Afra Akram
Afra received her BSc in Physics from Bilkent University in 2020 and her MS in Physics from Koç University in 2022. Her areas of interest include the philosophy of physics, space-time and gravity.
Email: fathima.mohamed@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: HZ-49
Tutku Bağcı
Tutku received her BA degree in International Relations from Bilkent University. Her primary area of interest is Mill’s version of utilitarianism and whether it could be applicable to the anarchic international system. Besides, she is also interested in ethics and in questions regarding the link of cinematography and reality
Email: tutku.bagci@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: H-129B
Erim Bakkal
Erim is an MA student at Bilkent University. His research is mainly at the intersection of ontology and philosophy of language. Currently, he is investigating how the fictionalist approach can be applied to social ontology. In August 2023, he presented his paper entitled “Social And Meta-Social Propositions” at the 11th European Congress of Analytic Philosophy. In November 2023, he presented his paper entitled “A Doxastic Approach to Social Scientific Explanation” at the University of Maribor. He has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his doctoral studies in the United States on social ontology and the social & political philosophy of language
Email: erim.bakkal@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: T-260
Website: https://bilkent.academia.edu/
Berk Celayir
Berk received his BA in Philosophy from Bilkent University. He is primarily interested in philosophy of mind, metaphysics and philosophy of religion.
Email: berk.celayir@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: T-260
Sena Çiftci
Sena received her BA degree from Bilkent Philosophy (2022) and she is a MA student. Her primary research interests are primarily focused on gender-related topics, specifically, topics like Black women’s history, trans women, non-binarity, media and feminist studies, emotions in Spinoza’s framework, and their relation to women’s freedom. Moreover, she is also interested in researching political and international relations studies, and their intersection with philosophy..
Email: sena.ciftci@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: T-260
Begüm Orhan
Begüm received her BA in Psychology from Bilkent University. She is interested in consciousness, existentialism, and philosophy of well-being.
Email: begum.orhan@bilkent.edu.tr
Room:H-129B
Kerem Özcan
Kerem received his BA in Philosophy and BS in Psychology from Middle East Technical University. He is primarily interested in ethics and Ancient Greek Philosophy, especially Aristotle.
Email: kerem.ozcan@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: H-129B
Ece Büşra Türközü
Ece Büşra has a BA in Law with a Minor in English Language and Literature and an MA in Turkish Literature from Bilkent University. She is interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, political philosophy, social ontology, narratology, philosophy of event and philosophy of law.
Email: busra.turkozu@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: G-B36
Cansu Uraz
Cansu received her BA degree in philosophy from Bilkent University in 2022. Her primary research interests are in social and political philosophy and ethics.
Email: cansu.uraz@bilkent.edu.tr
Room: T-260
Turhan Yalçın
Turhan has earned his BA degree in Philosophy from Bilkent University, with a minor in Political Science. His academic interests are primarily centered on political philosophy, the philosophy of history, and German Idealism, with a particular emphasis on the works of Kant and Hegel. Additionally, he engages in intellectual exploration of subjects such as economics, geopolitics, culture, and the philosophical analysis of concepts such as time and reality
Email: turhan.yalcin@bilkent.edu.tr
Room:H-129B
Ecenur Yavaş
Ecenur received her BA degrees in history and philosophy from Middle East Technical University in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Her main areas of interest are social and political philosophy, especially the intersection between economics and political philosophy.
Email: ecenur.yavas@bilkent.edu.tr
Room:H-129B