Campus & Community

PhilFest’24 Bilkent Philosophy Festival 

Bilkent PhilFest, Türkiye’s only large-scale philosophy festival, will take place this year on Saturday, September 28. The event is organized by the Department of Philosophy, Bilkent Philosophical Society, Bilkent University Library, Psychological Counseling and Development Center and Teaching and Learning Support Center. Attendance is free and open to everyone.   Visitors[Read More…]

Gather & Mingle Event Attracts New Bilkenters 

The “Turkish and International Students Come Together: Gather and Mingle” event, held for the first time this year as part of the GE100 Orientation Course, received great interest from new Bilkent students.  Organized in collaboration with the Student Activities Center and the Bilkent International House, the event took place on[Read More…]

Percussion Student Wins BOLERO Music Competition 

Batu Özcan, a percussion student at Bilkent University Music Preparatory School, won first place at the BOLERO International Music Competition held in Slovenia. The competition included participants from Hungary, Italy, Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Croatia and Slovenia. Congratulations to Batu Özcan and his instructor, Aydın Mecid. 

Bilkent Welcomes Class of 2028–29 

New Bilkenters were introduced to the campus and university life with the GE100 course. This year, five of the top 10, 38 of the top 100, and 240 of the top 1,000 students, including Turkey’s top ranking in the YKS numerical score, became Bilkent students.  GE100 Orientation, a course designed[Read More…]

Administrative Changes 

Behçet Şensoy, Records and Archives Manager, retired on September 2, 2024. Mr. Şensoy had served Bilkent University since 1990. Bilkent University extends its gratitude to Mr. Şensoy for his services to the university during his long tenure and wishes him all the best in his retirement. The Records and Archives[Read More…]

Faculty Promotions 

Turgay Dalkara, faculty member in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, was promoted to professor position.  Barbaros Çetin, faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was promoted to professor position.  Özgür Özdamar, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, was promoted to professor position.  Meral Uğur Çınar,[Read More…]

Academic Administrative Appointments 

Çağlar Manavgat was appointed as Dean (Acting) of the Faculty of Law.   Burak Ülgüt was appointed as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Science.   Ayşe Başak Tanyeri was appointed as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration.  Elif Kantarcıoğlu was appointed as Chair of the Department of Foreign Languages. [Read More…]

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