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…]

Name: Anastasia Denisenko           Department: COMD/II  Country of Origin: Russia  What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   Unlike many other Russians, I didn’t get my first taste of Türkiye on a casual vacation in an all-inclusive hotel in Antalya. In fact, I first came here as an exchange student in 2021.[Read More…]

Name: Sagda Elfadil Hassan AbdelhalimDepartment: GRA/IVCountry of Origin: SudanWhat were your first impressions about Türkiye?I had my first impressions of Türkiye on registration day in 2021. I got off a flight and headed directly to Bilkent. On the way, I enjoyed the cool breeze, as it was a welcome change[Read More…]

Asst. Prof. Matthew Thomas Stoltz, a faculty member in the Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas Program, earned his PhD in German Studies from Cornell University in 2019. His research focuses on 18th-century intersections between aesthetics, theology and literature, with an emphasis on German intellectual traditions. Recent publications include Romantic Figurations (İstanbul[Read More…]

BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/IV)  Yaghoub Heydarzade is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics. He received his MS from Shahid Beheshti University in Gravitation & Cosmology in 2013 and PhD from Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University in Theoretical Physics in 2018. He instructs courses such as MATH 225 (Linear[Read More…]

BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/III)  Name: Santino Di Dio           Department: Economics   University: University of Naples Federico II     Country of Origin: Italy    What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   Türkiye is a fascinating country with a rich cultural heritage. The people are incredibly welcoming, and the blend of modernity and tradition[Read More…]

Name: Mojtaba Jaberi      Department: POLS  How often do you exercise?  I exercise three to four times a week.  How has regular exercise affected your life?   It has given me an opportunity to cope with the stress of academic life. It’s also been a time to think and reflect on life[Read More…]

BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/III)  Name: Francisco Sánchez Martínez           Department: PHIL exchange student   University: University of Murcia  Country of Origin: Spain   What were your first impressions about Türkiye?   When I arrived here, I had the typical worries about airport scams (taxis for example) or other things out of our control,[Read More…]

Name: Asu Nur Kurt      Department: Management  How often do you exercise?  I exercise three times a week.  How has regular exercise affected your life?   Its helps me manage my mental health and stress levels from my busy schedule while keeping me energized.  What do you suggest to those who are[Read More…]

BY PELİN SU UZUNCAGİL (AMER/IV) Asst. Prof. Onur Osmanoğlu is a faculty member in the Department of Management. Dr. Osmanoğlu joined Bilkent University in 2023. He holds a PhD in Marketing from Koç University (2023), an MSc in Marketing Management from Tilburg University (2016) and a BSc in Management from[Read More…]