BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Malika Sarsenkulova Department: Management Country of Origin: Kazakhstan What were your first impressions about Türkiye? I first visited Turkey at the age of six, and it was an enchanting experience. As a young child, exploring the diverse landscapes, tasting the endless varieties of food[Read More…]
Profiles
The Sporting Life
Name: Osman Arda Efe Bulat Department: Economics How often do you exercise? I exercise three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? The quality of my life, especially my sleep quality, improved after I started exercising. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with İhsan Efe Tokdemir
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir’s academic journey commenced with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Relations from Boğaziçi University in İstanbul, Turkey, in 2012. Building upon this foundation, he pursued advanced studies, earning both a Master of Arts (2015) and a PhD (2017)[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Osman Ali Burak Ustabaş Department: Law How often do you exercise? I exercise four to five times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? When I’m exercising, I feel happy. Doing exercise reduces the stress of our lives. What do you suggest to those who are just[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Gülüm Özçelik
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Assoc. Prof. Gülüm Özçelik was born in Ankara. Dr. Özçelik started her academic career at Ankara University, completed her M.A. degree in International Relations at Middle East Technical University (2001), her LLM degree in European Law at the University of Exeter (2003) and received her PhD[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Bright Manzi Department: Physics Country of Origin: Rwanda What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Türkiye is a very welcoming country. People here are very dramatic and kind. What do you like best about Bilkent and Türkiye? The thing I like most about Bilkent[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Serdar Kalay Department: EE How often do you exercise? Three times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It keeps me motivated and helps me overcome my stress. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? Try as[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Ufuk Önen
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Dr. Ufuk Önen is a sound designer, composer, author and educator with 30 years of experience in music production, audio post-production for visual media, and audio installation systems. He is the author of the first reference book in the Turkish language covering the fields of audio[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Scott Auerbach Department: MBG Country of Origin: United States of America What were your first impressions about Türkiye? Well, I would say that my first impression of Ankara was how intense it is, everyone is in a rush. You can see how massive the[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Baran Yavaş Department: Management How often do you exercise? Almost every day, as long as I am healthy. How has regular exercise affected your life? Exercise and sports have affected my life in a very positive way. Being strong mentally is a priority for me, and an active body[Read More…]