National Nanotechnology Research Center’s (UNAM) Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci has been awarded the 2025 Eczacıbaşı Medical Incentive Award.
Dr. Fatih İnci Honored with Eczacıbaşı Award
Dr. Zavagno Leads Turkish Part of ERC Advanced Grant Project
Assoc. Prof. Luca Zavagno of the Department of Archaeology and the Department of History will serve as a key collaborator and coordinator of the Turkish Unit in the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant project titled “Byz-GOVAG—Agents of Cohesion in the Governance of an Empire: The Anthropogeography of Byzantium, 7th to 12th Centuries.”
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Smoke-Free Bilkent University Campus
Dr. Ordu Wins TOYP Türkiye 2025 Award
UNAM Asst. Prof. Mustafa Ordu has been honored with an award in the TOYP Türkiye 2025—Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Turkey program.
Human and AI: The Power of Harmonious Collaboration
Assoc. Prof. Yıldıray Yıldız of the Department of Mechanical Engineering delivered a plenary lecture on recent advances in human–machine systems at the IFAC HMS’25 Symposium held in Beijing.
Efe Tokdemir Receives APSA Best Paper Award
Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir, faculty member in the Department of International Relations, received the American Political Science Association (APSA) Conflict Processes Section Best Paper Award for his article titled “Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance.”
Sam Hirst’s Book Receives International Recognition
Asst. Prof. Sam Hirst of the Department of International Relations has received significant recognition for his monograph Against the Liberal Order: The Soviet Union, Turkey, and Statist Internationalism, 1919–1939, published by Oxford University Press in 2024.
Rector Aydoğan Awarded by Italy
On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, a ceremony was held at the Embassy of Italy in Ankara to mark the awarding of the honor of “Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia – Chivalry Order of the Star of Italy.”
New Book by Assoc. Prof. Bilin Neyaptı
A new book by Assoc. Prof. Bilin Neyaptı of the Department of Economics has been released: “Understanding Fiscal Decentralization,” published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
“New Beginnings for Collaboration” Event Held
The first “New Beginnings for Collaboration – Academia–Industry Dialogues I” event, organized by Bilkent University Technology Transfer Office (TTO), took place at the Bilkent Rector’s Residence with strong participation.
Math Problem for Every Month
Every month the Mathematics department hosts an open competition for any student. Problems will continue to come out each month, and allow a month for you to submit solutions.