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Thursday: Foggy December 24, 2013 -4°C / 4°C Friday: Foggy Volume 20 -3°C / 4°C Number 13 Saturday: Foggy -4°C / 3°C Sunday: Foggy bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr İLKENT EWS -5°C / 6°C B Weekly Newspaper of Bilkent UniversityN Marie-Henriette Bilkent Faculty Receive Mustafa Parlar Awards Gates Named very year, the Middle East This year, two Bilkent faculty members Technical University Parlar are recipients of METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa Joukowsky Foundation recognizes the Parlar Foundation Research Incentive achievements of scientists and Awards. Asst. Prof. Mehmet Baykara of the Lecturer by the Escholars from a variety of fields for their Department of Mechanical Engineering exceptional research productivity, in and Asst. Prof. Necmi Bıyıklı of the Institute AIA honor of the late METU professor, of Materials Science and Nanotechnology have received 2013 Parlar Awards. Mustafa Parlar. Mehmet Baykara Necmi Bıyıklı Turkish Literature PhD Student Essay Competition: Publishes New Book “My First Library new book by Turkish literature student, poet and editor Müesser Experience” Yeniay has recently come out. Entitled "Öteki Bilinç: GerçeküstücülükA ve İkinci Yeni," it is a publication of Şiirden Yayınları in İstanbul and has received praise from poets such as Hilmi Yavuz, Metin Cengiz and Yusuf Alper. A graduate of Ege University, Ms. Yeniay is a PhD student in Bilkent's Department of Turkish Literature. Her first book, arie-Henriette Gates, “Dibine Düşüyor Karanlık da,” was associate professor in published in 2009, and her second book, the Department of “Evimi Dağlara Kurdum,” is a collection Archaeology, has been of translated works from world poetry. s part of the GE 250-251 namedM a Joukowsky Lecturer for Her most recent poetry book is “Yeniden program, Bilkent University 2013/2014 by the Archaeological Çizdim Göğü,” published in 2011. Library is holding an essay Institute of America (AIA), North Ms. Yeniay has received the Yunus competition entitled “My America’s oldest and largest Emre (2006), Homeros Attila İlhan FirstA Library Experience.” archaeological association. Founded (2007), Ali Rıza Ertan (2009) and Enver Gökçe (2013) poetry awards in Turkey. The competition is open only to in 1879, the AIA today numbers 100 Her poems have been translated into several languages. (Continued on Page 2) local societies throughout the United States and Canada. The societies, based at universities, draw COMD Students Use Their Communication Skills to Help their membership from the interested public as well as Shelter Dogs academics in all branches of group of Bilkent students archaeology, classics, art history, taking COMD 461, Public history and anthropology. Each Relations and society offers a rich program of Communication Campaigns, lectures, fulfilling the AIA’s mission visitedA the Çankaya Municipality of informing the public about Animal Shelter in Mühye, one of the current discoveries in the many largest animal shelters in Ankara. fields of archaeological research. Erdal Kurttaş, deputy mayor and The annual Joukowsky director of construction affairs for the lectureships have for 20 years Çankaya municipality, guided the honored Martha Sharp Joukowsky, students throughout their visit and professor emerita of archaeology at gave them a thorough introduction to Brown University, past president of the shelter. The shelter currently the AIA and current excavator at takes care of hundreds of animals of Petra in Jordan. Two Joukowsky mixed breeds, some of whom suffer lecturers are selected each year by from various kinds of illnesses. the AIA's program committee, and Students are working on four each gives one or several communication campaigns for the presentations to 13 local AIA shelter, focusing on adoption, societies. Marie-Henriette Gates donations, volunteerism and fostering began her tour in October 2013 in positive feelings toward animals Montréal, Toronto and Omaha. In among children. Though the shelter January 2014, she will complete her assignment with lectures to 10 more does not accept monetary donations AIA societies, in Oregon, California, from individuals, enthusiastic animal New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, lovers can still help through volunteering. Massachusetts, New York and Just taking old cardboard boxes or Ontario. She is offering a choice of newspapers can be a great contribution. four topics: three on different All the adorable dogs in the shelter aspects of the Bilkent-affiliated are eager to have your support and excavations she directed at Kinet attention. Please visit the shelter, Höyük, Hatay (1992-2012), and a especially during this cold winter season fourth on her reflections from forty when their needs are at their peak! years as an archaeologist in the Lik Yiu Wong Middle East. (COMD/Exchange Student) Bilkent News 2 NEWS EU Delegation Member Speaks at İDF Middle School Holds Human Monnet Seminar Rights and Democracy Panel he first counsellor of the enlargement package and progress