During the summer of 2019, the Bilkent University community was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of three of its members.
Jazz musician and musicologist Janusz Szprot, an instructor in the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts from 1990 to 2014, passed away on Tuesday, July 2.
İbrahim Abbasov, a fourth-year student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, passed away due to an unexpected health problem on Saturday, July 27.
Görkem Şahin, a third-year student in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, passed away due to a heart attack on Sunday, August 25.
We grieve the loss of our former faculty member and students, and wish to extend our condolences to their family, friends and the Bilkent community.