Bilkent University

Bilkent University   (University)
Motto	Veritas
Formation	1984
Headquarters	Ankara, Turkey
Type	Private
Ranked among the top Turkish universities

Bilkent University (Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It was the first non-profit private university established in the country. The name Bilkent is an abbreviation of bilim kenti: Turkish for "city of science". It is constantly ranked among the top Turkish universities since its establishment. In 2011, it was listed as the top 112th university in the world by The World University Rankings. In 2020, it ranked at 501.

History

Preparations for the establishment of the university began in 1967, with the purchase of a tract of land to the west of Ankara. In the late 1970s the foundations of the buildings which now house administrative offices, the faculty of engineering, and the library, were laid. Construction of residences for academic staff, cafeterias, student dormitories, and various academic buildings followed rapidly.

 

Employees on Wikispooks

Employee	Job	Appointed	End	Description
Refet Gürkaynak	Professor at Department of Economics	2014		Attended 2023 Bilderberg meeting
Fuat Keyman	Professor at department of political science and public administration	1994	2002

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Nationality	Summary	Description
Erdem Başçı	1966	Turkey	Central banker	Governor of the Central Bank of Turkey from 2011-2016
Refet Gürkaynak		Turkey	Economist	Turkish economist who attended 2023 Bilderberg meeting
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu	5 February 1968	Turkey	Diplomat Politician	Turkish Foreign Minister that is not a Bilderberger.

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