{"id":20663,"date":"2023-12-07T15:10:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T12:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/?page_id=20663"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:12:59","slug":"distinguished-teaching-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/distinguished-teaching-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinguished Teaching Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nOnur \u00c7izmecio\u011flu – Department of\u00a0Molecular Biology and Genetics
\nArda Gitmez – Department of Economics
\nEsra T\u00fcnay – Department of Foreign Languages, English Preparatory Program
\nEray T\u00fcz\u00fcn – Department of Computer Engineering
\nJonathan Coleman Williams – Department of English Language and Literature\n<\/div>\n

2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nMiri Besken – Department of Psychology
\nHaldun \u00d6zakta\u015f – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nFirdevs Ulus – Department of Industrial Engineering
\nAy\u015fe Collins – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\n\u00c7i\u011fdem F\u0131\u00e7\u0131c\u0131 – Department of Foreign Languages, English Language Preparatory Program\n<\/div>\n

2024<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yi\u011fit Acar – Department of Architecture
\nAli Javili – Department of Mechanical Engineering
\nErgin Atalar – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nBur\u00e7in K\u0131sac\u0131ko\u011flu – Department of Economics<\/div>\n

2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6zlem Karsu – Department of Industrial Engineering
\nErdal Onar – Faculty of Law
\nCem Tekin – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nFunda \u015eenova Tunal\u0131 – Department of Communication and Design<\/div>\n

2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

H\u00fcseyin Can Aksoy – Faculty of Law
\nA. Erc\u00fcment \u00c7i\u00e7ek – Department of Computer Engineering
\nHande Ilgaz – Department of Psychology
\n\u0130lker Temizer – Department of Mechanical Engineering<\/div>\n

2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hossein Dabir – Faculty Academic English Program
\nLori Russell Da\u011f – Department of Computer Engineering
\nSe\u00e7kin K\u00f6stem – Department of International Relations
\nBurak \u00dclg\u00fct – Department of Chemistry<\/div>\n

2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vakur Beh\u00e7et Ert\u00fcrk – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nHalil Altay G\u00fcvenir – Department of Computer Engineering
\nSeymur Jahangirov – Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology (UNAM)<\/div>\n

2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tolga Mete Duman – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nHatice Karaca – Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
\nEkmel \u00d6zbay – Department of Physics
\n\u00d6zcan \u00d6zt\u00fcrk – Department of Computer Engineering<\/div>\n

2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

K\u00fcr\u015fat Aydo\u011fan – Department of Management
\nSelim Hanay – Department of Mechanical Engineering
\n\u00d6zg\u00fcr Oktel – Department of Physics
\nEmine \u00dclk\u00fc Sar\u0131ta\u015f – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering<\/div>\n

2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nail Akar – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nKumru Arapgirlio\u011flu – Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
\nHande Yaman Paternotte – Department of Industrial Engineering<\/div>\n

2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0130lker Ayt\u00fcrk – Department of Political Science and Public Administration
\nMarlene Denice Elwell – Faculty Academic English Program
\nB\u00fclent \u00d6zg\u00fcler – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering<\/div>\n

2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Orhan Ayt\u00fcr – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nBarbaros \u00c7etin – Department of Mechanical Engineering
\nEmin Karag\u00f6zo\u011flu – Department of Economics
\nNilg\u00fcn Fehim Kennedy – Department of Political Science and Public Administration<\/div>\n

2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selim Aksoy – Department of Computer Engineering
\nBerrak Bur\u00e7ak – Department of Political Science and Public Administration
\nHitay \u00d6zbay – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nEmrah \u00d6zensoy – Department of Chemistry<\/div>\n

2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tolga B\u00f6l\u00fckba\u015f\u0131 – Department of Political Science and Public Administration
\n\u00d6zer Ergen\u00e7 – Department of History
\nEzhan Kara\u015fan – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nMustafa Nakeeb – Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas<\/div>\n

