BILKENT

Bilkent University - the first private, nonprofit university in Turkey - was founded on October 20, 1984, by Professor İhsan Doğramacı, M.D., with the fundamental aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. The name "Bilkent" exemplifies this aim, since it is an acronym of "bilim kenti": Turkish for "city of learning and science." The University campus is located off the main highway to Eskişehir about 12 km. (10 miles) west of the center of Ankara, and covers an area of more than 300 hectares... Our university has established a support scholarship for Bilkent students who have registered addresses in the earthquake zone and whose families were directly affected by the disaster.

Also known as: Bilkent University

Primary location: Ankara Turkey