sports Hall Registration: All Sports Halls For more information please call ext. 1993 or email to spor@bilkent.edu.tr
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Erida Puka Department: CTIS/II Country of Origin: Albania What were your first impressions about Türkiye? The roads are very wide, and there are so many people everywhere! What do you like best about Bilkent and Türkiye? I love all the trees, the green spaces and, of course, the cats. Are there any similarities between Türkiye and your[Read More…]
Name: Ömer Meriç Erdem Department: ME How often do you exercise? I exercise five times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It’s my motive to live by. Literally. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Don’t push too soon. Progress may take[Read More…]
The Çiğdem and Hossein Dabir Award for Excellence in Short Fiction is an annual award that celebrates Bilkent students who demonstrate outstanding creativity, originality and skill in short fiction writing. The 2025 award ceremony was held on Friday, February 6, at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science, Culture and Arts[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Dearest Bilkent readers, a long time has passed. Lives have changed, courses have been added and dropped based on momentary decisions. There are little campus crushes to decide on the entirety of the semester in just a week. For those who have been hit by Eros’ arrow, a certain day[Read More…]
As part of their senior graduation project, fourth-year students from the Department of Communication and Design organized a social responsibility-focused event in collaboration with LÖSEV (Foundation for Children with Leukemia) on World Cancer Day, February 4. A stand was set up on campus where LÖSEV products such as calendars, handmade[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Jonathan C. Williams from the Department of English Language and Literature has published a monograph with Bloomsbury Academic. The book, “Melancholic Life: Literary Expression and the Experience of History from Burton to Keats,” traces the long historical transformation of melancholia from a medical condition into a distinctly political[Read More…]
