On October 14, the Department of Turkish Literature held its annual graduate conference, “Sustainability and Eco-criticism,” at FFB-22. Eighteen participants from different universities shared their research on Turkish Literature in relation to themes such as gender, narrative, politics and history. The thought-provoking keynote lecture was delivered by Dr. Deniz Gündoğan-İbrişim[Read More…]
News & Events
State of the Art Research on Water Management and Archaeometry
The Department of Archaeology hosted an international conference on Water Supply and Water Management in the Metal Ages from October 13 to October 16. The event, organized by Dr. Dirk Brandherm from Belfast University as president of the UISPP Metal Ages Commission and coordinated by Assoc. Prof. Thomas Zimmermann as[Read More…]
New Student Council Officers Elected
The final step in the Student Council election process was completed on October 19 with the election of the Council’s president and Executive Committee. The new Student Council president is Kerem Müftüoğlu from the Faculty of Law. The vice president is Beyza Çetin (LAUD/III), general secretary of the Executive Committee[Read More…]
New Book on Operator Theory by Aurelian Gheondea
Prof. Aurelian Gheondea of the Department of Mathematics recently published a book with Cambridge University Press. “An Indefinite Excursion in Operator Theory: Geometric and Spectral Treks in Krein Spaces” is a modern monograph dedicated to operator theory on spaces with indefinite inner product. The publication covers the key results from[Read More…]
Faculty Conversation Hour
“Assessment Methods at Higher Education” by BTLSC A discussion on questions such as: How can we make sure that we are using the correct assessment methods for the class? What is the value of formative assessment? How can we provide effective feedback after assessment? Topic: “Encouraging Student Preparation”Date: October 19Time: 12:30 –[Read More…]
Interview Adventure with Talent Hunters Continue
Through the Interview Adventure with Talent Hunters program over 300 Bilkent students have had interviews with the Career and Alumni Office and are now prepared for their interviews with HR Professionals of over 100 prestigious companies. There are still 100 seats available for those who would like to participate. Those[Read More…]
SP Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu Speaks at Bilkent
On Friday, October 7, the Social Sciences Research Society hosted a lecture by Saadet Party (SP) Chairman Temel Karamollaoğlu at FADA, FFB-22. The event attracted interest from many students. Touching on the economy, social policies, past and current political developments in his speech, Mr. Karamollaoğlu answered the questions of the[Read More…]
Conference on Water Management in the Metal Ages
The Department of Archaeology is hosting this year’s UISPP Metal Ages Commission conference, “Water Supply and Water Management in the Metal Ages,” Thursday October 13, 6 p.m. through Saturday October 15, 12 p.m. in the C-Block Auditorium. Thursday’s keynote lecture, “The Motilla Culture: A Hydraulic Culture Facing the Challenge of Climate Event 4.2 ka[Read More…]
First Annual Bilkent PhilFest Attracts Hundreds of Philosophy Lovers
PhilFest’22, Turkey’s first large-scale philosophy festival, took place at Bilkent University on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. There were 70 booths offering access to philosophy books from leading publishing houses, such as Elsevier, Ayrıntı, İletişim, İmge, Yapı Kredi, Doğu Batı and FOL. Visitors from all over Turkey had the opportunity to[Read More…]
Bilkent Philosophy Festival: October 4
All Bilkenters are invited to PhilFest’22, Bilkent’s Philosophy Festival, on October 4 at the Spring Fest area. The event is organized by the Bilkent University’s Department of Philosophy, Bilkent Philosophical Society, Bilkent University Library and the Psychological Counseling and Development Center. There will be presentation tables by scientific and philosophical associations and[Read More…]