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Sumerian Epics Translated into Turkish
A translation of ancient Sumerian royal epics by instructor Ali Turan Görgü of the Turkish Unit, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, and Asst. Prof. Selim Ferruh Adalı (IR/’02) of the Social Sciences University of
Read More »Reminders for Spring Fest
To ensure that everything goes smoothly during the two days of Spring Fest, the event’s organizing committee would like to remind Bilkenters of a few guidelines, and to thank everyone in advance for abiding
Read More »Bilkent Astronomy Starts Spring Observations With Jupiter
The student organization Bilkent Astronomy is back in action, holding its first telescopic observation of this semester last Tuesday, April 11. Focusing on the big planet Jupiter with its four Galilean moons, the observation
Read More »FEASS Seminar Hosts Renowned Economist Korkut Boratav
Last week, the GE 440s series of FEASS Transdisciplinary Senior Project courses hosted Prof. Korkut Boratav, a pioneer in political economy and economic history whose work has helped the global scholarly community as well
Read More »THE Ranks Bilkent 76th Worldwide Among Universities Under 50
Bilkent University has just been ranked 76th in the 2017 Times Higher Education (THE) list of the world’s best “young” universities. The Young University Rankings, previously known as the THE 150 Under 50 Rankings,
Read More »Institutional Department Expands TDP’s Outreach
One of the main purposes of Social Awareness Projects (TDP) is to reach groups that are not targeted by TDP’s 14 individual projects. For example, TDP conducts fundraising campaigns in response to current social
Read More »City of 1001 Churches
Beautiful ancient ruins and even more breathtaking surroundings full of streams, rivers and cliffs, and a taste of small-town professional conflict – that was all last weekend. I’m particularly excited to talk about this
Read More »On the Turkish Language
I’ve spoken two languages for as long as I can remember. I regard both with infinite tenderness. I use English rather more often, for discourse and science and poetry; I am familiar with its
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