By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/IV) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/IV) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.treda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Dearest Bilkent readers, as I juggle work and life and school, I know that I am not the only one. Therefore, I need everyone who is also trying to do everything to tell me their secrets because I am in[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/IV) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/IV) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Dearest Readers, I would like to welcome you all to another year of Bilkent. Though it is the first for some, I am one of the elders now, being a senior. If you are wondering whether I feel nostalgic[Read More…]
BY İREM NAZ DUYMUŞ (AMER/IV) & EDA EMEKOĞLU (AMER/IV) Dearest Bilkenter, Welcome—or welcome back. A new academic year has begun, bringing with it new faces, familiar corridors, hurried mornings, reunions, beginnings and the usual question of whether everything will somehow fall into place. And with the beginning of another year,[Read More…]
By İrem Naz Duymuş (AMER/III) & Eda Emekoğlu (AMER/III) nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Not only was the previous week a sight for sore eyes and an amusement park for bored minds, it was also very well deserved. Dare I say, applaud yourselves dearest readers, for how far you’ve come! Because of my own satisfaction, and my refusal to talk about the upcoming finals, I have[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, as the weather has reigned its fortune to be relatively nice, it is my duty to inform you of a few (but very majestic) different activities to enjoy this month. Though I come bearing little, I assure you what lacks in number shall make up for[Read More…]
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…]
