Bilkent’s annual Spring Festival is taking place April 24-25 at the Main Campus Green Field and the Odeon. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and keeps going all the way until 11:15 p.m. on Saturday—so come and by enjoy the festivities. The Radio Bilkent 31st anniversary party is set for Friday, April 24,[Read More…]
The 21st annual Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival will take place April 17–30. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, 456 students from a number of universities are expected to be on campus for this special event. The students, either as individuals or on teams, will compete to win cups in six[Read More…]
Between April 6 and April 13, the exhibition “Distinguished Works” by students from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) was held at the FF Building. The exhibition brought together projects, drawings, sketches and models created during the 2025–26 fall semester, reflecting the creativity and dedication of IAED students at[Read More…]
The tenth edition of the “Turkish Writers at Bilkent” series was held on April 9, at the Library Art Gallery. The conversation featured Sezin Romi, director of the Salt Library and Archives, and writer, educator and curator Vasıf Kortun. The event focused on the book “How Did We Get Here: Reading Vasıf Kortun,” which features an in-depth conversation between Romi and Kortun and[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Reporting from many miles above the ground—somewhere between Bergamo and Paris—I find myself reflecting on the past month. It has been a month of living in a different country, discovering new places and forming new friendships. Transformative would not be an overstatement, and honestly, I can’t even begin to imagine what the[Read More…]
The Faculty of Law Vis Moot team has achieved remarkable success at the 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The Vis Moot is one of the world’s most prestigious international arbitration competitions, bringing together law students from across the globe to compete in simulated commercial dispute proceedings. Competing[Read More…]
Held each year by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of its “Sports As a Way of Life” program, the spring run will take place on Sunday, April 26, at 12 p.m. All students, alumni, faculty, staff and alumni/faculty/staff family members are invited to participate. Participants can register and get a race[Read More…]
The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture held its first FADA Fest on April 6–10. The festival brought together students, academics and professionals through a program of workshops, talks, screenings and exhibitions held across the F Buildings. Participants attended sessions on topics such as podcasting, modern Turkish architecture, contemporary art and AI in design,[Read More…]
The Department of Performing Arts staged its new production, “Open Couple,” as part of the Senior Project II. Directed by guest director Geoffrey Hyland, Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the play will be performed at the Bilkent Theater Hall. Additional performances are scheduled for April 16, 24 and 30,[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Elif Küzeci of the Faculty of Law has been appointed as an Advisory Committee Member for the Principles for the Governance of Biometrics project of the European Law Institute, a joint initiative carried out in cooperation with the American Law Institute. The project aims to develop clear principles for the ethical[Read More…]
