The Faculty of Business Administration’s Retail Management (MAN 437) class hosted a corporate seminar with Göktuğ Gökdemir, founder of the well-known Ankara restaurant chain Il Forno and the café/restaurant Lemonde. Drawing on his extensive industry experience, Mr. Gökdemir spoke openly about his professional journey, which students found encouraging and informative.[Read More…]
The international conference on Black Sea archaeology, “Circumnavigating the Black Sea, Prospecting its Hinterland—Projects, Ideas and Interaction,” jointly organized by Assoc. Prof. Thomas Zimmermann (HART) and Prof. Ayşe Fatma Erol (Hacıbayram University) was held on November 6–8 at Bilkent. The event brought together scholars from Russia, France, Germany and Türkiye.[Read More…]
Photographs: Ara Güler, Copyright: Ara Güler Museum Hosted by Bilkent University in collaboration with the Ara Güler Museum and Gallery Siyah Beyaz and organized by the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, the exhibition “Ara Güler—A Selection of Ankara Photographs” opened on November 18 at the İhsan and Ayser Doğramacı Science,[Read More…]
Bilkent University is hosting this year’s Women and Men’s Inter-University Volleyball League competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation. The matches will take place between November 24 and December 4 at the Main Sports Hall (basketball court). The athletes of Bilkent’s volleyball teams invite the whole Bilkent community to[Read More…]
Name: Furkan Arslantaş Department: COMD How often do you exercise? I exercise two to three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It has positive effects on my focus rate for complex tasks. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or[Read More…]
As part of Bilkent University’s UNIDES Project, the Bilkent Chess Club is pleased to host the second Chess Cup tournament, featuring the participation of 12 universities from across the country. This exciting two-day event will take place on November 29–30 at the Main Sports Hall on campus. The tournament aims[Read More…]
The “Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games” events and tournaments were organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center in October and November. Approximately 150 students participated in athletics, badminton, table tennis and tennis tournaments. Please see the results here: Athletics 800mWomen1- Zeynep Taksuk 3.24,00 min.[Read More…]
BY EHSAN ULLAH SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Aneta Bořutová Department: THM/II Erasmus+ Country of Origin: Czech Republic University: Tomas Bata University in Zlin What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I landed in Türkiye with my roommate on a wild, squiggly night, our suitcases bursting out of the taxi trunk, tied with[Read More…]
In the summer of 2025, four faculty members from the Department of Chemistry—Prof. Şefik Süzer, Prof. Ömer Dağ, Asst. Prof. Fahri Alkan and Asst. Prof. Halil I. Okur—published four studies in The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (JPCL), covering a wide range of topics in physical chemistry from gold nanoparticles[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr I heard that a new orange cat was spotted hanging around campus, going to dormitories and paying visits to students in distress. Honestly, I would love him to pay a visit to my dorm because I really miss my[Read More…]
