From the Rector
Dear Members of the Bilkent Community, As we get used to learning, teaching and working from a distance at Bilkent, all members of our community are working hard to continue our core operations in
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İhsan Doğramacı’s Birthday Celebrated With a Musical Performance
April 3 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of Bilkent University’s beloved founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. For the past nine years, Bilkent has celebrated Prof. Doğramacı’s birthday as Bilkent Day, honoring his memory
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Bilkent Loses Mustafa Oğuz Satoğlu
Mustafa Oğuz Satoğlu, a third-year student in the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, due to a long-term health problem. We are deeply saddened by the
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Bilkent Researchers Work to Develop a Next-Generation Drug for Use Against COVID-19
A team of researchers led by Asst. Prof. Urartu Şeker of the Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (UNAM) at Bilkent University is participating in the national effort to develop drugs that can be
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Bilkent Faculty Receive BAGEP Awards
Seven Bilkent faculty members have received Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2020. The awards are given by the Science Academy Association (Bilim Akademisi Derneği), established in 2011 “to promote, practice and uphold the
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From the Editorial Board
Dear Bilkent News Readers, In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all experiencing disruptions, both great and small, to our usual way of life and our daily routines. Universities across the globe,
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UNAM Brings Large-Scale Production of Advanced Optical Fibers to Turkey
Mass production of advanced optical fibers in Turkey is now for the first time a reality – an important development that has been achieved as the result of a 10-year study at the Bilkent
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Message From a Nurse and Classmate: Make This Time an Opportunity
Aysel Yalaç, a student in the Department of Psychology, is also a nurse. During these difficult days, she has put her education on hold to devote herself to caring for patients at Ankara City
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