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Would You Like to Learn Turkish?
The Turkish Teaching Unit will be offering a Turkish language course (Basic Turkish 1) for new beginners during the fall semester. The course, designed for international faculty and their family members, will take place
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“The Sword of Doom”
Opens in a mountain pass. A dark stranger comes upon an old man, praying for death at a weathered shrine. His granddaughter is in the hills, listening for water. The stranger grants the old
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The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/IV) Name: Mahammad Mehtiyev Department: Economics/IV Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? People are warm and welcoming; also I like the food 🙂 Are there any
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Alzheimer’s: The Quest to Save a Neuron (Part I)
Alzheimer’s: The Quest to Save a Neuron (Part I) Alzheimer’s is a disease in which neurons, the cells in our brains, are destroyed. This happens, as neuroscientist and writer Lisa Genova has put it,
Read More »Fall Semester Sports Programs: Back to School, and Back to Fitness!
The Physical Education and Sports Center has another great semester of healthy and fun activities scheduled for fall 2018. The courses and programs being offered include group exercises (Pilates, yoga, barre Pilates, stretching, Acroyoga,
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This term’s “Sports as a Way of Life” Swim Festival will take place on Thursday, October 11 at Bilkent’s swimming pool. All students who know how to swim are invited to participate in the
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Picture Challenge
BY YİĞİT GÜRSES (CS/I) This is the Bilkent News picture challenge, where each week I choose a shot taken somewhere on our campus and let you, the readers, guess what it is. If you’re
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September 24, 2018 – October 1, 2018
SEMINARS Thursday, September 27 “The New World: Time for Transformational Leadership,” by Marc Schumacher (Hilton Ankara), in R Building, Room RC-202, 11:40 a.m. MEETINGS Thursday, September 27 International House fall semester introductory meeting, at
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