ISBN: 978-605-9788-11-3 bilkent.edu.tr ACADEMIC OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY Ali Doğramacı, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and President of the University CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DEANS OF FACULTIES Abdullah Atalar, Rector (Chancellor) Ayhan Altıntaş, Faculty of Art, Design, and Architecture (Acting) Adnan Akay, Vice Rector - Provost Mehmet Baray, Faculty of Education (Acting) Kürşat Aydoğan, Vice Rector Ülkü Gürler, Faculty of Business Administration (Acting) Orhan Aytür, Vice Rector Ezhan Karaşan, Faculty of Engineering Cevdet Aykanat, Associate Provost Hitay Özbay, Faculty of Humanities and Letters (Acting) Hitay Özbay, Associate Provost Tayfun Özçelik, Faculty of Science Özgür Ulusoy Associate Provost Turgut Tan, Faculty of Law Erinç Yeldan, Faculty of Economics, Administrative, and Social Sciences (Acting) GRADUATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS Alipaşa Ayas, Graduate School of Education [email protected] Halime Demirkan, Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences [email protected] Ezhan Karaşan, Graduate School of Engineering and Science [email protected] DEPARTMENT CHAIRS and PROGRAM DIRECTORS Michelle Adams, Neuroscience [email protected] Adnan Akay, Mechanical Engineering [email protected] M. Selim Aktürk, Industrial Engineering [email protected] Orhan Arıkan, Electrical and Electronics Engineering [email protected] Fatihcan Atay, Mathematics [email protected] Pınar Bilgin, Political Science and Public Administration [email protected] Hilmi Volkan Demir, Materials Science and Nanotechnology [email protected] Oğuz Gülseren, Physics [email protected] Ahmet Gürata, Communication and Design [email protected] Meltem Gürel, Architecture [email protected] Refet Gürkaynak, Economics [email protected] Ülkü Gürler, Business Administration (Acting) [email protected] H. Altay Güvenir, Computer Engineering [email protected] Online applications are accepted via: http://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/gradapp Tanju İnal, Translation and Interpreting [email protected] Mehmet Kalpaklı, History and Turkish Literature (Acting) [email protected] Kağan Korad, Music [email protected] Şefik Süzer, Chemistry [email protected] Further information: http://bilkent.edu.tr/bilkent/academic/graduate Nilgün Olguntürk, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (Acting) [email protected] Turgut Tan, Law [email protected] Timothea Toulopoulou, Psychology [email protected] Simon Wigley, Philosophy [email protected] Erinç Yeldan, International Relations (Acting) [email protected] Işık Yuluğ, Molecular Biology and Genetics [email protected] While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information available at the time this catalog is prepared for publication, Thomas Zimmermann, Archaeology (Acting) [email protected] the university reserves the right to make changes at any time without prior notice. Bilkent University, Graduate Studies Catalog, Volume 13, April 2017 Produced by: Publications Office, Bilkent University, 2017 Publisher Certificate Number: 27028 Printed by: A4 Ofset Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti. Yeşilce Mah., Donanma Sok. No: 16 34418 Seyrantepe / İstanbul Tel : +90 212 281 64 48 Printing House Certificate Number: 12168 For free distribution only. According to the second paragraph of Article 5 of the Regulation on Banderole Application Procedures and Principles, the use of banderole for this publication is not compulsory. Contents Graduate Study at Bilkent University 1 Graduate Schools Application for Admission Financial Assistance Visa Requirements for International Applicants Research Research Facilities 3 Research Centers 4 Ongoing Externally Sponsored Research Projects 4 Graduate Programs Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences Business Administration 10 Law 20 Economics 30 History 38 International Relations 42 Political Science 50 Psychology 58 Archaeology 64 Philosophy 68 Turkish Literature 72 Translation and Interpreting 76 Communication and Design 80 Interior Architecture and Environmental Design 86 Music 90 Graduate School of Engineering and Science Architecture 92 Chemistry 96 Materials Science and Nanotechnology 102 Mathematics 114 Molecular Biology and Genetics 122 Neuroscience 128 Physics 132 Computer Engineering 146 Electrical and Electronics Engineering 156 Industrial Engineering 174 Mechanical Engineering 182 Graduate School of Education 188 Campus Information 198 The Bilkent Environs and Ankara 201 Classical Music at Bilkent University 203 Current Positions of Recent Ph.D. Graduates 205 Graduate Study at Bilkent University Bilkent, a nonprofit research university, is widely recognized APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION as the premier institution of higher education in Turkey. Located in the country’s