Prof. Hakan Kara is a professor of practice in the Department of Economics at Bilkent University, specializing in monetary economics, macroeconomics, central banking and the Turkish economy. He holds a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Middle East Technical University, an MA in Economics from Bilkent University and a[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/III) Name: Petra Dorazínová Department: IR Erasmus+ University: Masaryk University Country of Origin: Czech Republic What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I landed with no SIM card and two big suitcases, completely lost, not knowing where to go or how to reach anyone. But then, out of[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/III) Name: Jalal Gahramanov Department: CTIS/II Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? The moment I stepped off the plane, something funny happened: I did not feel like a stranger at all, I felt like I had simply come home. The streets sounded[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/III) Name: Diana Gongalskaia Department: IR/II Country of Origin: Russia What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Honestly, my first hours were chaos. I landed thinking the transfer would be simple, but I had no idea I had to switch from the international to the domestic terminal, and[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Sam Hirst is a faculty member in the Department of International Relations, where he has been teaching since 2017. He received his BA in history from Washington University in St. Louis and later completed his MA and his PhD, both in history, at the University of Pennsylvania. He[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Klaudie Lýsková Department: Psychology Country of Origin: Czech Republic University: Masaryk University What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Honestly? My very first thought was: “This country is huge.” I mean, I knew that on paper, but nothing prepares you for actually feeling it. We were[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Dr. Özlem Aksu Kurtoğlu is a full-time instructor of Turkish in the Second Foreign Language Program of the Department of Foreign Languages at Bilkent University. She holds a PhD in Turkish Education from Ankara University, where she also completed her master’s and bachelor’s studies in linguistics.[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Cahide Esra Altunsöz Department: Law (Erasmus+) University: Leibniz University Hannover Country of Origin: Germany What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Honestly, it felt strange and familiar at the same time. Strange because everything was new: a new city, a new campus, a new life. But[Read More…]
Name: Mehmet Ali Karaşeyho Department: EE How often do you exercise? I exercise three days a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I lost some weight. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Starting is the most important thing. [Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Rand Othman Department: Architecture/II Country of Origin: Syria What were your first impressions about Türkiye? By the time I moved to Türkiye, I had visited İstanbul about 10 years earlier during the summer. I remember being really impressed by how diverse the city felt. There was such a[Read More…]
