{"id":9352,"date":"2025-10-14T12:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T09:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=9352"},"modified":"2025-10-14T14:18:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:18:24","slug":"tedxbilkent-2025-drew-thousands-for-a-day-of-inspiring-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=9352","title":{"rendered":"TEDxBilkent 2025 Drew Thousands for a Day of Inspiring Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TEDxBilkent 2025 took place on October 11 at Bilkent Odeon, bringing together over 3,600 attendees for a day of thought-provoking talks under the theme \u201cU\u00e7urum\u201d (The Cliff)\u2014exploring life\u2019s turning points and moments of personal challenge. Organized by the TEDx Bilkent Club, the event featured distinguished speakers from various fields, including open-water swimmer Aysu T\u00fcrko\u011flu, actress and model Asl\u0131 S\u00fcmen, journalist U\u011fur D\u00fcndar, cardiovascular surgeon Prof. Murat Aksoy, entrepreneur Mehmet Din\u00e7erler, AI humanoid robot Alarax, and mind coach Burak Dalg\u00fcl\u00fc. The conference was held in person, with two sessions running from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The day concluded with a live concert by acoustic and electronic musician Can Ozan. For highlights and behind-the-scenes moments, visit <strong>@tedxbilkentuni<\/strong> on Instagram.<\/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\/2025\/10\/70e87d74-0951-4d5c-b4a2-8605e4131737-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9357\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/70e87d74-0951-4d5c-b4a2-8605e4131737-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/70e87d74-0951-4d5c-b4a2-8605e4131737-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/70e87d74-0951-4d5c-b4a2-8605e4131737-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/70e87d74-0951-4d5c-b4a2-8605e4131737.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/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\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9396\" width=\"654\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2b384c9a-1d8c-454b-9f9f-12fb59000235-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEDxBilkent 2025 took place on October 11 at Bilkent Odeon, bringing together over 3,600 attendees for a day of thought-provoking talks under the theme \u201cU\u00e7urum\u201d (The Cliff)\u2014exploring life\u2019s turning points and moments of personal challenge. 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