European Union reports. Third, he commented on the Delegation to Turkey, economic and social aspects of the François Naucodie, visited relations by pointing to the high level theT Department of International of bilateral trade and financial Relations on December 12 and cooperation despite the economic delivered a presentation entitled “EU crisis in the EU, as well as the success Enlargement Politics: The Case of story of the ERASMUS program. Turkey.” This event was one in the Finally, Mr. Naucodie listed some he Human Rights and Prof. İhsan Doğramacı, undertook its series of Jean Monnet Seminars positive developments of recent weeks, Democracy Panel, held establishment with the purpose of planned by the acting chair of the such as a new chapter being opened annually at İhsan educating the leaders and Department of International Relations, after three years, a package including Doğramacı Foundation entrepreneurs of the 21st century: Assist. Prof. Dimitris Tsarouhas. Dr. some agreements, Turkish PM Private Bilkent Middle School, took individuals of strong character who Tsarouhas holds the Jean Monnet Erdoğan’s upcoming visit to Brussels Tplace on December 12 and hosted would be conscientious, self-confident, Chair at Bilkent. (the first in four years), foreign policy Emine Ülker Tarhan, CHP productive and dedicated to improving Mr. Naucodie began his speech by cooperation in the Middle East, and (Republican People’s Party) deputy their community and the world. noting that the EU is not a static the Global Business Bridges initiative, from Ankara. This year’s panel, The students of the İhsan organization, but rather one that is also bringing Turkey and the EU dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Doğramacı Foundation Private Bilkent always changing and moving forward. together in the Middle East. establishment of the school, was on Middle School are determined to fulfill He focused on three elements of the Mr. Naucodie’s speech was followed “The Violation of Human Rights in the this vision, and it is with that in mind multifaceted relations between Turkey by a question and answer session World and in Our Country.” During that they participate in the school’s and the EU: where we have come during which several questions were the panel, students from grades 6 and Human Rights and Democracy Panel from, how we are moving forward, and asked about the future of Turkey’s 7 gave presentations about the topic, each year. With the help of mentors where we are today. accession to the EU. Mr. Naucodie and Ms. Tarhan offered students and leaders like Ms. Tarhan, they, as First, he reviewed significant turning responded by observing that the enlightening insights based on her own the future leaders of Turkey, hope to points in the history of Turkish-EU accession process is not only a political experience and knowledge. advance the cause of human rights and relations. Second, he listed three pillars but also a technical route to be The founder of the school, the late democracy. of the relations as pacta sunt servanda pursued. He stated that Turkey’s 2013 (“agreements must be kept”); the progress report showed achievements gradual process concerning the 35 but also weaknesses; however, once Voting for Bilkent TV Awards Continues chapters of the acquis communautaire; Turkey completes the technical part of and communication through the the process, the rest will be easier. TBB President Speaks on “Democracy in oting for the 2014 Bilkent staff can vote on Turkey” TV Awards, organized by www.bilkenttvodulleri.com. Sanatsal Etkinlikler (Detailed information about the Topluluğu (SET) and the event can also be found on this MediaV Society, started last week. website.) Please note that after Voting will continue until January voting, you should go to your 3. The awards, to be given in 20 webmail and confirm your vote so categories, will be presented to the that it is counted. If you want to have winners between January 11 and a say in Bilkent’s choices for the best February 5. of television, be sure to cast your Bilkent students, graduates and ballot! Essay Competition: “My First Library Experience” (Continued from Page 1) students currently taking GE 250-251. Each competitor will earn 80 points. The essay can be written in either Turkish or English, and should be approximately 1,000-1,500 words in length. etin Feyzioğlu, “Democracy in Turkey,” Mr. The submissions will be judged by a jury of academics and librarians. president of the Union Feyzioğlu spoke about current Writers of the best three will receive certificates, and the author of the winning of Turkish Bar events in the country. Following his submission will also receive a 100 TL D&R gift certificate. Submissions should Associations (TBB), presentation, he answered questions be sent, as an attachment in Word document format via your own Bilkent e- recentlyM visited Bilkent to give a talk from students in the audience. At a mail account, to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, to students as part of the BilTED reception following the colloquium, December 31 at the latest.