MBG Faculty Members Receive EMBO Installation Grants
Assistant Professors Özgür Şahin and Deniz Atasoy, members of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics since September 2013, have been awarded the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Installation Grants. Dr. Şahin’s research
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Student Boycott Protests Food Prices
A group of Bilkent University students initiated a boycott on Monday, December 9 in front of the FEASS Building to protest the table d’hote meal prices on campus. Students who are members of the
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Ex Libris: News from the Library
Bilkent University Library has two special events this week. On Tuesday, December 17, we will host the first of our “Bilkent’te Kütüphanecilik Seminerleri” for this year. The seminar will address the important subject of
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IR Talk Focuses on Turkey-Europe-Middle East Triangle
On Wednesday, December 11, Dr. Defne Günay (University of Sheffield, UK) gave a talk to IR faculty members and postgraduate students. Her topic was “Europeanization and State Capacity: Turkey in the Middle East.” One
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Democracy in Turkey Discussed at Polity, Society and the World Seminar
On Wednesday, December 11, the Bilkent University Seminar Series on Polity, Society and the World welcomed distinguished political science scholar Prof. Sabri Sayarı, who delivered a lecture on “Turkey’s Experience with Democracy.” The talk
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International Student Skits Show Funny Side of Life in Turkey
BY GONCA ARAZ (MAN/III) On December 11, international and exchange students who are taking Turkish 111 and 112 performed short plays in Turkish as their end-of-semester presentations. The students impressed the audience with their
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Health Center Offers Help for Smokers Who Want to Quit
BY GONCA ARAZ (MAN/III) Last week, on Wednesday, Bilkent Library hosted an interactive workshop entitled “You Too Can Quit!” for Bilkenters who smoke but would like to stop. The aim of the workshop was
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10th Ayva Cup Basketball Tournament Coming Up
The annual Ayva Cup interuniversity basketball tournament will take place for the 10th time here on campus next week. Men’s and women’s basketball teams from universities including Ba?kent, Bilkent, Hacettepe and METU will challenge
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