Bilkent University

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{{short description|Private university in Ankara, Turkey}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Bilkent University
| native_name = Bilkent Üniversitesi
| native_name_lang =
| image = Bilkent_University_Crest.svg
| image_size = 200px
| established = {{start date and age|1984|10|20}}
| type = [[Private university|Private]] [[research university]]
| founder = [[İhsan Doğramacı]]
| rector = Kürşat Aydoğan<ref name="Bilkent University - Rector">{{Cite web|title=Bilkent University - Rector|url=https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/rector/}}</ref>
| president = Ali Doğramacı
| endowment = $300 million<ref>As of October 2, 2018. {{cite web |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/bilkent-holding-2-milyar-lira-ciro-yapiyor-universite-butcesi-250-milyon-lirayi-buluyor-18380365 |publisher=[[Hürriyet]] |date=2011 |title=Bilkent"in butcesi 250 milyon lira |access-date=2019-06-22 |archive-date=2019-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622160038/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/bilkent-holding-2-milyar-lira-ciro-yapiyor-universite-butcesi-250-milyon-lirayi-buluyor-18380365 |url-status=live }}</ref> (2011)
| students = 13,000<ref name="Bilkent University Facts">{{Cite web|title=Bilkent University Facts|year=2010|url=http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/general/facts.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220212704/http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/general/facts.html|archive-date=2010-12-20}}</ref>
| faculty = 1,000<ref name="Bilkent University Facts"/>
| city = [[Çankaya, Ankara]]
| country = [[Turkey]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|52|04.80|N|32|44|55.32|E|type:edu_region:TR-06_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| affiliations =
| campus = Urban, {{convert|5000|acre|km2}}<ref name="Bilkent University Facts"/>
| colors = {{color box|#E30A17}} Red {{color box|#333399}} Blue
| sports_nickname = Bilkent Judges <br/><small>(American football)</small>
| mascot = Bilkent Fox
| campus_size =
| language = [[English language|English]]
| website = {{url|https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr}}
| logo = Bilkent_University_Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
}}
'''Bilkent University''' ({{langx|tr|Bilkent Üniversitesi}}) is a [[Private university|private]] [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[research university]] located in [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]. It was founded by [[İhsan Doğramacı]], the first president of the [[Council of Higher Education (Turkey)|Council of Higher Education]] and the head of the prominent Doğramacı family, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research in 1984.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/historical-background/|title=EN / Bilkent University – Historical Background|website=w3.bilkent.edu.tr|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-15|archive-date=2018-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215143747/http://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/historical-background/|url-status=live}}</ref> It has constantly been ranked among the top Turkish universities since its establishment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilkent University in The World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/bilkent-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705204847/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/bilkent-university |archive-date=2019-07-05 |access-date=2019-06-22 |website=www.timeshighereducation.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=QS University Rankings |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/bilkent-university |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706220337/https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/bilkent-university |archive-date=2019-07-06 |access-date=2019-06-22 |website=www.topuniversities.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, it was ranked 112th in the world by ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|Times World University Rankings]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2015 |title=2011 THE World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2011/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/undefined |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015215840/https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2011/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/undefined |archive-date=15 October 2015 |access-date=22 June 2019 |website=www.timeshighereducation.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Bilkent University was the first non-profit private university established in the country. The name Bilkent is an abbreviation of ''bilim kenti'', meaning "city of science" in Turkish.

