{"id":11139,"date":"2026-09-15T20:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=11139"},"modified":"2026-09-17T09:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:18:58","slug":"university-administration-handover-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=11139","title":{"rendered":"University Administration Handover Ceremony\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Tuesday, September 8, a University Administration Handover Ceremony for academic and administrative staff was held at the FMPA Concert Hall to share details about recent changes in the university\u2019s administration and organizational structure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Orhan Ayt\u00fcr assumed the role of Rector on July 28, 2026, upon the recommendation of the Board of Trustees and with the approval of the Council of Higher Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new administration includes Prof. Ezhan Kara\u015fan as Provost; Prof. H\u00fcseyin Boyac\u0131 as Vice Rector for Research and Innovation; and Prof. Emin Karag\u00f6zo\u011flu as Vice Rector for Student Affairs. Sinan Atalar was appointed Secretary General. Assoc. Prof. Emine \u00dclk\u00fc Sar\u0131ta\u015f (who continues in the role) and Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir are the Associate Provosts. Assoc. Prof. Emel \u00d6zdora continues as Advisor to the Rector for Communications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting began with a mini concert by Bilkent Symphony Orchestra members Fatima Mahmudbayl\u0131, S\u00fcleyman Babakishizade and \u00dczeyir Mahmudbayl\u0131, who performed Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Terzetto in C Major, Op. 74. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board of Trustees Chair Prof. G\u00fclsev Kale next took the stage to express the board\u2019s gratitude to Prof. K\u00fcr\u015fat Aydo\u011fan, who served as Bilkent’s rector for the past four years, and to wish Prof. Orhan Ayt\u00fcr and the new administration success. \u201cWhat makes an institution strong is not only the success it has achieved in the past, but its ability to educate and prepare the people who will carry that success forward,\u201d she said. \u201cBilkent\u2019s greatest strength, as it has always been, will be the values and principles it carefully protects, together with the young generations it continues to educate and support.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony continued with a speech by Prof. K\u00fcr\u015fat Aydo\u011fan, a reflection on his 40 years at Bilkent and his thanks to colleagues and university staff. \u201cLooking back today, I believe that my greatest gain has not been the positions I have held or the titles I have carried, but the people with whom I have had the privilege of working,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony concluded with a presentation by Rector Prof. Orhan Ayt\u00fcr on the current state of the university, the introduction of the new administration and its plans for the future. \u201cOur task is to preserve what is fundamental to Bilkent while adapting intelligently to a changing world,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cWe will shape Bilkent\u2019s future together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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