The “Sanataevet” Honorary Award was presented in the Opera category to Soprano Esra Abacioğlu Akcan (MUS’96). Esra Abacioğlu Akcan is the first Turkish artist to perform the works of Necil Kâzım Akses (1908-1999), one of the leading composers of the Turkish Republic. She has worked at Antalya and Ankara State[Read More…]
Ceren Çerciler (ELIT ’99) has been awarded the Medal of Honor from the King of Spain for supporting Spanish officials and delegations after the earthquake in Turkey and enhancing diplomatic ties between the two nations. Ms. Çerciler coordinated the process of building a field hospital by Spanish teams in Hatay[Read More…]
Recent archaeological research, led by Bilkent alumna and senior lecturer in zooarchaeology at the University of Groningen, Dr. Canan Çakırlar, sheds light on the eco-cultural history of fallow deer, pivotal in the Dutch deer parks debate. Published studies refute assumptions of the deer’s invasiveness in Europe, tracing their presence back[Read More…]
Bilkent University alumni Selim Tepeler (MAN ’17) and Muhammed Ali Taksim (IE ’17), who continued their careers in Germany and England, are hosting the podcast “Expat Kafası.” The podcast focuses on the lives of Turkish expats who have recently settled abroad. In each episode, they not only share their own career[Read More…]
Dr. Ömer Mert Aksoy (EE/’17) has won the ETH Medal award. The ETH Medal is awarded by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zurich) to outstanding master’s and doctoral theses. The number of bestowals is capped to 2.5 percent of master’s theses and eight percent of doctoral[Read More…]
Tourism and Hotel Management (THM) graduate Osman Sezener has been awarded a Michelin Star for two of his restaurants, Kitchen in Bodrum and OD Urla (also awarded a Michelin Green Star for sustainable cooking). Additionally, Sezener’s family-owned restaurant Ristorante Pizzeria Venedik was awarded Michelin Selection (Point of View) status. This[Read More…]
Mete Atatüre, a 1996 graduate of the Department of Physics, was appointed head of the Cavendish Laboratory, which is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge. The laboratory was opened in 1874. As of 2019, 30 Cavendish researchers have won Nobel prizes. Notable discoveries such as the electron,[Read More…]
Department of Fine Arts graduate Hayri Şengül (2016) and coartist Sinan Logie opened an exhibition for the 40th anniversary of the Siyah Beyaz Art Gallery on September 22. Gallery Siyah Beyaz hosts artist pairs in the practice of coproduction. Sharing their time and space, the artist pairs not only work[Read More…]
Zeynep Demirbilek (TRIN ’00) was named the most effective delivery technology manager in Western Europe by the UK-based business digital magazine “CEO Monthly.” Ms. Demirbilek, with her “Service Club Delivery” initiative, established in Spain, provides courier services to different sectors. She matches companies in need of delivery personnel with trained[Read More…]
The 30th International Adana Altın Koza Film Festival, organized by Adana Metropolitan Municipality, will be held September 18–24. Akşamüstü Rüyası,” directed by Mustafa Mert Yağcı, and “Apartman Boşluğu,” directed by Can Baran, produced within the Department of Communication and Design 4th-year Visual Communication Project capstone course, were selected for the[Read More…]
