94 Years As the Capital
Once upon a time, there was a large expanse of land, full of nothing: Anatolia. It was empty, desolate and uninhabited. No one would expect that one day, the area would be among the
Read More »Büyük Ev Ablukada: FIRTINAYT
To establish new frontiers within the confines of tradition can often be discomforting and eventually disastrous, but for a select few artists, it can be infinitely rewarding. The spectacle of renovation is like quicksand
Read More »The International Chronicles
BY NAUSHERWAN AZIZ (MAN/II) Name: Ali Damirzade Department: MAN/IV Country of Origin: Azerbaijan What do you like best about Turkey? I really like the natural landscape and its diversity within one country. It’s like
Read More »Bilkent Swim Team Member Crosses English Channel
BY EKİN ÇELİKKAN (EE/III) Oğuz Çam, an Electrical and Electronics Engineering student and member of the university’s swim team, was part of a four-member relay team that recently swam the English Channel. The team,
Read More »A Word From the Wise: Seniors’ Advice to Freshmen
BY ALİ ADEEB (ARCH/IV) For most of us, a new role in life presents a variety of challenges and some surprises, too. Advice from someone who’s already been there can help get us through
Read More »Knew It…
I’m pretty sure that most of us have said, “I knew that was going to happen,” at one point or another in our lives. After seeing the result or the ending of something, we
Read More »Sound and Art
This week you’ll be accompanying me while I share another duo from my life: music and art, or how sound and rhythm go along with the creative process. To me, music has a greater
Read More »Kelela: Take Me Apart
Classification is a weird anthropological habit – it is probably the most common characteristic of our species that we mentally categorize pretty much everything we experience. From seemingly smaller concerns like fashion to more
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