== History ==
[[File:Earth hour IMG 0440 (6775129490).jpg|thumb|Statue of Bilkent's founder [[İhsan Doğramacı]] in the main campus square]]
The idea of establishing Bilkent University dates to the 1940s. While working at [[Harvard University]] and the [[University of Washington]], [[İhsan Doğramacı]] was influenced by the higher education and civil society models of the United States.<ref name="Bilkent Video1">{{cite web|access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125732/http://video.bilkent.edu.tr/series_listing.php?series_id=10 |language=tr, en|title=Bilkent Resmî Sitesi, Bilkent Fikrinin Tarihçesi ile ilgili video, Prof. John Grabowski |url=http://video.bilkent.edu.tr/series_listing.php?series_id=10}}</ref> Upon his return to Turkey in 1951, he initiated several projects in health and education, including the establishment of Hacettepe Medical Center, Hacettepe Hospital, [[Hacettepe University Medical School]], and [[Hacettepe University]].<ref name="Hacettepe Tıp tarihçe">{{cite web|access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609171539/http://www.tip.hacettepe.edu.tr/hakkimizda/tarihce.php |title=Hacettepe Üniversitesi Resmî Sitesi, Tıp Fakültesi tarihçesi, |url=http://www.tip.hacettepe.edu.tr/hakkimizda/tarihce.php}}</ref> He also contributed to the foundation of public universities including [[Atatürk University|Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine]], [[Sivas Cumhuriyet University|Cumhuriyet University]], and [[Erciyes University]].<ref name="Bilkent Video12">{{cite web|access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125732/http://video.bilkent.edu.tr/series_listing.php?series_id=10 |language=tr, en |title=Bilkent Resmî Sitesi, Bilkent Fikrinin Tarihçesi ile ilgili video, Prof. John Grabowski |url=http://video.bilkent.edu.tr/series_listing.php?series_id=10}}</ref>

Having achieved his objectives in medicine, Doğramacı sought to establish a nonprofit private university modeled on institutions such as Harvard, [[Yale University|Yale]], and [[Columbia University|Columbia]]. His goal was to create an internationally recognized institution that could attract students from abroad.<ref name="Bilkent Video12" /> At the time, constitutional restrictions in Turkey prevented the establishment of private universities.<ref name="Bilkent Video12" />

In the 1960s, Doğramacı identified land in southwestern Ankara as suitable for the project, primarily due to its natural resources.<ref name="Bilkent Holding tarihçe">{{cite web|access-date=22 August 2009 |archive-date=8 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808183005/http://www.bilkentholding.com.tr/K_2.html |language=tr |title=Bilkent Holding, Bilkent Tarihçesi |url=http://www.bilkentholding.com.tr/K_2.html}}</ref> To generate financial resources, he established a furniture factory that later became part of the Tepe Group.<ref name="Bilkent Video12" /><ref name=":0" />

Following the [[1980 Turkish coup d'état]], constitutional amendments permitted the foundation of private universities. Preparations for the Bilkent campus began shortly thereafter, with the first buildings including the library, housing facilities, and an engineering block. The university was officially founded in 1984 and admitted its first students in 1986.<ref name="Bilkent Holding tarihçe" />

Bilkent began academic activities in 1986 with 386 students. In 1992, legislation passed by the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey]] confirmed Bilkent's university status.<ref name="Anayasa Mah.">{{cite web|access-date=22 August 2009 |language=tr |title=Anayasa Mahkemesi, Esas Sayısı: 1990/2, Karar Sayısı: 1990/10, Karar Günü: 30.5.1990 dava sonucu |url=http://www.anayasa.gov.tr/eskisite/KARARLAR/IPTALITIRAZ/K1990/K1990-10.htm}}{{dead link|tarih=Nisan 2020|date=September 2025}}</ref> Since then, Bilkent has expanded to include nine faculties, two schools, and three vocational schools.<ref name="Bilkent Fakülteleri">{{cite web|access-date=23 August 2009 |language=tr |title=Bilkent Üniversitesi Resmi Sitesi, Fakülteler kılavuzu |url=http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-tr/academic/fac_dep.htm}}{{dead link|tarih=Nisan 2020|date=September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Bilkent Yüksekokulları">{{cite web|access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227082116/http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-tr/academic/appschools.html |language=tr |title=Bilkent Üniversitesi Resmi Sitesi, Yüksekokullar kılavuzu |url=http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-tr/academic/appschools.html}}</ref><ref name="Bilkent Meslek Yüksekokulları">{{cite web|access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=22 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122074412/http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-tr/academic/vocschools.html |language=tr |title=Bilkent Üniversitesi Resmi Sitesi, Meslek Yüksekokullar kılavuzu |url=http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent-tr/academic/vocschools.html}}</ref> It maintains exchange agreements with over 250 universities in North America, East Asia, and Europe, and annually hosts numerous academic and professional events.<ref name="Bilkent Erasmus">{{cite web|access-date=23 August 2009 |archive-date=5 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205091235/http://bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/erasmus/partners.html |language=tr |title=Bilkent Üniversitesi Resmi Sitesi, Erasmus Partnerleri |url=http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/erasmus/partners.html}}</ref> The university has produced over 30,000 graduates, and in 2015 was ranked 28th worldwide in the [[Times Higher Education World University Rankings|''Times Higher Education'']] list of the best universities under 50 years old.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-date=8 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008004535/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/egitim/28875018.asp |date=30 April 2015 |publisher=[[Hürriyet (gazete)|Hürriyet]] |title=Türkiye'den 3 üniversitenin büyük başarısı |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/egitim/28875018.asp |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=2 May 2015 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102420/https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/one-hundred-under-fifty |date=30 April 2015 |publisher=Timeshighereducation.co.uk |title=100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2015/one-hundred-under-fifty |url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Bilkent-University.jpg|thumb|Bilkent University's Main Campus Square]]
== Campus ==
The university occupies three campuses. They are located about 12 km west of the center of [[Ankara]], and cover a total area of more than 300 hectares.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/about-bilkent/|title=EN / Bilkent University – About Bilkent|website=w3.bilkent.edu.tr|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-18|archive-date=2018-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210349/http://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/about-bilkent/|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:DSC08582 (6921245499).jpg|thumb|Bilkent University Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture]]
[[File:Bilkent fall - 2020.jpg|thumb|Bilkent University Main Campus]]
[[File:Earth hour IMG 0445 (6775129976).jpg|thumb|Bilkent University Faculty of Science]]
[[File:Bilkent concert hall.jpg|thumb|[[Bilkent Concert Hall|Bilkent University Concert Hall]]]]

