{"id":10852,"date":"2026-04-28T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10852"},"modified":"2026-04-28T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:31:55","slug":"bilkenters-welcome-spring-with-music-and-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10852","title":{"rendered":"Bilkenters\u00a0Welcome Spring with Music and Festivities\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bilkent&nbsp;University\u2019s annual Spring Festival took place on April 24\u201325 at the Main Campus Green Field and the Odeon, drawing large crowds of students eager to enjoy the nice weather before the exam period. Taking advantage of the spring days,&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;students gathered across campus to relax,&nbsp;socialize&nbsp;and celebrate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival kicked off on Friday, April 24 at 5:30 p.m., and continued through Saturday night until 11 p.m. One of the opening day highlights was the Radio&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;31st anniversary party, held at the Green Field. The celebration began at 7 p.m. with live performances by Later&nbsp;Than&nbsp;Ever,&nbsp;Atiye&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dolu&nbsp;Kadehi&nbsp;Ters&nbsp;Tut.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, April 25, the&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;Rock Fest\u2014organized in collaboration with the&nbsp;Bilkent&nbsp;Music Club (BMK)\u2014kept the energy high throughout the day. The event started at noon with the BMK Music Group and continued with performances by Psychic&nbsp;Defence,&nbsp;Gece, Son&nbsp;Feci&nbsp;Bisiklet&nbsp;and Pentagram.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival concluded on Saturday night with a highly&nbsp;anticipated&nbsp;performance by&nbsp;Mor&nbsp;ve&nbsp;\u00d6tesi&nbsp;at the Odeon. The concert was broadcast live at&nbsp;the Green&nbsp;Field, allowing attendees to enjoy the show from the festival area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of the two-day event, the campus was filled with music and energy as students made the most of the festivities before returning to their academic routines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10854\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fa740450-d612-4f5b-b888-2a3fd87235ec.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2065-1-710x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10857\" width=\"288\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2065-1-710x1024.png 710w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2065-1-208x300.png 208w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_2065-1-1065x1536.png 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bilkent&nbsp;University\u2019s annual Spring Festival took place on April 24\u201325 at the Main Campus Green Field and the Odeon, drawing large crowds of students eager to enjoy the nice weather before the exam period. 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