Two students, Bahattin Yıldız (MATH/IV), and Seçil Gergün (a graduate student), at the Department of Mathematics received the "Orhan Alisbah Fellowship" last week. This fellowship - conferred in memory of Prof. Orhan Alisbah (1910-1989), one of the best-known mathematicians in Turkey - is given to one undergraduate and one graduate student each year.
Annually, since 1998, Prof. Bilsel Alisbah son of Orhan Alisbah, has awarded students in the Department of Mathematics at Bilkent with the fellowship. Prof. Bilsel Alisbah is currently a faculty member at the Department of Management.

"This fellowship is really special and it will certainly help motivate the students in the Department of Mathematics at Bilkent," says Prof. Mefharet Kocatepe, Head of the Department of Mathematics.

Apart from its motivating effect on students, this fellowship ensures that the memory and legacy of Prof. Orhan Alisbah is not forgotten, as well as providing an exemplary role model for young mathematicians.