BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/I) Name: Vincent Roux Department: Management Country of Origin: France What do you like best about Turkey?What I like best is you! Turks are nice and friendly and that’s a good thing from a foreigner’s point of view. Are there any similarities between Turkey and your[Read More…]
Volume 29
Law Students Win Court Competition
Faculty of Law students Melek Akbulut, Gül Su Bulut, Birge Mine Gümüş and Yağız Barış Özel won first prize in the oral rounds of the Prof. Dr. Yaşar Karayalçın Second Moot Court Competition, which was organized by the European Law Students Association (ELSA) Ankara. In addition, the petitions that these[Read More…]
Bilkent Accepted as EUSA Member
Bilkent University’s EUSA associated member application has been accepted. Following a successful application to the European University Sports Association (EUSA) as of March 30, Bilkent is now an associated member. The university’s status as temporary member, accepted at the April 21st meeting, will be discussed for final approval in the[Read More…]
“Bilkent Sports Games” Volleyball
4-on-4 Tournament Results
The Spring semester volleyball tournaments are over and the results are in. Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of “Bilkent Sports Games,” the tournament cumulatively attracted 22 teams and 220 participants. Each team represented one of the eight “Sports As a Way of Life” mountain groups.[Read More…]
Welcome Summer Festival
In place of Spring Festival, which has been cancelled this year, the university, in consultation with the Student Council, will organize a “Welcome Summer Festival” on June 17–18 to celebrate the end of the spring semester and the start of summer. Details of the festival will be available in the[Read More…]
Squash Tournament: May 16-18
This term’s “Bilkent Sports Games” Squash Tournament will be held May 16–18, at the Dormitories Sports Hall. All students are welcome to participate in the competitions. Dates and Categories:May 16 Women’s Beginner and IntermediateMay 17 Men’s BeginnerMay 18 Men’s IntermediateTime: 6 p.m.Place: Dormitories Sports Hall Squash CourtsRegistration: All Sports HallsFor[Read More…]
Table Tennis Tournament Results
The “Bilkent Sports Games” Spring semester table tennis tournament took place last week, on the evenings of May 9–11, with competitions in three categories. The players who finished in the top four places in each category are listed below. Women’s Beginner1- Shahla Golghasemi Sorkhabi2- Sepideh Tahmasebizad3- Meryem Efe Men’s Beginner1-[Read More…]
Bilkent Men’s Soccer Team Qualifies for Super League
The Bilkent men’s soccer team is one of eight teams to qualify for the Interuniversity Soccer Super League. Fourteen university teams competed for spots on the league at Afyon on May 1–5. Congratulations to our students and their trainers for successfully representing our university. Teams participating in the tournament included[Read More…]
Student Athletes Gather at Bilkent for Angora Cup
The second week of the 18th Angora Cup Interuniversities Sports Festival, organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center, is now complete. Approximately 450 students from a number of universities, including Atılım, Başkent, Bilkent, Boğaziçi, Çankaya, Hacettepe, ODTÜ, İTÜ, TED, Kadir Has, Pamukkale, Yeditepe and Mehmet Akif Ersoy, participated in[Read More…]
Integrated Approaches to the Political Geography of Southern Anatolia, 1650-550 BCE Conference
The Department of Archaeology, in collaboration with the British Institute at Ankara, recently hosted a hybrid conference titled “Integrated Approaches to the Political Geography of Southern Anatolia, 1650‒550 BCE.” The event was organized by Dr. N. İlgi Gerçek and Dr. Michele Massa along with the help of a dedicated team[Read More…]