In 2016, the Faculty of Engineering launched a program, led by the Academic Student Coordination Unit (ASCU), that connects incoming engineering students with volunteer upperclass students through contact groups. The volunteers welcome the newcomers, help them settle in at Bilkent and answer their questions. This year the tradition continued. The[Read More…]
The Career and Alumni Office is inviting third- and fourth-year students to take part in its Interview Adventure with Talent Hunters program, in which students hold one-on-one interviews with HR professionals from companies in a range of sectors and receive feedback on their performance. Applications open September 24 through the[Read More…]
Bilkent hosted PhilFest’26 on Saturday, September 26, bringing together students, academics and visitors from across Türkiye for a full day of philosophical engagement. Running from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Spring Festival Area, the festival brought philosophy into conversation with music, dance, art, science and everyday life. Talks[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Pınar Sezginalp of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design led a city walk, “European Architects in Ankara, Capital of the Republic,” on Sunday, September 20, as part of the European Heritage Days. The 70-minute walk along Bankalar Caddesi in Ulus drew about 25 participants, among them[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/IV) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/IV) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Dearest Readers, I would like to welcome you all to another year of Bilkent. Though it is the first for some, I am one of the elders now, being a senior. If you are wondering whether I feel nostalgic[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/III) Name: Jalal Gahramanov Department: CTIS/II Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? The moment I stepped off the plane, something funny happened: I did not feel like a stranger at all, I felt like I had simply come home. The streets sounded[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Bülent Batuman, chair of the Department of Architecture, edited “Cities and Islamisms: On the Politics and the Production of the Built Environment,” published by Routledge in 2021. A Turkish edition of the volume has recently been published by Dipnot Yayınları with the title “Kentler ve İslamcılıklar: Mekan, Mimarlık,[Read More…]
Tuğba Özden Bayar, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, received a Highly Commended recognition in the 2026 UACES Excellence in Teaching Award, which honors exceptional commitment, creativity and impact in the teaching of contemporary European studies. Founded in 1967, UACES is an international membership organization for academics and[Read More…]
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…]
