{"id":10200,"date":"2026-02-10T13:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10200"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T10:51:35","slug":"4-editorials-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10200","title":{"rendered":"4 Editorials\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>By&nbsp;\u0130rem&nbsp;Naz&nbsp;Duymu\u015f&nbsp;(AMER\/III) &amp;&nbsp;Eda&nbsp;Emeko\u011flu&nbsp;(AMER\/III)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr\" target=\"_blank\">eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent<\/a><a href=\"mailto:eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr\">.<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr\" target=\"_blank\">edu.tr<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dearest&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;readers, a long time has passed. Lives have&nbsp;changed,&nbsp;courses have been added and dropped based on momentary decisions. There are little campus crushes to decide on the entirety of the semester in just a week. For those who have been hit by Eros\u2019 arrow, a certain day is coming up&nbsp;that\u2019s&nbsp;bound to be expensive, even if you are just going out for drinks. As I think of myself as \u201cThe Conqueror of&nbsp;Tunus,\u201d&nbsp;I believe I&nbsp;have some good recommendations.&nbsp;Sardunya&nbsp;offers Italian cuisine that many students enjoy and can work well for a date, but the place is a little&nbsp;tight&nbsp;so I suggest you make reservations right this second. To keep up with the Italian cuisine,&nbsp;Farvale&nbsp;is on&nbsp;B\u00fckl\u00fcm&nbsp;street;&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a popular choice for pizza among students. It is a bit far away from the shuttle&nbsp;stop&nbsp;but&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;the best pizza in town. Up on the&nbsp;Arjantin&nbsp;street&nbsp;there is Charm Bistro with great service and a dazzling interior to have a photoshoot if you are also looking for a way to hard launch your relationship. If you are thinking Chinese, go to Guangzhou&nbsp;Wuyang&nbsp;in&nbsp;Bestekar&nbsp;street; mind you, it is expensive but worth it. If you are going to be chic and cutesy, you can go to&nbsp;Bonapple&nbsp;and have some dessert in the coziest way possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you feel like trading candlelight for stage lights, the night&nbsp;doesn\u2019t&nbsp;have to end. Soft Analog has a concert on the most romantic evening of the year, which means dramatic eye contact, accidental&nbsp;handholding&nbsp;and slow dancing as if&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in a montage with \u201cAll the Things She Said\u201d playing in the background. Just remember, while love may be patient, the&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;shuttle queues are not. Leave the dorms early; otherwise, the only thing&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be sharing is mutual disappointment while standing two rows apart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And to my single friends who are considering declaring war on Valentine\u2019s Day:&nbsp;don\u2019t&nbsp;bother.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;overrated. You can do everything couples do,&nbsp;arguably better&nbsp;and with more legroom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, the city is on your side.&nbsp;Jakuzi&nbsp;is performing on the 18th and&nbsp;Kalben&nbsp;follows on the 20th, ready to heal hearts and break them again. If music&nbsp;isn\u2019t&nbsp;your thing, there are theatre options. \u201cToz\u201d returns for its fifth season on the 20th starring&nbsp;Zerrin&nbsp;Tekindor, and&nbsp;Demet&nbsp;Evgar\u2019s&nbsp;portrayal of \u201cAfife,\u201d accompanied by an incredible cast, is also waiting to emotionally ruin you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;in love, in denial or just here for the vibes, one thing is clear: this month is booked, busy and emotionally&nbsp;overcommitted&nbsp;and that will continue. That is, of course, assuming we can physically make it out of the buildings.&nbsp;Let\u2019s&nbsp;be honest, the traffic is crazy out there. I mean, have you tried to exit&nbsp;G building&nbsp;in the past couple of weeks? If you&nbsp;haven\u2019t,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;best to be prepared for a heated rivalry over taking the first step.&nbsp;Eyes&nbsp;lock, shoulders square, time slows. Three, two, one. Who will go first?&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By&nbsp;\u0130rem&nbsp;Naz&nbsp;Duymu\u015f&nbsp;(AMER\/III) &amp;&nbsp;Eda&nbsp;Emeko\u011flu&nbsp;(AMER\/III)&nbsp; nazduymus@ug.bilkent.edu.tr&nbsp; eda.emekoglu@ug.bilkent.edu.tr&nbsp; Dearest&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;readers, a long time has passed. Lives have&nbsp;changed,&nbsp;courses have been added and dropped based on momentary decisions. There are little campus crushes to decide on the entirety of the semester in just a week. For those who have been hit by Eros\u2019 arrow, a certain day<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10200\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[211,82,193],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10200"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10200"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10216,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10200\/revisions\/10216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10200"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10200"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}