Nathan Leidholm from the Program in Cultures, Civilizations, and Ideas recently started his year long fellowship at Dambarton Oaks in Washington DC. During his sabbatical leave he will be working on slavery and unfreedom in Byzantine thought on the household. Find out more about Nathan’s research here. + GOOGLE CALENDAR+ ICAL EXPORT
Articles by: Simon Wigley
Spectacular meteor shower observed at Sagalassos
One of the most spectacular celestial events of the year, the Perseid Meteor Shower, created a visual feast for photographers in the ancient cities of Sagalassos and Kibyra in the region of Pisidia. Peter Talloen, Chair of the Department of Archaeology and director of excavations at Sagalassos, watched this unique sky spectacle with his team in front of the […]
Colossal head of Zeus found at Aphrodisias
The colossal head of Zeus, recently uncovered in the ancient city of Aphrodisias, has been identified as one of the finest examples of sculpture from the Roman Empire period. The bearded marble head, 66 centimeters tall and carved in relief as part of an architectural console, was found on July 16, in an area 50 meters west of the Temple […]
First Princeton-Bilkent Philosophy Workshop held
The inaugural History and Philosophy of Science Workshop, bringing together faculty and graduate students from the Philosophy departments of Princeton University and Bilkent University, was held from October 13-15. The principal organizers for the event were Dan Garber (Princeton) and Alireza Fatollahi (Bilkent). Tarek Dika (Toronto) and David Miller (Auburn) joined the workshop as special guests. By all accounts, the […]
Faculty member awarded fellowship
Ivana Bičak from the Department of English Langauge and Literature has been awarded a fellowship to carry out research using a collection held at Durham University. The research topic is entitled ‘Monsters on Durham’s Riverbanks: Bertram Colgrave’s Notebooks on OE and ME poems’. Dr Bičak’s project will bring to light extensive notes and lectures on Beowulf by Bertram Colgrave (1888-1968). […]
New BIAA-Bilkent University Joint Fellowship Established
Bilkent University has signed a new Memorandum of Agreement with the British Institute in Ankara for the establishment of a joint fellowship scheme.Each year, the fellowship will support a UK Higher Education Institution-affiliated postdoctoral scholar to undertake 12 months’ research on any topic within the arts, humanities and social sciences that aligns with the BIAA’s Strategic Research Initiatives and focuses […]
Faculty member receives young scientist award
Jonathan Payton, from the Department of Philosophy, has been awarded the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) for 2024. The aim of the award is to reward the best young academics and to support them in conducting new studies. + GOOGLE CALENDAR+ ICAL EXPORT
Faculty member receives approval for excavations at Türkmen-Karahöyük
Michele Massa from the Department of Archaeology has received official approval to commence excavations at Türkmen-Karahöyük. This is a major archaeological site in the Konya Plain, with an occupation spanning approximately the end of the Late Chalcolithic to the late Hellenistic periods (ca 3500-30 BCE). The excavation is being sponsored by Bilkent University, The University of Chicago, Oriental Institute at […]
Faculty member awarded British Academy Global Professorship
Sandrine Bergès from the Department of Philosophy has been awarded a prestigious British Academy Global Professorship to carry out research in the Department of Philosophy at the University of York (UK). During her research leave from Bilkent she will be working on new project which focuses on the abolitionist debates of the early modern and enlightenment periods in France and […]
Faculty member awarded international prize
James Kinkaid from the Department of Philosophy is this year’s recipient of the American Philosophical Association’s Routledge, Taylor & Francis Prize, which recognize the scholarly work of junior professors. James won the prize for his article “Phenomenology, anti-realism, and the knowability paradox”, which appeared in the European Journal of Philosophy (2022). You can read more about the prize and the […]