By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Reporting from many miles above the ground—somewhere between Bergamo and Paris—I find myself reflecting on the past month. It has been a month of living in a different country, discovering new places and forming new friendships. Transformative would not be an overstatement, and honestly, I can’t even begin to imagine what the[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Dearest readers, despite my amazing observations and thoughts on new fashion trends this spring, I have noticed that a bunch of people are still wearing their martenitsas! That defeats the point and specialty of them. Let me explain.  Martenitsa, for those who don’t know, is an adornment made of red and white[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Welcome back to our lovely home, dearest reader, after an essential break from our beloved university. I hope you made the most out of it, even though the weather seemed like a seasonal depression and the rain felt like a cold shower every single day. Oh,[Read More…]

Reporting from Merter: Where Trends Meet the Rack—Spring 2026  For those unfamiliar with it, Merter is one of Türkiye’s largest wholesale textile hubs—a place where trends do not begin on social media, but on racks. Long before they reach your Instagram feed or your favorite boutique window, many quietly pass through its streets—including the pieces that[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Dear readers, I know I usually give you the details of the month’s bearings and festivities, but I feel like I ought to tell you something or at least share my embarrassment because as they say, if you are able to talk about it, then you ain’t got[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Hygge  Lately, I’ve been spending more time at home. Cold days, quiet evenings, soft lights, warm drinks. Instead of feeling guilty about it—as I used to—I decided to embrace it. Normally, I would imagine myself losing my mind during this uncertain and loose period before my Erasmus journey. Waiting, not[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  The Winter Olympics have concluded and so has the first month of Bilkent! I don’t know which was more tough though, the athletes of athletes competing for their lives and representing their states or Bilkent students getting up on time to attend classes. But here we are as champions, waiting for the next challenges to overcome… although as[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Tutto Passa  This week, my friends and I visited OMM (Odunpazarı Modern Museum), located in Eskişehir. Some of you might have visited OMM before or know of the large site-specific bamboo installation by Japanese artist Tanabe Chikuunsai IV, which has almost become a symbol of the museum itself.  What makes this museum unique for me[Read More…]

By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III)  nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr  Dearest Bilkent readers, a long time has passed. Lives have changed, courses have been added and dropped based on momentary decisions. There are little campus crushes to decide on the entirety of the semester in just a week. For those who have been hit by Eros’ arrow, a certain day[Read More…]