Tuesday, February 25, is the fourth anniversary of the death of Bilkent University’s founder, Prof. İhsan Doğramacı. On this day, as always, we remember Prof. Doğramacı with deep respect, profound gratitude and great affection

Adnan Akay to Succeed Metin Heper as Provost

Bilkent University has announced that Prof. Metin Heper will be relinquishing the position of provost/vice rector for academic affairs. Prof. Adnan Akay has been appointed as the new provost. Prof. Heper had previously informed

Expert on Gender and Politics in Turkey Discusses the Impact of the Women’s Movement

BY ARLINDA PLANA (IR/II) On Wednesday, February 19, Prof. Yeşim Arat gave a talk at Bilkent as part of the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World. Her presentation was entitled

Festschrift Honoring Turkologist Semih Tezcan

On Wednesday, February 19, a ceremony took place at the Rectorate House in connection with the publication of a special Festschrift issue of the Journal of Social Sciences of Abant ?zzet Baysal University honoring

THEA Students Bring Theater of the Absurd to Bilkent With “The Police”

Students in the Department of Performing Arts will stage “The Police” (Policja) on February 27 and March 6 at 8 p.m. in the FMPA Theater Hall. Written by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek, the 90-minute

February 25 Marks Fourth Anniversary of Prof. İhsan Doğramacı’s Passing

February 25, 2014, marks the fourth anniversary of the loss of our beloved founder, Professor İhsan Doğramacı.The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra concert on February 25 will be dedicated to Prof. Doğramacı, who was a lifelong

Translation and Interpretation Student Wins EU Young Translators Competition

On Thursday, February 13, the Ministry for European Affairs awarded Çağlar Ceyran (TRIN/IV) first place in the French-to-Turkish translation category in the fourth Young Translators Competition. The contest’s purpose is to motivate the training

Bilkent Cyberpark Ranks Second in 2012 Technology Development Zone Performance Index

Bilkent Cyberpark has been ranked second (52.54 points) in the 2012 Technology Development Zone (TDZ) Performance Index of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology. This is the second time the index has been