The “Bilkent Chess Cup” Inter-university chess tournament, organized for the first time this year by the Physical Education and Sports Center and Bilkent Chess Society, took place on March 22–23 at the East Sports Hall.  Bilkent University finished first in the tournament, which included 50 students from Bilkent, METU, Hacettepe,[Read More…]

The first stage of the 20th Angora Cup Inter-university Sports Festival is complete. Around 250 students from 10 universities competed in five sports. Bilkent athletes excelled, securing top-three results. The leading teams and individuals are listed below.  Badminton  1. Bilkent University  2. Atılım University  3. METU  Women’s Tennis  1. Bilkent[Read More…]

Organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, the Inter-university Turkish shooting championship took place in Sakarya.   Thirty-four athletes from 15 universities participated in the air pistol category. Bilkent student Elif Sünnetci (MSN) finished in sixth place across Türkiye. 

The Ankara Basketball Regional 1 League competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, took place at Bilkent University’s Main Sports Hall, featuring 24 universities.  The Bilkent University men’s basketball team secured first place in the group matches and went on to win the playoff competition, earning the championship title.[Read More…]

The Ankara Regional 1 League Play-off competitions, organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, are now complete.   Twenty-four universities from Ankara participated in the competitions. The Bilkent women’s volleyball team ranked 5th and the men’s team ranked 4th.  Team Lists:   Women’s Voleyball Team:  Anastasya Duygu Kılıç (CTIS), Arzum Kılıç (IE),[Read More…]

Sports As a Way of Life” Trekking will be held on April 13 at 11 a.m. at Bilkent Lake.   All Bilkent students, academic and staff members and their families and graduates and their families are eligible to participate in this activity.   Date: Sunday, April 13   Time: 11 a.m.   Route: https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/physical-education-and-sports-center/sports-games/ [Read More…]

The “Bilkent Sports Games” 200m–400m athletics sprint event will be held on April 10 in the Stadium.   Date: Thursday, April 10    Time: 6 p.m.   Place: Stadium  Participation: All Bilkent students  Students taking GE 250/251 will receive five points for completing the activity.   Registration: All Sports Halls  For more information please[Read More…]

The Bilkent University chess team recently participated in the Inter-university Chess Türkiye Championship, which was held at Sivas Cumhuriyet University on March 10–13. With 47 universities in the competition, the Bilkent team secured seventh place in the tournament.  Team members include:  Hüseyin Ege Olcay (EE)  Kaptan Kaan Yıldırım (CS)  Sefa[Read More…]

On February, the Physical Education and Sports Center organized events and tournaments as part of “Sports As a Way of Life” and “Bilkent Sports Games.” Approximately 450 students participated in cardio, swimming, badminton and squash tournaments and events. Swimming CompetitionWomen’s 25m Freestyle1- Deniz Serezli (MBG) 18.53 sec.2- Hilal Özçelik Güldeste[Read More…]

Organized by the Turkish University Sports Federation, the Inter-university Indoor Athletics Championships took place in Bursa on February 25–26, with the participation of 20 universities. Bilkent athletes participated for the first time in the athletics branch races, and the team of nine finished ninth in Türkiye.