Upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees and with the approval of the Council of Higher Education, Orhan Aytür assumed the position of Acting Rector of Bilkent University on 28 July 2026. As part of the new administrative structure, Ezhan Karaşan was appointed Provost, Hüseyin Boyacı was appointed Vice[Read More…]
Bilkentpreneurs Challenge 2026 concluded with the final pitches held on May 22. Organized in collaboration with the Faculty of Business Administration, Beba Innovation & Entrepreneurship Foundation, Meteksan Türkiye, and Revitt, with the logistic support of Bilkent CYBERPARK, the competition brought together 10 finalist teams selected from 45 applicants. The finalists[Read More…]
The university is pleased to announce the recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards for the 2025–26 academic year. Asst. Prof. Onur Çizmecioğlu, Asst. Prof. Arda Gitmez, Esra Tünay, Assoc. Prof. Eray Tüzün and Asst. Prof. Jonathan Coleman Williams were chosen for demonstrating outstanding teaching abilities and for contributing to students’[Read More…]
Bilkent University will welcome Prof. Kutalmış Görkay to the Department of Archeology to assume a pivotal role in the archaeological exploration and long-term preservation of the ancient city of Zeugma, one of the most significant urban centers on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. It is renowned today for[Read More…]
The Departments of Fine Arts and Graphic Design launched their joint graduation exhibition on Monday, June 8, at the Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Center on Tunus Street in Ankara. Marking the students’ first public presentation of their work, the exhibition showcased a diverse selection of final creative and research projects,[Read More…]
The Department of Psychology was accredited by the Turkish Psychological Association. The accreditation decision was granted on May 8, 2026, and the department received accreditation for a period of five years. The accreditation process conducted by the Turkish Psychological Association aims to ensure that undergraduate psychology programs meet national and[Read More…]
NanoDay 2026, held on Friday, May 8, and organized by the Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), once again brought together leading figures from the international scientific community. Celebrating its 12th edition this year, NanoDay welcomed Prof. Valentin Valtchev from the University of Caen Normandy and The French National[Read More…]
IEEE Bilkent held the VOL-E’26 event on April 18–19, hosted by Özel Bilkent Malatya Laboratory Schools. Engineering students from Bilkent University came together with high school students in Malatya to introduce Bilkent, its engineering departments and the different fields of engineering. Throughout the two-day event, students took part in hands-on[Read More…]
The group exhibition Residue / İz, organized by the Department of Communication and Design (COMD), opened at CerModern Flow in Ankara on May 6, 2026, as part of Europe Day. The exhibition will remain on view through May 17, 2026, and is presented alongside Becoming Matter, a work by conceptual[Read More…]
The closing ceremony and national conference of the Teacher Education Digital Ecosystem Project, for which content was developed by the Bilkent University Faculty of Education, were held in Ankara on May 5–6, 2026. The three-year project, funded by the European Union and carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of[Read More…]
