Name: Talha Berktan Baş  Department: CS  How often do you exercise?  I exercise four times a week.  How has regular exercise affected your life?  It makes me feel healthier and happier.  What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise?  Ask professionals about what movements[Read More…]

BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II)  Name: Muhammad Moeez Jamali            Department: MAN/I  Country of Origin: Pakistan   What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   I expected Ankara to be as chaotic as İstanbul, but Ankara was quite the contrary. The Ankara airport was really empty, and the person sitting next to me on the plane was from Bilkent.[Read More…]

BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV)  Name: Maryam Jamil              Department: Architecture/IV  Country of Origin: China / Saudi Arabia  What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   My first impression of Türkiye was how beautiful the nature is. I moved to İstanbul during high school from Dubai, where we didn’t see much greenery or[Read More…]

Name: Nisa Seçer  Department: ECON  How often do you exercise?  I exercise five days a week.  How has regular exercise affected your life?  It clears my mind and makes me motivated throughout the day.  What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to[Read More…]

BY EHSAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II)  Name: Adib Adnan Hoque              Department: (CTIS/I)  Country of Origin: Bangladesh  What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   I liked the weather in the fall here, which is cool. It makes it nice to study here without humidity and UV9. I need to say that Türkiye is[Read More…]

BY SAİDA RUSTAMOVA (CTIS/IV)  Name: Sara Zebardast             Department: CTIS/IV   Country of Origin: Iran  What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   Having visited Türkiye several times before enrolling at Bilkent, I already felt quite at home in the country.  What do you like best about Bilkent and Türkiye?   What I appreciate most about Bilkent and Türkiye is the beautiful natural environment. The campus is[Read More…]

BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER ’25) Jedediah Allen is an assistant professor in the Bilkent Psychology Department. He received his BS from Simon Fraser University in Cognitive Science, his MS from Lehigh University in Cognitive Psychology and his PhD in Developmental Psychology & Cognitive Science in 2012. He worked as[Read More…]

Name: İbrahim Akram Department: PHYS/I Country of Origin: Pakistan What were your first impressions about Türkiye?Türkiye is insanely beautiful! When I first arrived, I went straight to İstanbul. I was completely overwhelmed by how much history is packed into every corner. It felt like home, like I was back in[Read More…]

BY EZHAN SHAREEF (CTIS/II)  Name: Aykhan Hashim-Zada            Department: CTIS/II   Country of Origin: Azerbaijan  What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   When I first arrived in Türkiye on August 30th, I found myself in Kızılay, and honestly, I had no idea what I was walking into. I was completely unaware that it was National Victory Day, so[Read More…]

BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER ’25) Elif Gökşen Köstem is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law in Bilkent University. She specializes in criminal law, criminal procedure law and international criminal law. She worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and she practiced law as a criminal[Read More…]