=== Library ===
The university library houses a large collection of books with annual acquisitions valued at over 3 million U.S. dollars. As of 2017, Bilkent University Library is the largest university library of Turkey, and it is the only university library to rank in the top 10 libraries in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cuma/6083351.asp?gid=67%20)T%C3%BCrkiye%E2%80%99nin|title=Türkiye'nin en iyi 10 kütüphanesi|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=23 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323161855/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/cuma/6083351.asp?gid=67%20)T%C3%BCrkiye%E2%80%99nin|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to books, the collection includes periodical subscriptions, [[microform]]s, access to numerous online databases and electronic journals. Sheet music and sound recordings are available in the music rooms. The library also hosts a number of private collections and an exhibition hall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://library.bilkent.edu.tr/statistics/|title=Statistics|work=Bilkent University Library|access-date=2018-02-18|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210325/https://library.bilkent.edu.tr/statistics/|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Bilkent University - Main Library.jpg|thumb|Bilkent University Main Library]]
== Academics ==
The university offers 33 undergraduate majors, together with 32 graduate programs spanning 22 different fields.

=== Faculties ===
* Faculty of Applied Sciences
* Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
* Faculty of Business Administration
* Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Engineering
* Faculty of Humanities and Letters
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Music and Performing Arts
* Faculty of Science

=== Schools ===
* Graduate School of Education
* School of Applied Languages
* School of Applied Technology and Management
* Vocational School of Computer Technology and Office Management
* Vocational School of Tourism and Hotel Services

== Rankings ==
{{Infobox university rankings
| ARWU_W = 801–900 |ARWU_W_year = 2020| ARWU_W_ref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/arwu/2020|title=Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020|website=shanghairanking.com|access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
| QS_W = 415 | QS_W_year = 2026| QS_W_ref = <ref name=":QSW2026">{{Cite web|url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings|title=QS World University Rankings}}</ref>
| THE_W = 601–800 |THE_W_year = 2024| THE_W_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/bilkent-university|title=Bilkent University|date=28 September 2023|website=Times Higher Education (THE)|access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
| USNWR_W = =684 | USNWR_W_year = 2023 | USNWR_W_ref =<ref name="USNWR">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/ihsan-dogramaci-bilkent-university-506575|title=Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University|author=U.S. News|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
| QS_EECA =20 | QS_EECA_year =2022 | QS_EECA_ref =<ref name="QS World University Rankings 2022">{{Cite web |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/eeca-rankings/2022 |title=QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia |access-date=15 January 2023}}</ref>}}

