Author: Simon Wigley
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PhilFest ’26 brings thousands together at Bilkent
Bilkent hosted PhilFest ’26 on September 26, welcoming students, academics and visitors from across Türkiye for a day connecting philosophy with music, art, science and everyday life. The festival featured […]
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Welcome to our new faculty
We are very happy to announce that three new faculty members have joined our department. Esther Goh received her PhD from Rutgers University – New Brunswick. Her research lies at the […]
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Bilkent-Bochum-Grenoble Memory Workshop
Dates: 19-20 November, 2026 Location: Bilkent University Room: Humanities Seminar Room (H-232) Speakers: István Aranyosi — BilkentBetül Aydın — BilkentMegan Entwistle — GrenobleAriel Gonçalves — GrenobleNazım Keven — BilkentKristina Liefke […]
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MA & PhD in Philosophy
Application deadline for Spring 2027: November 2, 2026 Fully-funded MA and PhD degrees in philosophy. Non-philosophy majors and international students are encouraged to apply. Click here for funding and scholarship […]
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Two new books on feminist philosophy by Sandrine Bergès
Professor Sandrine Bergès, from the Department of Philosophy, has recently published two new books: Why Read Wollstonecraft Today? (Cambridge University Press) and No Place Like Home: Women Philosophers’ Struggles with […]
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Former PhD student Evrensel Sebep begins his postdoctoral career at the University of Bern
We are delighted to announce that our former PhD student, Evrensel Sebep, will begin a three-year postdoctoral position in Practical Philosophy at the University of Bern, starting in September 2026. […]
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New book by James Kinkaid explores Husserl’s influence on Heidegger
James Kinkaid has published a new study of Martin Heidegger’s early phenomenology and its complex relationship to the phenomenological project of Edmund Husserl. The book offers an opinionated introduction to […]
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Princeton-Yale-Bilkent Workshop on the History of Philosophy
Princeton–Yale–Bilkent Workshop on the History of Philosophy Dates: January, 2027 Participants: Faculty and graduate students from the philosophy departments of Princeton, Yale, and Bilkent. About: These workshops bring together scholars […]
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Forum Descartes’ 27
Dates: 8-12 June, 2027 Location: Bilkent University The department will host the 2027 edition of the Forum Descartes, an annual event that brings together specialists in early modern philosophy from universities […]
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Alireza Fatollahi and Alex Moran receive young scholar awards
Two faculty members from our department, Alireza Fatollahi and Alex Moran, have been awarded the Science Academy’s Young Scientist Award (BAGEP) for 2026. This award recognizes outstanding early-career scholars and […]
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