Name: Beril Kılıç Department: IAED How often do you exercise? I exercise twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? My lifestyle has become more healthy. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Do not quit, and keep going. What are the first[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Rimza Razaque Department: EE/I Country of Origin: Pakistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I am on a plane from Doha to Ankara, half asleep after two days of packing and panicking, when suddenly the whole plane starts to smell like serious Turkish coffee. I[Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Perhat Amanlyyev (CS/III) fulltime student Country of Origin: Turkmenistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? When I first came to Türkiye, I was still a child, but I clearly remember how surprised I was by how different everything felt to me: the people, the clothing styles and the overall culture. I was[Read More…]
BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV) Name: Ulan Turdybayeva (MATH/I) Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?I was very, very excited, oh my God. My mother was stressed because we arrived a bit late for registration, and we were rushing through everything. But then we saw the Odeon,[Read More…]
Name: Reyhan İyiiş Department: MATH How often do you exercise? I excercise every day. How has regular exercise affected your life? In a lot of good ways. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? They should be carefull. What are the first three things that come[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Nurmukhammed Tolegenov Department: ECON/III University: Bilkent Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? First, that it’s a very interesting country that combines both West and East cultures. You can see it everywhere, from cafeterias to historical monuments. Also, I found that Turkish people are very patriotic because flags are everywhere. What[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Burcu Ayşen Ürgen is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program at Bilkent University. She also serves as Associate Director of the Aysel Sabuncu Brain Research Center and Assistant Chair of the Neuroscience program. Dr. Ürgen earned her BS in Computer Engineering from Bilkent[Read More…]
Name: Yusuf Emir Tümer Department: MAN How often do you exercise? I exercise twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? Working out improves my quality of life and helps me relieve stress. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to[Read More…]
BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II) Name: Ngwa Bidinga Kapapi Department: Computer Engineering University: Case Western Reserve University Country of Origin: USA What were your first impressions about Türkiye?The first thing that hit me wasn’t the language or the food, it was the style. Everyone looked effortlessly put together, men in long[Read More…]
Name: Mert Örnek Department: ME How often do you exercise? Every day, sometimes twice a day. How has regular exercise affected your life? It’s helped me be more focused and better organized while balancing academic, sportive and everyday activities in my life. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport[Read More…]
