Merve Demirel Derebaşoğlu and Ömer Faruk Akbal, two recent PhD graduates from the Department of Economics, attained second and third place respectively in the 2022 Best PhD Dissertation competition held by the Turkish Economic Association (Türkiye Ekonomi Kurumu). Dr. Demirel Derebaşoğlu’s thesis, “Three Essays on the Effects of Education Policies[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Selim Hanay of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and UNAM has received a European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant. ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award, to establish proof of concept of an idea generated in[Read More…]
This weekend, the Psychological Counseling and Development Center and the Teaching and Learning Support Center will be hosting the second “Bilkent Well-Being Days.” Open to all Bilkent students, the event will take place on Saturday, February 11. The topics to be discussed during the event’s sessions will be “Self-Development and[Read More…]
As part of its “Sports as a Way of Life” program, the Physical Education and Sports Center will host a rowing machine exercise event on Wednesday, February 15. All Bilkent students may participate in the activity, which features a form of cardio and strength exercise that everyone can do. Participants[Read More…]
BY ELİF BÜŞRA KARAZİYAN (MBG/II) Kemal Enes Akyüz, a third-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Physics student at Bilkent, recently aced the ALES graduate education entrance exam by getting a perfect score on each of the exam’s three sections, for a total of 100 points. This made him the first-ranked[Read More…]
Nefise Abalı, a 2011 MA graduate of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature, has published her new book, “Havva’nın Düşü.” Ms. Abalı is currently working as a lecturer in the Turkish Unit at Bilkent. A collection of short stories, the book focuses on a woman’s account of growing up[Read More…]
The earthquake in Kahramanmaraş and the surrounding area on Monday, February 6, has deeply affected everyone. In response to this devastating event, the Bilkent University Social Awareness Projects (TDP) together with Radyo Bilkent are organizing an aid drive to support emergency operations in the region and to reach out to[Read More…]
The Staff Futsal Tournament, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, was held January 12–26 at the Main Sports Hall. Teams made up of staff member from BLIS, BCC, SSGM, SSGM SK and LİM played in the tournament. The top three teams in the tournament are listed below. 1.[Read More…]
We are deeply saddened to inform you that one of our fourth-year students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Furkan Çağrı Akbaba, passed away on January 29, 2023 due to a chronic health ailment. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to his family, friends and the[Read More…]
We are deeply saddened to inform you that one of our fourth-year students in the Department of Psychology, Irmak Aygen, passed away on January 2, 2023 in a tragic traffic accident. We would like to extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to her family, friends and the Bilkent community. Funeral[Read More…]