The ''[[Times Higher Education World University Rankings]]''<ref>''[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/ World University Rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909051425/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/ |date=2015-09-09 }}. Retrieved, May 24, 2010.''</ref> consistently ranks Bilkent University as one of the top universities in Turkey.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Turkey !! In Asia !! In the World
|-
! 2010-11
| 1st || 14th || 112th
|-
! 2011-12
| 1st || 21st || 201-225th
|-
! 2012-13
| 2nd || 27th || 226-250th
|-
! 2013-14
| 4th || 31st || 226-250th
|-
! 2014-15
| 5th || 25th || 201-225th
|-
! 2015-16
| 3rd || 45th || 351-400th
|-
! 2016-17
| 3rd || 46th || 351-400th
|-
! 2017-18
| 3rd || 54th || 401-500th
|-
! 2018-19
| 3rd || 82nd || 501-600th
|-
! 2019-20
| 3rd || n/a || 501-600th
|}

Bilkent, as a university with less than 50 years of history, is also ranked as one of the most prestigious younger universities in the world:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/Journals/THE/THE/31_May_2012/attachments/THE_100_Under_50_.pdf |title=Best 100 Universities Under the Age of 50 Years |access-date=2012-06-01 |archive-date=2013-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101143823/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/Journals/THE/THE/31_May_2012/attachments/THE_100_Under_50_.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Turkey !! In the world
|-
! 2012
| 1st || 32nd
|-
! 2013
| 2nd || 39th
|-
! 2014
| 1st || 31st
|-
! 2015
| 2nd || 28th
|-
! 2016
| 3rd || 76th
|}

''THE'' powered by Thomson Reuters ranked Bilkent in the category BRICS & Emerging Economies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014/brics-and-emerging-economies|title=BRICS & Emerging Economies|date=13 April 2015|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=18 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318185625/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2014/brics-and-emerging-economies|url-status=live}}</ref> as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Turkey !! In the world
|-
! 2014
| 4th || 12th
|-
! 2015
| 5th || 19th
|-
! 2016
| 3rd || 41st
|}

Bilkent University is particularly noted for the quality of its Faculty of Engineering. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings rank Bilkent among the top 100 universities for Engineering and Technology,<ref>''[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT Top 100 universities for Engineering and Technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102111722/http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013-14/subject-ranking/subject/engineering-and-IT |date=2013-11-02 }}''</ref> as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Turkey !! In the world
|-
! 2013-14
| 1st || 98th
|}

The Faculty of Business Administration of Bilkent University was the first business school in Turkey to be accredited by [[Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business|AACSB]]; less than 5% of the business schools around the world have received this accreditation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.man.bilkent.edu.tr/index.php/mainpage,1,who_are_we|title=Bilkent FBA|last=Sanpark|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609030014/http://man.bilkent.edu.tr/index.php/mainpage,1,who_are_we|url-status=live}}</ref> The business school has been ranked by [[Eduniversal]] among the best business schools of the [[Eurasia]] region for international influence.<ref>{{cite web |title=University and business school ranking in Turkey |url=http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-turkey.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702230901/http://www.eduniversal-ranking.com/business-school-university-ranking-in-turkey.html |archive-date=2 July 2016 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>

According to the ''[[QS World University Rankings]]'' of 2012 and 2013 the university ranks in the 151–200 range in the subject of "Economics & Econometrics".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/node/2212/ranking-details/university-subject-rankings/2013/economics-and-econometrics|title=Bilkent University Rankings|access-date=2 July 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818131914/http://www.topuniversities.com/node/2212/ranking-details/university-subject-rankings/2013/economics-and-econometrics|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Student life ==
[[File:Bilkent University Odeon Concert Hall.jpg|thumb|Bilkent University Odeon Outdoor Concert Hall]][[File:A FMPA student - Bilkent Library - 4.3.15.jpg|thumb|A student from the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, performing in the Bilkent University Library Art Gallery.]]
=== Sports ===
Students can participate in many sports courses and be trained by university staff, mostly for free. The university presents many individuals and teams in different sports in varsity competitions. The most well-known sport teams of the university are the Bilkent Goats and the Bilkent Judges, the [[Ultimate (sport)|ultimate]] team and the [[Association football|football]] team, respectively.
=== Student unions and clubs ===
The board and the departmental members of the Bilkent Student Union are chosen annually among all registered university students. The Student Union is the main sponsor and the organizer of Mayfest, the traditional Bilkent University summer festival. Various student clubs organize regular activities every day on and off the campus, mostly open to everyone. All students are allowed to join, or participate in the events and activities of any club they wish to. Student union and club activities are coordinated under the supervision of Student Events Center of Bilkent.

