Title: The Rise and Relapse of European Human Rights in Turkey Date and Time:  December 10, Wednesday, 2025, 12:30-13:30 Venue: A130 Seminar Room, FEASS Speakers: Tuğba Bayar (Bilkent University)

The book “The Rise and Relapse of European Human Rights in Turkey,” written by Tuğba Bayar, was published by CEU Press.

The book “Kızıl Yıldız: Sovyetler Birliği Tarihi,” co-authored by Onur İşçi and Samuel J. Hirst, was published by Kronik Kitap.

The Department of International Relations (IR) at Bilkent University invites applications for two open-rank positions (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) to begin in September 2026. Position 1: Historical Approaches to IR We seek scholars whose research connects historical analysis to broader debates in international relations. Candidates working in Historical International Relations, Historical Political Economy, and…

Sam Hirst’s book “Against the Liberal Order” has won the European International History Prize (formerly the George Louis Beer Prize) from the American Historical Association (AHA).

“Unique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance,” a recent article co-authored by Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Efe Tokdemir, Dr. Seden Akcinaroglu (Binghamton University), Dr. Jeremy Berkowitz (Prairie View A&M University), Dr. Carlos E. Moreno Leon (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana), Dr. Sema Hande Ogutcu-Fu (Lincoln University), and Dr. Evgeny Sedashov (HSE University), has received the best…