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“The Books That Shaped Your Life”
Çağla Ökten Hasker, Associate Professor, Department of Economics BY MELİS ERDEM (ARCH/II) First of all, this is a very difficult question, and I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. When I was a
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Faculty Promotions
Faculty Promotions Mehmet Kalpaklı, Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, effective April 7, 2016. Academic Administrative
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The controversial comedian Ricky Gervais apparently told Kate Winslet “to do a Holocaust movie and the awards come.”
The controversial comedian Ricky Gervais apparently told Kate Winslet “to do a Holocaust movie and the awards come.” She got an Oscar for “The Reader” right after. I don’t know how true Holocaust movies
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The International Chronicles
BY TASNEEM AL-GHAMDI (COMD/III) Name: Maria Rabbani Department: (IR/II) Country of Origin: Afghanistan What do you like best about Turkey? The warmth and generosity of Turkish hospitality. Are there any similarities between your country’s
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IR Seminar Explores Sectarianism, Ideology and Power in the Middle East
Katerina Dalacoura, associate professor of international relations at the London School of Economics, recently visited Bilkent to take part in the Department of international relations Seminar Series. Dr. Dalacoura, who has published widely in
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IEA Director Visits Bilkent to Discuss Global Energy System
On April 18, Dr. Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), visited Bilkent University to deliver a lecture on the global energy system and its trajectory over the next decade. The
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Football and Basketball Tournaments
The spring semester intramural football and basketball tournaments have ended, and the results are in! Organized by the Physical Education and Sports Center as part of the “Sports as a Way of Life” program,
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Bilkent Hosts Angora Cup Multi-Sport Festival
The 14th annual Angora Cup interuniversity sports festival, organized by the Bilkent Physical Education and Sports Center, took place April 21-24. Bilkent teams and athletes emerged as the winners in five of the eleven
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