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…]
Amemorial service was held for Assoc. Prof. Osman Oğuz, retired faculty member in the Department of Industrial Engineering, whom we lost on Monday, August 24, 2026. Dr. Oğuz, who joined Bilkent University in 1988, served as chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at various times during his tenure at[Read More…]
Ceren Aydoğmuş was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration. Fehmi Tanrısever was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration.
Assoc. Prof. Yıldıray Yıldız of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has begun serving as Chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committee 9.2, Systems and Control for Societal Impact, for the 2026–29 triennium. The handover from the outgoing chair, Mariana Netto of Université Gustave Eiffel, took place[Read More…]
Prof. Refet Gürkaynak, faculty member in the Department of Economics, has been appointed Vice President for Special Projects at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), one of the world’s most prestigious international networks for economic policy and research. In this international leadership role, Prof. Gürkaynak will lead the development[Read More…]
The traditional Alumni Homecoming, organized by the Career and Alumni Office, took place on Sunday, September 20. Rector Orhan Aytür opened the event with a presentation at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts (FMPA). A full day of live performances, children’s activities and the traditional lottery draw followed, giving[Read More…]
