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Bilkent University

Country

Turkey

City

Ankara

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Charles Scott	Loyola University Maryland	Bilkent University	Economics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Sarah Klinghammer	University of Oregon	Bilkent University	Lang Teaching	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fahriye Sancar	University of Colorado Boulder	Bilkent University	Architecture	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Morris	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dan Tannacito	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Linda Laube	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Ruth Yontz	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Patricia Brenner	University of Washington	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1992-1993	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
James Stalker	Michigan State University	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lionel Kaufman	University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Eileen Walter	Western Washington University	Bilkent University	Linguistics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Michael Morris	Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated	Bilkent University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky	University of California, Santa Barbara	Lahore University of Management Sciences , Bilkent University	History	Turkey, Pakistan	2023-2024	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Senel Poyrazli	Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg	Bilkent University	Psychology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mark Frederickson	Bilkent University	University of Botswana	Architecture	Botswana	2022-2023	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Jill Fraley	Washington and Lee University	Bilkent University	Law	Turkey (Türkiye)	2019-2020	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Alice Smith	Auburn University	Bilkent University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Elizabeth Baughan	University of Richmond	Bilkent University	Archaeology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Opila	University of Delaware	Bilkent University	Physical Sciences	Turkey (Türkiye)	2012-2013	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nikki Brown	University of New Orleans	Bilkent University	Humanities	Turkey (Türkiye)	2013-2014	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Meltem Muftuler	Bilkent University	University of Chicago , University of Chicago	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	1999-2000	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Erdag Aksel	Bilkent University	San Jose State University	Arts	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Atilla Aydinli	Bilkent University	University of California, Santa Barbara	Physics	Turkey (Türkiye)	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Mesut Sezer	Bilkent University	Santa Clara University	Engineering	Turkey (Türkiye)	1991-1992	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Huseyin Boyaci	Bilkent University	University of California, San Diego	Psychology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2014-2015	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ezgi Sakman	Bilkent University	Cornell University	Psychology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2018-2019	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tahire Erman	Bilkent University	Harvard University	Anthropology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Tahire Erman	Bilkent University	Harvard University	Anthropology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2005-2006	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Omer Genckava	Bilkent University	Duke University	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Hakan Kirimli	Bilkent University	Harvard University	History	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Ilknur Ozgen	Bilkent University	Bryn Mawr College , Bryn Mawr College	Anthropology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sefik Suzer	Bilkent University	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor , University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Chemistry	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Cevat Tosun	Bilkent University	University of Northern Iowa , University of Northern Iowa	Business	Turkey (Türkiye)	2000-2001	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Gulriz Buken	Bilkent University	University of California, Los Angeles	Literature	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Salim Ciraci	Bilkent University	University of Illinois at Chicago	Physics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2001-2002	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Dilek Cindoglu	Bilkent University	University of Wisconsin	Sociology	Turkey (Türkiye)	1998-1999	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Zeynep Yildirim	Bilkent University	University of California, Berkeley	Sociology	Turkey (Türkiye)	2004-2005	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Erinc Yeldan	Bilkent University	University of Massachusetts, Amherst	Economics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2006-2007	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Lerna Yanik	Bilkent University	The Graduate Center, The City University of New York	Political Science	Turkey (Türkiye)	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Cagin Ararat	Bilkent University	University of Southern California	Mathematics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2022-2023	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program