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TBD-TÜBİSAD Award Honors Mustafa Akgül

TBD-TÜBİSAD Award Honors Mustafa Akgül

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Assoc. Prof. Mustafa Akgül of the Department of Computer Technology and Information Systems has recently been honored with a Lifelong Service Award by TBD (the Informatics Association of Turkey) and TÜBİSAD (the Informatics Industry

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Prof. Haldun Özaktaş Named IEEE Fellow

Prof. Haldun Özaktaş Named IEEE Fellow

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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named Prof. Haldun Özaktaş of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering as an IEEE Fellow. With more than 400,000 members, IEEE is the world’s

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In the Spirit of Piri Reis, GRA Students Create World Map

In the Spirit of Piri Reis, GRA Students Create World Map

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A group of Bilkent third-year Graphic Design students have been awarded second prize in the BKG Intercollegiate Culture Competition in the field of graphic design. BKG (Bilkent Kültür Girişimi) is a Bilintur subsidiary that

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Bilkent Loses Dr. Levent Tunalı

Bilkent Loses Dr. Levent Tunalı

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Dr. Levent Tunalı, who recently retired from East Campus Health Center, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013, following a heart attack. Dr. Tunalı had served the Bilkent University East and Main Campus Health

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New Book of Poetry by AMER Faculty Member

New Book of Poetry by AMER Faculty Member

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Department of American Culture and Literature faculty member Assistant Prof. Jennifer A. Reimer has a new book of poetry. “The Rainy Season Diaries” was published by Quale Press in November 2013. In “The Rainy

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Archaeology Students Visit Beypazarı for a Close-Up Look at Museums

Archaeology Students Visit Beypazarı for a Close-Up Look at Museums

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On November 23 the Museum Practices and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage class of the Archaeology Department went on a field trip to Beypazarı organized by Prof. Dominique Kassab Tezgör. The group was accompanied

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ECON Students Meet for IMF Simulation

ECON Students Meet for IMF Simulation

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  On November 21 a group of third- and fourth-year students in the Department of Economics organized and hosted an event for first-year and prep students: an International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board simulation.

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Turkey’s Urbanization Discussed in Global Context by World Bank Economist

Turkey’s Urbanization Discussed in Global Context by World Bank Economist

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Stephen Karam, lead urban economist in the Finance, Economics and Urban Development Unit of the World Bank, recently took part in the seminar series being held as part of the IR 4123 Environment, Climate

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