In the University Sports Federation of Türkiye Division 1 American Football League, Bilkent’s team played its first match on December 6 in İstanbul, defeating Marmara University with a score of 23–8. All Bilkent members are invited to come out and support the team for their upcoming game against Selçuk University[Read More…]
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Bilkent Hosts 20th Ayva Cup Tournament
The 20th annual Ayva Cup inter-university basketball tournament was held December 10–12, at Bilkent. Men and women’s basketball teams from Bilkent, Başkent and Hacettepe Universities played for the cup. Congratulations to all the athletes who participated. The main goal of the event was to bring these five Ankara universities’ teams[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball Team Advances to Play-offs
The Volleyball Ankara University League Qualification matches, organized by Turkish University Sports Federation and hosted by Bilkent University, have concluded. Congratulations to the Bilkent women’s volleyball team, who has made it into the top eight teams of 19 universities and into the play-offs. In the men’s competition, Hacettepe University and[Read More…]
A Sports Tradition at Bilkent: The Ayva Cup Basketball Tournament
The 20th Ayva Cup Basketball Tournament will be held on December 10–12. At this annual event, men and women’s basketball teams from area universities including Başkent, Bilkent and Hacettepe compete for the Ayva Cup trophy. As usual, the tournament will take place on the Bilkent campus, in the Main Sports[Read More…]
Second Inter-university Bilkent Chess Cup
The second Bilkent Chess Cup inter-university chess tournament, organized by the Bilkent Chess Society, was held on November 29–30. The tournament brought together competitors from universities across Türkiye, including Bilkent, Ankara, Hacı Bayram Veli, Hacettepe, METU, Başkent, Gazi, Karadeniz Technical, Galatasaray, Süleyman Demirel, Gebze Technical, İzmir Technology and Osmangazi. The[Read More…]
Second Bilkent Swim Cup Inter-university Swimming Competition
The second Bilkent Swim Cup inter-university swimming competition, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, was held at the Bilkent swimming pool on November 28 and 30. Athletes from Bilkent, Ankara, Boğaziçi, Hacettepe, Hacı Bayram Veli, METU and Başkent universities competed in various events over three days. The teams[Read More…]
“Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games” Results
The “Sports As a Way of Life” swim, fit, and step challenge events and the “Bilkent Sports Games” squash tournament have been completed.Please see the results here: Swim and fit challenge participants exercised regularly for four weeks, committing to sports activities at least two and at most five times per[Read More…]
Inter-University Volleyball League Comes to Bilkent
Bilkent University is hosting this year’s Women and Men’s Inter-University Volleyball League competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation. The matches will take place between November 24 and December 4 at the Main Sports Hall (basketball court). The athletes of Bilkent’s volleyball teams invite the whole Bilkent community to[Read More…]
Chess Cup: November 29-30
As part of Bilkent University’s UNIDES Project, the Bilkent Chess Club is pleased to host the second Chess Cup tournament, featuring the participation of 12 universities from across the country. This exciting two-day event will take place on November 29–30 at the Main Sports Hall on campus. The tournament aims[Read More…]
Fall Sports Highlights
The “Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games” events and tournaments were organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center in October and November. Approximately 150 students participated in athletics, badminton, table tennis and tennis tournaments. Please see the results here: Athletics 800mWomen1- Zeynep Taksuk 3.24,00 min.[Read More…]