=== Recreation ===
Bilkent University is host to numerous events regarding music and the performing arts. The university also sponsors frequent lectures, art exhibitions, and literary evenings throughout the academic year. During the first week of may, each year Mayfest is held. Mayfest is a well-known festival among the youth of Ankara, consisting of a large number of activities, as well as open-air concerts where renowned Turkish pop and rock bands and singers take the stage every night throughout the week.

== Affiliations ==

=== Centers ===
* National Research Center for Magnetic Resonance (UMRAM)<ref>{{cite web |title=UMRAM - NEWS |url=http://www.umram.bilkent.edu.tr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928002745/http://umram.bilkent.edu.tr/ |archive-date=28 September 2018 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>
* Bilkent University Center for European Union Affairs
* [[Ahmet Adnan Saygun|Ahmed Adnan Saygun]] Center for Music Research and Education
* Bilkent Center for Advanced Studies (BICAS)
* Center for Mind, Language & Culture
* Center for Brain Research
* Center for Environmental Sciences
* Center for International Economics
* Center for Russian Studies
* Center for Studies in Society and Politics
* Center for Turkish Language and Speech Processing
* Center for Turkish Politics and History
* Center for Research in Transitional Societies (CRTS)
* Center for Turkish Literature
* Communications and [[Spectrum management|Spectrum Management]] Research Center (ISYAM)
* Genetics and Biotechnology Research and Development Center (BILGEN)
* [[Halil İnalcık|Halil Inalcık]] Center of Ottoman Studies
* Nanotechnology Research Center (NANOTAM)<ref>{{cite web |title=BİLKENT UNIVERSITY NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER |url=http://www.nanotr.bilkent.edu.tr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625051406/http://www.nanotr.bilkent.edu.tr/ |archive-date=25 June 2016 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>
* National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM)<ref>{{cite web |title=UNAM - National Nanotechnology Research Center |url=http://www.nano.org.tr/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026101714/http://www.nano.org.tr/ |archive-date=26 October 2008 |access-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>
* Bilkent University Computational Electromagnetics Research Center (BiLCEM) <ref>{{Cite web |title=BiLCEM website |url=http://www.cem.bilkent.edu.tr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991128231735/http://cem.bilkent.edu.tr/ |archive-date=1999-11-28}}</ref>

=== Cyberpark ===
Bilkent Cyberpark, founded in 2002, is the fastest growing techno park in Turkey serving with 240 technology-based companies, one micro nano chip factory, five research centers, and 4,000 personnel.

=== Institutes ===
* Institute of Economic and Social Sciences
* Institute of Engineering and Science
* Institute of Fine Arts
* Institute of Music and Performing Arts
* Institute of World Systems, Economies and Strategic Research
* Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology

== Notable people ==
=== Faculty ===
{{maincat|Academic staff of Bilkent University}}
* [[Abdullah Atalar]] — Turkish scientist
* [[Mustafa Akgül]] — Turkish computer scientist
* [[Gürer Aykal]] — Turkish conductor, former principal conductor of the [[Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra]]
* [[Orhan Aytür]] — Turkish professor of [[optoelectronics]]
* [[István Aranyosi]] — Hungarian philosopher
* [[Julian Bennett (archaeologist)|Julian Bennett]] — British archaeologist
* [[Sandrine Bergès]] — French philosopher and novelist
* [[Erdal Arikan|Erdal Arıkan]] — Turkish electrical engineer, known for his invention of [[Polar code (coding theory)|polar codes]], which is a key component of [[5G]] technologies
* [[Hilmi Volkan Demir]] — Turkish scientist, known for his works on white light generation
* [[Erol Erdinç]] — Turkish conductor
* [[Jason Hale (actor)|Jason Hale]] — American actor and theatre director
* [[Talat Sait Halman]], [[Knight Grand Cross of the British Empire|GBE]] — Turkish poet, translator, cultural historian and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] scholar, first [[Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey)|Minister of Culture of Turkey]]
* [[Halil İnalcık]] — Turkish historian, professor emeritus at [[University of Chicago]]
* [[Suna Kan]] — Turkish violinist
* [[Gülsin Onay]] — Turkish pianist
* [[İlber Ortaylı]] — Turkish historian
* [[Sami Selçuk]] — Turkish jurist and former president of [[Court of Cassation (Turkey)|Court of Cassation]]
* [[Stanford J. Shaw]] — American historian
* [[Fazıl Say]] — Turkish pianist and composer
* [[Norman Stone]] — British historian and [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s foreign policy advisor on Europe
* [[Hikmet Sami Türk]] — Turkish academic and former [[List of Ministers of National Defense of Turkey|Minister of National Defense of Turkey]]

