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Faculty Promotions
Oya Karaşan, Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective January 20, 2016. Julian Bennett, Assistant Professor
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Asst. Prof. Mehmet Kalpaklı of the Department of History was appointed Associate Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Letters, effective November 2015.
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The International Chronicles
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/III) Name: Nadira Puteri Kusaeni Department: IR/II Country of Origin: Indonesia What do you like best about Turkey? Turkey is very rich in its cultural heritage, so every city is worth
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Inside Out
Innovation is funny, isn’t it? Sometimes the simplest idea is completely out of reach until someone thinks of it. After that, it becomes obvious. Take the Centre George Pompidou. This museum in Paris turns
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Beetle World
Last Monday, on my way back from a day’s work at UNAM, I had the good fortune to come across a Calosoma larva—also called caterpillar hunters, these beautifully colored beetles are voracious hunters both
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On the Psychedelic Edge, Part 2
So I’ve already discussed two examples from two different subdivisions (krautrock and raga rock) of psychedelic rock. Let’s go on: Third – Soft Machine This band named after the William Burroughs novel was, along
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In Praise of Erasmus
“I have never met anyone who didn’t like Erasmus,” a close friend of mine once said. Indeed, my experience with regard to the Erasmus student exchange program verifies her remarks. It was culturally eye-opening,
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“Sports As a Way of Life” Spring Run Results
On Saturday, April 16, at 11 a.m., nearly 220 runners, joggers and walkers were ready at the starting line in front of the East Campus Sports Hall. They included Bilkenters of all ages, as
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