Faculty Promotions
Aida Just, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, was promoted to the rank of Professor, effective February 24, 2022. Bilge Baytekin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, was
Read More »New Head for Traffic Committee
Prof. Ergin Atalar of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, head of the Bilkent University Traffic Committee since 2016, has stepped down from that position, and Dr. Emre Uzun, faculty member in the
Read More »Horizon Europe to Fund Two Bilkent Faculty Members
Asst. Prof. Burçin Çakır of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Asst. Prof. Seçil Gönültaş of the Department of Psychology have been awarded Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) postdoctoral fellowship grants through the
Read More »Hanay Group Invents Breakthrough Chip Technology to Probe Nano World
A paper by the Hanay research group describing their recent invention of a new measurement technique was featured on the front cover of last month’s issue of ACS Nano, one of the leading journals
Read More »Bilkent Alumnae Named to “Most Powerful Women CEOs” List
The March 6–19 issue of the weekly business magazine Ekonomist featured a cover story that listed the “Most Powerful Women CEOs” in Turkey. Among those included were Bilkent alumnae Sitare Sezgin (MAN/’97) and Elif
Read More »TÜBİTAK Support for Bilkent Researchers
TÜBİTAK (the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) is providing funding to four researchers at Bilkent who submitted proposals in response to the council’s 2021 call for proposals. Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir, director
Read More »Library Week Celebrated at Bilkent
From March 28 through April 2, Turkey’s 58th National Library Week was celebrated around the country, highlighting libraries’ contributions to society and encouraging library usage. This year’s theme was “Truth and Libraries,” chosen to
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