2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nedim Karakayal\u0131 – Department of Political Science
\nPhilip Poole – Faculty Academic English Program
\nFatma Ta\u015fk\u0131n – Department of Economics<\/div>\n

2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ba\u015fak \u0130nce – Department of Political Science
\nLevent Onural – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\n\u00d6rsan \u00d6rge – Department of Management
\nLars Vinx – Department of Philosophy<\/div>\n

2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

Erol Arkun – Computer Engineering
\nEbru Eren – Business Information Management
\nSinan Gezici – Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nRefet G\u00fcrkaynak – Economics<\/div>\n

2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yehezkel Sandy Berkovski – Department of Philosophy
\nHayrettin K\u00f6ymen – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nMaria Nowotna – Department of Music
\nB\u00fclent \u00d6zg\u00fc\u00e7 – Department of Computer Engineering<\/div>\n

2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selim Akt\u00fcrk – Department of Industrial Engineering
\nAbdullah Atalar – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nAlev \u00c7\u0131nar – Department of Political Science
\nMarie-Henriette Gates – Department of Archaeology and History of Art
\nAli Ayd\u0131n Sel\u00e7uk – Department of Computer Engineering<\/div>\n

2007<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asl\u0131han Altay Salih – Department of Management
\nAli Sinan Sert\u00f6z – Department of Mathematics<\/div>\n

2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selin Sayek B\u00f6ke – Department of Economics
\n\u0130brahim K\u00f6rpeo\u011flu – Department of Computer Engineering
\nDilek \u00d6nkal – Department of Business Administration<\/div>\n

2005<\/strong><\/p>\n

Levent Akdeniz – Department of Management
\nTar\u0131k Kara – Department of Economics
\nWilliam Wardall Sawyer – Department of Computer Engineering<\/div>\n

2004<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6mer Morg\u00fcl – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering<\/div>\n

2003<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jamel Ben Muhamed Chafra – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\nAzer Kerimov – Department of Mathematics
\nYakup Aykut Pekcan – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\nUygar H. Tazebay – Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics<\/div>\n

2002<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ceyhun Bulutay – Department of Physics
\nYener Erg\u00fcven – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\nSerdar G\u00fcner – Department of International Relations
\nErin\u00e7 Yeldan – Department of Economics<\/div>\n

2001<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0130r\u015fadi Aksun – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nMurat Alkar – Department of Mathematics
\nSita Annette Schutt – Department of English Language and Literature
\nHamit Sunel – Translation and Interpretation<\/div>\n

2000<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6mer Benli – Department of Industrial Engineering
\nPerin \u00d6ztin – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\nZurab Sikharulldze – Department of Performing Arts<\/div>\n

1999<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ali Nihat Eken – Department of Banking and Finance
\n\u00d6mer Faruk Gen\u00e7kaya – Department of Political Science and Public Administration
\nAlexandre Klyachko – Department of Mathematics<\/div>\n

1998<\/strong><\/p>\n

Teoman Alemdar – Department of Tourism and Hotel Management
\nNur Alt\u0131ny\u0131ld\u0131z – Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
\nOrhan Ar\u0131kan – Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
\nIossif Ostrovskii – Department of Mathematics
\nSerdar Sayan – Department of Economics<\/div>\n

1997<\/strong><\/p>\n

G\u00fclriz B\u00fcken – Department of History
\nG\u00fcliz Ger – Department of Management
\nLeonard Knight – Department of English Language and Literature
\nMefharet Kocatepe – Department of Mathematics
\nCengiz Yener – Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2026 Onur \u00c7izmecio\u011flu – Department of\u00a0Molecular Biology and Genetics Arda Gitmez – Department of Economics Esra T\u00fcnay – Department of Foreign Languages, English Preparatory Program Eray T\u00fcz\u00fcn – Department of Computer Engineering Jonathan Coleman Williams – Department of English Language and Literature 2025 Miri Besken – Department of Psychology Haldun [\u2026] <\/p>\n

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