Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, received the American Political Science Association (APSA) MENA Politics Section’s 2025 Best Paper Award for the paper “Ethnic Cues and Conflict-Triggered Harassment: Evidence from Soccer Fields,” written with Aslı Cansunar of the University of Washington and Arzu Kıbrıs[Read More…]
The Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary with “Intersections” (“Kesişimler”), an exhibition on view at CerModern in Ankara from September 29 to October 7. Founded in 1986 as one of Bilkent University’s first faculties, FADA comprises the Departments of Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Interior[Read More…]
Dr. Kirill Chepurin from the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas is the recipient of this year’s Klaus Heyne Award. The award, conferred by Goethe University Frankfurt, recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions in the field of German Romanticism. Dr. Chepurin received the award in recognition of his important monograph, “Bliss against[Read More…]
It’s time for friends to get together and organize teams for the “Bilkent Sports Games” fall semester basketball, football and volleyball tournaments, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center. To register, participants must fill out a team information form at the Physical Education and Sports Center by the registration[Read More…]
The “Bilkent Sports Games” 50m–100m sprint event will be held on Wednesday, October 7, at the Stadium. Date: Wednesday, October 7 Time: 6 p.m. Place: Stadium Participation: All Bilkent students Registration: All Sports Halls For more information: spor@bilkent.edu.tr, ext. 1993 Note: The date of the event may change depending on[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Esra Çuhadar of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration and the Department of International Relations discussed with students how academics can contribute to peace and justice in Palestine. As part of the Science Café (Bilim Kafe) series organized by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), Bilkent[Read More…]
The Department of International Relations hosted two international workshops on September 12 and 13, bringing together more than 30 scholars and policy practitioners from Europe, North America and Asia. Organized in cooperation with the European Initiative for Security Studies, the academic workshop “Security Architectures Under Strain” and the policy workshop[Read More…]
Ahsen Küçükdurmaz, director of the Physical Education and Sports Center, recently represented Bilkent University at the FISU World Forum 2026 in Östersund, Sweden. The forum brought together more than 160 participants from 44 countries, including representatives of universities, national university sports federations and the international university sports community. Throughout the[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Nilay Özer, who completed her master’s and doctoral studies in the Department of Turkish Literature and now teaches at Yeditepe University, has received the Oğuz Tansel Poetry Award for her book “Yüzü Kelebeklerle Örtülü.” The jury based its decision on Dr. Özer’s success in reconstructing the fragmented and[Read More…]
A new group of international exchange and full-time students has arrived for the fall semester. This semester Bilkent University is hosting 105 new exchange students and 126 full-time international students from 54 countries. Bilkent welcomed the students with an orientation program held by the Office of International Students and Exchange[Read More…]
