{"id":10642,"date":"2026-04-07T14:58:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10642"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T06:09:21","slug":"sustainfest-april-8-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10642","title":{"rendered":"SustainFest: April 8 and 16\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;SustainFest&nbsp;will be held on April 8 and 16, at the&nbsp;Mayfest&nbsp;Area and C-Block Auditorium. The event aims to raise awareness about sustainability, waste&nbsp;management&nbsp;and eco-friendly practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wide range of activities will be offered both days, including sports activities, Radio&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;live&nbsp;broadcasts&nbsp;and music performances such as the \u0130DV High School Music Performance. Visitors can&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in improvisational acting exercises, tango performances, Tai Chi&nbsp;sessions&nbsp;and breathing and meditation activities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival also features&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;workshops and stands focusing on sustainability, including upcycling with waste materials, zero-waste kitchen practices, recycling-based art&nbsp;activities&nbsp;and a carbon footprint quiz. Attendees can explore food and drink stands as well as company booths promoting sustainable products and practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening and sustainability talks will be delivered by Rector Prof.&nbsp;K\u00fcr\u015fat&nbsp;Aydo\u011fan&nbsp;and Prof.&nbsp;Yasemin&nbsp;Afacan, providing insights into&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;University&#8217;s sustainability initiatives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival program can be followed from here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/www\/sustainfest-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/www\/sustainfest-2026\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;SustainFest&nbsp;will be held on April 8 and 16, at the&nbsp;Mayfest&nbsp;Area and C-Block Auditorium. The event aims to raise awareness about sustainability, waste&nbsp;management&nbsp;and eco-friendly practices.&nbsp; A wide range of activities will be offered both days, including sports activities, Radio&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;live&nbsp;broadcasts&nbsp;and music performances such as the \u0130DV High School Music Performance. Visitors can&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10642\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,80,218,193],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10642"}],"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=10642"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10680,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10642\/revisions\/10680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}