December 15, 2015 — December 21, 2015

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CONFERENCES

Wednesday, December 16
“Solving the Mysteries of Neutron Stars and Black Holes,” by Feryal Özel (University of Arizona), at EE-01, 3:40 p.m. Organized by PHYS.

Friday, December 18
Talk with Haşim Kılıç (Honorary President of the Constitutional Court of Turkey), at FADA, FFB-22, 5:30 p.m. Organized by Uluslararası Hukuk Çalışmaları Topluluğu.

Monday, December 21
“Hukuk ve Demokrasi,” by Metin Feyzioğlu (Chairman of the Turkish Bar Association), at EE-01, 12:30 p.m. Organized by Atatürkçü Düşünce Topluluğu, Siyaset Platformu Kulübü and Hukukta Kariyer Kulübü.

SEMINARS

Tuesday, December 15
Public Administration Seminars: “Türkiye’nin DTÖ ile İlişkileri ve Politika Öncelikleri,” by Yıldız Tuğba Kurtuluş Kara (Ministry of the Economy), at FEASS, A-130, 6 p.m. Organized by FEASS.

Friday, December 18
“Global Optimization Methods for Two Power Systems Problems,” by Burak Kocuk (Bilkent University), at EA-409, 1:40 p.m. Organized by IE.

TALKS

Wednesday, December 10
“Rethinking Development Space in Emergning Countries: Turkey’s Conservative Countermovement,” by Ali Burak Güven (University of London), at FEASS, A-130, 10:30 a.m. Organized by POLS.

PLAYS

December 17, 24
“Gizli Oturum,” at the Bilkent Theater Hall, 8 p.m.

CONCERTS

Saturday, December 19
“Earth and Sky Are Baroques,” at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Stefan Sanderling, conductor
Reinhold Friedrich, baroque trumpet
Eleonore Marguerre, soprano
G. F. Händel, Concerto Grosso in B flat Major, Op. 3, No. 1, HWV 314
J. W. Hertel, Concerto for Trumpet No. 1 in E flat major
G. F. Händel, “Il Trionfo del Tempo”: “Tu del ciel ministro eletto”
G. F. Händel, “Amadigi di Gaula”: “Desterò dell’empia dite”
A. Corelli, Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, “Per la notte di Natale”
J. S. Bach, Cantata No. 51, “Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!”

Friday, December 25
Saturday, December 26
“New Year’s Concert: Commedia,” at the Bilkent Concert Hall, 8 p.m.
Christoph Mathias Mueller, conductor
Avi Avital, mandolin
J. S. Bach, Concerto for Mandolin
A. Vivaldi, Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425 (P. 134)
Waltzes, Polkas

LECTURES

Wednesday, December 16
Library Lunchtime Lecture: “Reality Constructed. How Does the Visual System Work?,” by Assoc. Prof. Hüseyin Boyacı, at the Library Art Gallery, 12:40 p.m. Organized by the Library.

EXHIBITIONS

Exhibition Opening: Everyone is invited to the opening reception of an exhibition of paintings by Güven Zeyrek on Thursday, December 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Library Art Gallery. The exhibition will will be open every day (except Sundays) from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.