===Alumni===
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* [[Haluk Akakçe]] — Painter and audiovisual artist
* [[Mete Atatüre]] — Turkish physicist at [[Cavendish Laboratory]], [[University of Cambridge]]
* [[Erdem Başçı]] — Former governor of the [[Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey]]
* [[Esra Bilgiç|Esra Bilgiç Töre]] — Actress
* [[Hatice Ozer Balli|Hatice Özer Ballı]] — Professor of applied econometrics at [[Massey University]]
* [[Yiğit Bulut]] — Journalist and a former senior advisor to President [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]]
* [[Orkut Büyükkökten]] — Employee of [[Google]] who developed the social networking service called [[Orkut]]
* [[Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu]] — Diplomat and politician; former [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey]]
* [[Hande Dalkılıç]] — Pianist
* [[Demir Demirkan]] — Rock musician
* [[Vuslat Doğan Sabancı]] — Former chairwoman of ''[[Hürriyet]],'' board member of [[Doğan Holding]]
* [[Mehmet Burak Erdoğan]] — Turkish mathematician at [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]
* [[Hakan Fidan]] — [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkey)|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey]], former soldier, academic and the head of the [[National Intelligence Organization]]
* [[Şahan Gökbakar]] — Comedian
* [[Tarkan Gözübüyük]] — Musician as known from [[Mezarkabul|Pentagram]], producer
* [[Gizem Girişmen]] — Paralympic archer and gold medalist at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[Murat Han]] — Actor
* [[Tamer Karadağlı]] — Actor and director of [[Turkish State Theatres]]
* [[Binnur Kaya]] — Actress
* [[Pınar Keskinocak]] — Turkish-American [[Systems engineering|systems engineer]] at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
* [[Başak Köklükaya]] — Actress
* [[Nasuh Mahruki]] — Mountaineer, first Turk to climb [[Mount Everest]] and the founder of [[search and rescue]] team [[AKUT]]
* [[:tr:Nevşin Mengü|Nevşin Mengü]] — News reporter
* [[Gizem Memiç]] — Former [[Miss Turkey]] titleholder who represented Turkey both in [[Miss Universe 2010|Miss Universe]] and [[Miss World 2010|Miss World]] in 2010
* [[Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil]] — Turkish-American astrophysicist at [[Dartmouth College]]
* [[Yasemin Mori]] — Musician
* [[Ibrahim Sirkeci]] — Professor of Transnational Studies and Marketing at [[Regent's University London]]
* [[Emrah Yucel|Emrah Yücel]] — Graphic designer and president of the Turkish Film Festival<ref name="council">{{cite web|url=http://www.turkishfilmcouncil.com/yucel.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117125110/http://www.turkishfilmcouncil.com/yucel.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2007|title=Emrah Yücel|publisher=Turkish Film Council|access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref>
* [[Kaan Tangöze]] — Rock musician as known from [[Duman (band)|Duman]]
* [[Seth Ariel Tongay]] — Jewish-American materials engineer at [[Arizona State University]]

== See also ==
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* [[Bilkent Laboratory and International School]]
* [[Bilkent Erzurum]]
* [[Bilkent Symphony Orchestra]]
* [[Bilkent Concert Hall]]

* [[List of universities in Ankara]]
* [[List of universities in Turkey]]
* [[Education in Turkey]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{commons category-inline|Bilkent University}}
* {{official|http://www.bilkent.edu.tr|name=Bilkent University}}
* [http://www.cyberpark.com.tr/page/anasayfa Bilkent Cyberpark]
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