‘History of Turkey’ (HIST 200) is a compulsory course for all Bilkent University undergraduate students. This course is designed to encourage students to work in group projects about any topic of their choice that relates to the history of Turkey. Since the beginning of 2011 Spring Semester, students from each department at Bilkent University have been presenting their group projects based on their research topics. Each of these projects shed light on a specific field of Turkish history. These projects are then examined by a panel from Bilkent University and successful projects are chosen to receive awards in the September of the following academic year. The award ceremony for projects completed during the Fall, Spring and Summer terms of 2012-2013 academic year took place on September 23, 2013 at 17:45, C-Block Amphitheater. Out of 461 total projects completed, 10 successful projects were chosen to receive special certificates as well as a newly published special volume entitled Essays in Honor of Özer Ergenç . This year’s award ceremony started with Rector Atalar’s opening talk stressing the importance of effective education and teaching in general, and proper history education in particular. This was followed by Prof. Özer Ergenç’s speech entitled “Learning History Begins with the Immediate Environment”. Emphasizing the uniqueness of history among the social sciences, Prof. Ergenç discussed various approaches to the discipline of history and concluded with the innovative aspects of HIST 200 course in Bilkent. The award recipients also presented their projects; their enthusiasm in sharing their learning experiences and their glowing comments about team processes ended the ceremony on a very happy. The awards and their recipients for 2012-2013 academic year are as follows:
FIRST PRIZE
- “CUMHURİYETİN TANIĞI BİR FOTO-MUHABİR: FOTO CEMAL IŞIKSEL” Ipek Küçük(MAN), Lalin Yüksel(ECON), Merve Tekin(PSYC), Gül Oral(IR), Kıvanç Asutay(ECON).
SECOND PRIZE
- “KURULAR KÖYÜ’NDEN GÜNDOĞDU KÖY’ÜNE: BİR MÜBADELE HİKAYESİ” Abdullah Altıntaş (LAW), Çağla Giray(PSYC), Eda Müftüoğlu(IR), Ömer Şirin(IE), Vildan İl(PSYC).
THIRD PRIZE
- “TÜRKİYE’DE ÜRETİLEN İLK ÇAMAŞIR MAKİNESİ VE MUCİT KAMİL TOLON’UN HAYATI” Elvan Kuzucu(EE), Vasfiye Gül Açıkel(LAW), Uğur Acer (EE), Muhammed Şaban Okka(EE), Munise Kübra Şahin(IE).
MERIT AWARDS
- “BİREY OLACAK ÇOCUK: 1928-1982 ÇOCUK GAZETE VE DERGİLERİ” Elif Özdemir(CHEM), Kübranur Erdemli(ECON), Mürşide Rabia Erdoğan(ECON), Nilüfer Gök(ECON), Sena Bilen(IR).
- “İLK TÜRK DENİZALTILARINDAN ATILAY’IN SERÜVENİ” Şevval Ayşegül Uçar(EE), Mehmet Can Tuncer(MATH), Mehmet Erhan Erköseoğlu(EE), Melis Gürateş(EE), Yiğithan Tezgören (MAN).“KIZILAY MEYDANI TARİHİ”Ali Naci Uysal(CS), Burak Oran(THM), Burak Polat(THM), Kerim Bartu Kömürcü(CS), Mert Özkul(THM), Zahit Saygın Doğu(CS).
- “1950-1970 ARASI REKLAM FİGÜRÜ OLARAK KADIN”Hilal Burcu Bingöl(IR), Deniz Berfu Boran(IR), Berna Aykal(CHEM), Elif Perşembe(CHEM), Mustafa Babil(CS).
- “TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ İLK NÜFUS SAYIMI 1927”Ayyurt Düzen(EE), Aytürk Düzen(EE), Damla Özkapıcı(ME),Gülin Aykut(EE), H.Dilara Uslu(ME).
- “TÜRK TELEVİZYONLARINDA ÇOCUK PROGRAMLARI”Nilgün Dönmez(IE), Derya Gözen (IE), Yağmur Güven (IE), Buse Eylül Oruç(IE),Ceren Yürür(IE).
- “KIZILAY MEYDANI TARİHİ”Ali Naci Uysal(CS), Burak Oran(THM), Burak Polat(THM), Kerim Bartu Kömürcü(CS), Mert Özkul(THM), Zahit Saygın Doğu(CS).
