{"id":247,"date":"2023-03-25T21:56:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:10:42","slug":"awards-and-recognition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=247","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:18% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10-1024x715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4021 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10-1024x715.png 1024w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10-768x536.png 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10-1536x1072.png 1536w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-16.06.10.png 1562w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>BAGEP Award<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. \u00c7a\u011flayan Ba\u015fer, of the Department of International Relations, has been awarded the 2026 Science Academy Young Scientist (BAGEP) Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bilimakademisi.org\/bagep-2026-sonuclari-aciklandi\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bilimakademisi.org\/bagep-2026-sonuclari-aciklandi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this link<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"758\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ET_poster3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3724 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ET_poster3.png 758w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ET_poster3-300x178.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>ERC Consolidator Grant for COUNSTER Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Efe Tokdemir, of the Department of International Relations, has been awarded the highly competitive ERC-2025 Consolidator Grant for his groundbreaking project COUNSTER. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/bilkent\/efe-tokdemir-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-for-counster-project\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/bilkent\/efe-tokdemir-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-for-counster-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this link<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3615 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh2.png 1000w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh2-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh2-768x550.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong>ASEEES Marshall Shulman Book Prize<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Against the Liberal Order&#8221;, Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Samuel J. Hirst&#8217;s book has been awarded the ASEEES Marshall Shulman Book Prize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3376\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this link<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh-1024x603.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3614 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh-1024x603.png 1024w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh-300x177.png 300w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh-768x452.png 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/sh.png 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong>American Historical Association Prize <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Samuel J. Hirst\u2019s book \u201cAgainst the Liberal Order\u201d has won the European International History Prize from the American Historical Association (AHA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3496\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this link<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the event.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/et-1024x812.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3611 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/et-1024x812.png 1024w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/et-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/et-768x609.png 768w, https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/et.png 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>APSA Conflict Processes Section Best Paper Award<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnique Offerings: Ideological Competition and Rebel Governance,\u201d a recent article co-authored by Bilkent IR faculty member Dr. Efe Tokdemir, has received the best article award of the Conflict Processes Section of the&nbsp;American Political Science Association (APSA) in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3328\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=3328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow this link<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the event. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:63px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/perspectives-article\/american-historical-association-announces-2025-prize-winners\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/perspectives-article\/american-historical-association-announces-2025-prize-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025, Samuel J. Hirst, American Historical Association Prize<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/harriman.columbia.edu\/aseees-announces-marshall-d-shulman-book-prize-winner\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/harriman.columbia.edu\/aseees-announces-marshall-d-shulman-book-prize-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\">2025, Samuel J. Hirst, ASEEES Marshall Shulman Book Prize<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/membership\/organized-sections\/organized-section-awards\/past-awards\/section-7\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apsanet.org\/membership\/organized-sections\/organized-section-awards\/past-awards\/section-7\/\" target=\"_blank\">2025, Efe Tokdemir, APSA Conflict Processes Section Best Paper Award (co-authored)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2402\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024, Efe Tokdemir, Uluslararas\u0131 \u0130li\u015fkiler Konseyi (U\u0130K) Incentive Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2245\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2245\" target=\"_blank\">2024, Hakan K\u0131r\u0131ml\u0131, Ukrainian Cross of Ivan Mazepa<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=5796\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=5796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023, Hakan K\u0131r\u0131ml\u0131, T\u00dcBA \u2013 TESEP Halil \u0130nalc\u0131k Special Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2341\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2341\" target=\"_blank\">2023, \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zdamar, ISA Best Book in Foreign Policy Analysis Prize<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/bilkent\/bilkent-faculty-receive-2023-bagep-awards\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/w3.bilkent.edu.tr\/bilkent\/bilkent-faculty-receive-2023-bagep-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2023, Se\u00e7kin K\u00f6stem, BAGEB Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuba.gov.tr\/files\/oduller\/gebip\/T%C3%9CBA-GEB%C4%B0P%20%C3%96d%C3%BCl%C3%BC%20Sahipleri%202001-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tuba.gov.tr\/files\/oduller\/gebip\/T%C3%9CBA-GEB%C4%B0P%20%C3%96d%C3%BCl%C3%BC%20Sahipleri%202001-2023.pdf\">2023, Se\u00e7kin K\u00f6stem, T\u00dcBA \u2013 GEB\u0130P Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2215\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=2215\" target=\"_blank\">2023, Efe Tokdemir, T\u00dcB\u0130TAK Incentive Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/web2.bilkent.edu.tr\/ttowebeng\/2021\/11\/22\/jean-monnet-module-award-2\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/web2.bilkent.edu.tr\/ttowebeng\/2021\/11\/22\/jean-monnet-module-award-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021, Tu\u011fba Bayar, Jean Monnet Module Grant (2021-2024)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/award.sabanciuniv.edu\/en\/2021\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/award.sabanciuniv.edu\/en\/2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021, Efe Tokdemir, Sak\u0131p Sabanc\u0131 Award <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/distinguished-teachers-honored-5\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/distinguished-teachers-honored-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021, Se\u00e7kin K\u00f6stem, Bilkent University Distinguished Teaching Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bilimakademisi.org\/bagep-2020-odul-kazananlar\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bilimakademisi.org\/bagep-2020-odul-kazananlar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020, Berk Esen, BAGEP Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/2019\/05\/02\/bilkent-faculty-members-honored-at-bagep-awards-ceremony\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/2019\/05\/02\/bilkent-faculty-members-honored-at-bagep-awards-ceremony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2019, Efe Tokdemir, BAGEP Award<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/feps-europe.eu\/person\/dimitris-tsarouhas\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/feps-europe.eu\/person\/dimitris-tsarouhas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2012, Dimitri Tsarouhas, European Commission Jean Monnet Chair<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitak.gov.tr\/tr\/kurumsal\/oduller\/gecmis-yillarda-tubitak-tesvik-odulu-alanlar\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tubitak.gov.tr\/tr\/kurumsal\/oduller\/gecmis-yillarda-tubitak-tesvik-odulu-alanlar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2009, P\u0131nar Bilgin, T\u00dcB\u0130TAK Young Scientist Incentive Prize<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/archive\/issue_14_25\/tuba.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/archive\/issue_14_25\/tuba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2008, P\u0131nar Bilgin T\u00dcBA \u2013 GEB\u0130P Young Scientist Fellowship<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/person\/pinar-bilgin\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wilsoncenter.org\/person\/pinar-bilgin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2004, P\u0131nar Bilgin, Best article published in Politics (Political Studies Association) (co-authored)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feass.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=903\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/feass.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=903\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1993, G\u00fclg\u00fcn Tuna, Environmental Protection Medal (Turkish Ministry of the Environment)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feass.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=880\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/feass.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1991, Norman Stone, Hungarian Vitenzi Rend<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk\/past-winners\/all-winners\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk\/past-winners\/all-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1975, Norman Stone, Wolfson Prize for History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAGEP Award Dr. \u00c7a\u011flayan Ba\u015fer, of the Department of International Relations, has been awarded the 2026 Science Academy Young Scientist (BAGEP) Award. Follow this link to learn more about the event. ERC Consolidator Grant for COUNSTER Project Dr. Efe Tokdemir, of the Department of International Relations, has been awarded the highly competitive ERC-2025 Consolidator Grant&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=247"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4024,"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/247\/revisions\/4024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ir.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}