capital city Ankara, a vibrant Bilkent University graduate programs offer admission metropolis of five million people, the university serves as a to applicants who have the necessary qualifications and hub of academic, social, and cultural activity. show promise of scholarly achievement. Each department establishes its own criteria for admission, and departmental The language of instruction at Bilkent is English. The listings include more detailed information about these university has 13,000 students, and its teaching staff numbers requirements. The following are some of the admission around one thousand. International faculty members, who requirements common to all departments: represent 40 countries, constitute more than a quarter of all academic staff. A growing body of full-time international and • Submission of ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü exchange students hailing from, at last count, 62 countries Eğitimi Giriş Sınavı/Academic Personnel and also contribute to the multicultural makeup of the university Postgraduate Education Entrance Exam) or GRE scores. community. GMAT scores are required for graduate programs in Business Administration.) Chief among the factors that ensure a high standard of education at Bilkent is a faculty actively engaged in research. • Fluency in written and oral English. Please see the In terms of publications per faculty member, Bilkent ranks websites of each graduate school for the list of high both in Turkey and internationally. accepted tests. Bilkent University hires academic and administrative staff • Official transcripts. and admits students regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, or physical disability to all the • Recommendations from instructors or others qualified rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded to evaluate academic ability. or made available to staff and students at the university. Online applications are accepted at A high proportion of Bilkent graduate students receive https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/gradapp. some form of financial support from the university. Graduate students who have completed their studies at Bilkent go on to find excellent jobs in Turkey and around TUITION the world at prominent universities, research institutes, and The annual tuition for the 2017-2018 academic year is international organizations. 14,500 USD for international students and 33,200 TL for Turkish students (including value-added tax). Bilkent actively invests in new educational and research technologies, and also maintains strong links with universities in the U.S. and Europe through joint academic FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE programs, research projects, and seminars as well as student and faculty exchanges. Currently, about 90 percent of graduate students receive financial support. Financial assistance is provided in the Bilkent University ranks 37th in the Times Higher Education form of a tuition waiver or a tuition waiver plus a monthly (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings stipend. The amount of the stipend is adjusted annually to (2017), 46th in the THE Asia University Rankings (2017), and cover changes in the cost of living. 76th in the THE 150 under 50 University Rankings (2017). Both admission and financial assistance are based on This catalog outlines the graduate programs offered at academic accomplishment and scholarly promise, without Bilkent University with a brief description of each program regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, national origin, and a list of faculty members, their research areas, and or physical disability. selected publications. Applicants can also find herein information about application procedures, facilities at the university, amenities located in its environs, and the city of VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR Ankara. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS Students may need a visa, depending on Turkey’s visa GRADUATE SCHOOLS regime with their home country. Students must contact the Graduate programs are organized and administered through Turkish Embassy/Consulate in their country and submit the following graduate schools: their acceptance letters in order to find out if they need to obtain a visa. Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences Director: Dr. Halime Demirkan, Professor Phone: +90 312 290 2226 E-mail: [email protected] Graduate School of Engineering and Science Director: Dr. Ezhan Karaşan, Professor Phone: +90 312 290 1208 E-mail: [email protected] Graduate School of Education Director: Dr. Alipaşa Ayas, Visiting Professor Phone: +90 312 290 2951 E-mail: [email protected] 1 2 RESEARCH RESEARCH FACILITIES Bilkent Library Computer Center The Bilkent University Library is a lending and research The Bilkent Computer Center (BCC) provides