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Bilkent in Top 400 of QS World University Rankings
The Quacquarelli Symonds World University rankings report for 2014-15, released last week, lists Bilkent University among the top 400 universities in the world. Bilkent University ranks 399th, a position it shares with Boğaziçi University.
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Talat Halman’s New Shakespeare Book: A Turkish Landmark
In honor of the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth (1564), Prof. Talat Halman, Turkey’s first Minister of Culture (1971), has published a large new volume, “William Shakespeare: Aşk ve Anlatı Şiirleri” (Poems of Love
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Halil İnalcık’s 99th Birthday Celebrated
On September 7, an event celebrating Prof. Halil İnalcık’s 99th birthday took place at the Bilkent Hotel. Guests included faculty and students of the Department of History, Provost Adnan Akay, Vice Rector Kürşat Aydoğan,
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COMD Instructor’s Film Screened at International Festivals
Department of Communication and Design instructor Kağan Olguntürk’s film “Scent of the Leather” (Derinin Kokusu) was awarded recognition at the Color Tape International Film Festival held in Australia in June 2014. Also this year,
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TDP Has a Strong Start for Its 15th Year
BY BARIŞ SEVİ (PSYC/IV) The Social Awareness Projects (TDP/Toplumsal Duyarlılık Projeleri) student organization held its opening meetings/receptions for the new semester last week, on September 17 on East Campus and September 18 on
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Student Council Elections
Student Union elections will begin next week. Please cast your vote
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Management Student Named Top Google Student Ambassador in Europe
This year’s Google Student Ambassador (GSA) program in Europe brought together 57 students from 26 countries and 54 universities. Akif Karaismailoğlu (MAN/III) was one of them, serving as Bilkent’s Google Student Ambassador during 2013-2014.
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Faces on Campus
By İsmail Kerimov (CS/II) Name:Özlem Tufanlı (MBG/MS) What’s your favorite triple? a) Movie: “Pretty Woman” b) Book: “Animal Farm” by George Orwell c) Song: “My Way” by Frank Sinatra Can you describe yourself in
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