According to the results of the 2026 First Call Period, a total of 26 researchers from Bilkent University and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) have been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program.
Bilkent Researchers Receive Funding under TÜBİTAK 1001
Bilkent Performing Arts at SAFest Summer Academy Festival
Bilkent University Department of Performing Arts participated in the SAFest Summer Academy Festival 2026, organized by Civica Accademia d’Arte Drammatica “Nico Pepe” in Udine, Italy.
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Smoke-Free Bilkent University Campus
American Vacuum Society Honors Prof. Şefik Süzer
Prof. Şefik Süzer from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the Gaede Langmuir Award, presented biennially by the American Vacuum Society to only one individual.
Refet S. Gürkaynak Elected IAAE Fellow
Prof. Refet S. Gürkaynak, has been elected as a Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (IAAE) for 2025.
UNAM’s Asst. Prof. Dr. İnci Receives İTÜ Science Award
National Nanotechnology Research Center’s UNAM Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci has been awarded the 2025 İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Science Award.
New Book by Bülent Batuman
Assoc. Prof. Bülent Batuman, chair of the Department of Architecture, has published a new book, “Mekânın Politikası: Kriz, Kent ve Mimarlık” (The Politics of Space: Crisis, City, and Architecture).
Dr. Zavagno Leads Turkish Part of ERC Grant
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.”
Dr. Demir Honored with IEEE ComSoc Award
Asst. Prof. Özlem Tuğfe Demir has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Communications Society Best Young Researcher Award for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region.
ICGEB Awards Dr. Fulya Türker Research Grant
Asst. Prof. Fulya Türker of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics has been awarded funding under the ICGEB-CRP Early Career Return Grant 2025 for her research on neurodegenerative diseases.
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.