Department News
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Department to host Forum Descartes
The department will host the January 2027 edition of Forum Descartes, an annual event that brings together specialists in early modern philosophy from universities across Europe and the United States. […]
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First Princeton-Bilkent 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 […]
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New Appointment
We are very happy to announce the appointment of Hezki Symonds. Hezki received his received his PhD in philosophy from Australian National University. He works mainly on metaphysics, especially on […]
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Faculty member wins young scientist award
Jonathan Payton 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 […]
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Faculty member awarded British Academy Global Professorship
Sandrine Bergès 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 […]
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PhilFest short film competition
The PhilFest team are organizing a short film competition with the theme of “Hope” as part of our annual Bilkent Philosophy Festival, which will be held on Saturday, September 28, […]
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Faculty member awarded APA prize
James Kinkaid 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 […]
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New Appointment
We are very happy to announce the appointment of James Kinkaid. James received his received his PhD in philosophy from Boston University. He specializes in the phenomenological tradition, with particular […]
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Faculty member gives tercentenary lecture at Adam Smith’s house
Sandrine Bergès recently gave the Fringe Tercentenary Lecture at the final permanent home of the Scottish Enlightenment thinker, Adam Smith. Professor Bergès’s lecture formed part of the celebrations of the […]
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Master’s student awarded Fulbright scholarship
Our MA student, Erim Bakkal, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright scholarship to pursue his PhD studies in the United States. Congratulations to Erim on this wonderful achievement!
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