In honor of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Türkiye, “The Radiant City,” a new theater production by Japanese playwright and director Yoko Oike, will be performed at Bilkent University. The play, a collaboration between The Japan Foundation and Bilkent University’s Department of Performing Arts, features second-[Read More…]

The Çiğdem and Hossein Dabir Award for Excellence in Short Fiction is an annual award intended for Bilkent students who display exceptional proficiency in the short fiction form. Current applicants were selected from ENG 312 – Introduction to Creative Writing through their submission of a single work of short fiction.[Read More…]

The Department of Archaeology will be organizing the 3rd Pisidia Symposium:  “The Interaction of Pisidia with the ‘Outside World,’” on November 21 and 22, at the Library Art Room.   The 3rd Pisidia Symposium will explore wide-ranging phenomena such as migration, economic exchange and social mobility, investigating the complex ways in[Read More…]

The training sessions of “Effective Reporting Beyond Scores in Higher Education,” a project supported by TÜBİTAK 4005—Innovative Education Practices Support Program, were held under the supervision of Asst. Prof. İlker Kalender, a faculty member of the Faculty of Education, in two terms on October 7–10 and October 21–24, at Bilkent.[Read More…]

The university’s Erasmus+ Student Exchange Program gives Bilkent students the opportunity to study abroad in Europe.  The application process for Erasmus+ student exchanges for the next academic year (2025–26) has started. Undergraduates with a CGPA of at least 2.50 and currently in at least their third and at most their[Read More…]

Nefise Abalı, a 2011 MA graduate of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, has published her third book, “Anı Toplayıcısı Memo” (The Memory Collector Memo). Ms. Abalı is currently working as a lecturer in the Turkish Unit at Bilkent.  Published by Smirna Publishing, “The Memory Collector Memo” is a[Read More…]

Renowned Turkish author Buket Uzuner fascinated a Bilkent audience with her thought-provoking lecture, “Edebiyat ve Tarihle Mitoloji ve İklim Krizi İlişkisi” (The Relationship Between Literature, History, Mythology and the Climate Crisis), at the C-Block Auditorium on November 6. The event was organized by the Department of Turkish Literature and Oğuz[Read More…]

On November 7, the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) hosted the “LÖSEV’le Yaşama El Verenler” exhibition at the FADA Exhibition Hall. The event was a showcase of creativity and compassion, highlighting a collaboration between Bilkent students and the Turkish Leukemia Foundation (LÖSEV).  Students from six departments within FADA[Read More…]

November 10, 2024, marked the 86th anniversary of the passing of Türkiye’s beloved Atatürk. Bilkent University commemorated the solemn occasion over the course of two days with several events.  On November 9, the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Murat Cem Orhan and featuring Çağ Erçağ on violoncello, along with the[Read More…]