Buket Bıyıklı – Faculty of Business Administration

11Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

Bilkent University Team Kicks Off the 2026–2027 CFA Institute Research Challenge

News & Events

The Bilkent University team participated in the 2026–2027 CFA Institute Research Challenge Kick-off Meeting, held on November 9, 2026, at the Wyndham Grand Istanbul Levent Hotel. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an international competition that provides university students with hands-on experience in financial analysis, equity research, and company valuation. This year’s competition focuses on Borusan Pipe, with participating teams conducting comprehensive financial analyses and preparing investment research reports and presentations. Representing Bilkent University, our interdisciplinary team consists of İlke Zorba (Business Administration), Oğuz Oral (Business Administration), Nisa Seçer (Economics), Melike Şahin (Industrial Engineering), and Sudenur Özcan (Industrial Engineering). The team is advised by Assoc. Prof. Ahmet Şensoy from the Faculty of Business Administration. We wish our students every success as they embark on this exciting journey, applying their analytical…

09Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

FBA Faculty Workshop on Strategic Planning ( 08 November, 2026)

News & Events, Research Events

Our faculty members came together for a collaborative workshop to advance the development of the Faculty of Business Administration’s new five-year strategic plan. Through engaging discussions and the active exchange of ideas, participants reflected on the faculty’s achievements and challenges, identified strategic priorities, and explored initiatives to strengthen excellence in education, research, and societal impact. The workshop marked an important step toward shaping a shared vision for the faculty’s future.

09Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 18, Jack Waverley

Recent Seminars

Date: 18 November 2026, Wednesday Online "Misentangled Choices: Which Species Should We Consume?” by Jack Waverley University of Manchester Abstract Which species should we consume? How many? Why? Global consumption is trending toward a small set of animals, with ecological, epidemiological, economic, and ethical consequences. More-than-human studies show interspecies encounters help humans come to know their lives as multispecies entanglements, and choose accordingly. However, less is shown or known about what happens next. So I ask: how do consumers and market professionals choose which species to consume instead? Bio Dr Jack Waverley is a senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, specialising in more-than-human market morality. This means he studies how markets shape what is good and bad or right and wrong, but with human and nonhuman perspectives in mind.…

08Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 12, Fehmi Tanrısever- Part3

Graduate Students Seminar Series (G3S)

Faculty of Business Administration Bilkent University Date: 12-11-2026 Time: 12.30 – 13.30 Place: MA-330 “TO PUBLISH OR NOT TO PUBLISH IN FT-50 JOURNALS” Part 3 Rise of the machines by Prof. Fehmi Tanrısever About the talk: What does it take to write a paper that belongs in an FT-50 journal, and then to actually get it published there? In this opening seminar of the series, I will share lessons from my own journey as an author and senior editor: where good ideas come from and the three tests every idea must pass (novelty, relevance, and feasibility), how everyday observations turn into research questions, how to choose your co-authors, and how the review process really works behind the scenes. Expect real case studies, practical advice, and a few survival stories rather…

05Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 11, Thomas Robinson

Recent Seminars

Date: 11 November 2026, Wednesday Time: 10.30 – 11.30 Place: MA-330 "Counterfactual Consumer Identity – Market Reorientations in Male Midlife Crisis” by Thomas Robinson City St George's, University of London Abstract Consumer research commonly assumes that identity is maintained through narrative processes that establish coherence and continuity across time. Drawing on an interpretive study (n=38) of men experiencing midlife crisis, we identify a process of counterfactual consumer identity construction. Rather than repairing identity through narrative linkage between past, present, and future selves, consumers actively imagine alternative timelines rooted in past critical life junctures and unrealised possibilities to reassess new futures. Consumers subsequently import other selves from alternate timelines, which selectively incorporate new dispositions, practices, skills, and consumption activities into their present lives appearing as sudden and dramatic life changes. We…

03Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 09, Süleyman Kerimov

Recent Seminars

Date: 9 November 2026, Monday Time: 10.30 – 11.30 Place: MA-330 "Coordinating Markets via Perturbed Prices” by Süleyman Kerimov Rice University Abstract We study the online allocation of finite, non-replenishable resources to self-interested buyers with private types who demand bundles of goods. The planner knows the type distribution and associated valuations but does not observe each arriving buyer’s type. This informational constraint creates an implementability gap: type-observing allocation policies achieve constant regret, whereas conventional bid-price mechanisms, though implementable under private type information, can incur regret on the order of √T, where T is the number of buyers. The gap arises because posted prices can induce indifference, leaving the buyer’s action not uniquely determined. We close this gap with Perturbed Posted Price (PPP), an online and anonymous mechanism that posts a…

02Nov 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 05, Fehmi Tanrısever- Part2

Graduate Students Seminar Series (G3S)

Faculty of Business Administration Bilkent University Date: 05-11-2026 Time: 12.30 – 13.30 Place: MA-330 “TO PUBLISH OR NOT TO PUBLISH IN FT-50 JOURNALS” Part 2 A Survival Guide for the Brave by Prof. Fehmi Tanrısever About the talk: What does it take to write a paper that belongs in an FT-50 journal, and then to actually get it published there? In this opening seminar of the series, I will share lessons from my own journey as an author and senior editor: where good ideas come from and the three tests every idea must pass (novelty, relevance, and feasibility), how everyday observations turn into research questions, how to choose your co-authors, and how the review process really works behind the scenes. Expect real case studies, practical advice, and a few survival…

26Oct 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

FBA Students Enhance Their Professional Skills Through Fall 2026 Seminars

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FBA Professional Skills Series – Fall 2026 As part of its Class Mentorship Program, Bilkent University Faculty of Business Administration (FBA) organized a series of professional skills development activities during the Fall 2026 semester. The program aims to support students throughout their undergraduate education by offering academic, personal, and professional development opportunities tailored to their needs at different stages of their studies. Through seminars and other activities, FBA seeks to equip students with essential skills that complement their academic learning and prepare them for future professional challenges. Communication Skills – First-Year Students On October 10, 2026, first-year students participated in a Communication Skills seminar delivered by the Bilkent Academic English Program. The session focused on the fundamentals of written, oral, and visual communication, providing practical strategies for expressing ideas clearly…

26Oct 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

November 06, Mehmet Fatih Ulu

Recent Seminars

Date: 06 November 2026, Friday Time: 13.30 – 14.30 Place: MA 330 “Intermediary Ownership and the Transmission of Collateral Shocks” by Mehmet Fatih Ulu Koç University Abstract Does the transmission of a shock to pledgeable assets depend on who intermediates it? We study the February 2023 Türkiye earthquakes, which destroyed real estate and other productive assets with sharp variation across districts. Comparing lenders serving the same firm, we find that state-owned banks extend larger loans at lower rates than private banks as local damage rises, with a sharp break at the earthquake. Loan-level collateral records show that state banks substitute toward non-real-estate collateral rather than lending against impaired real estate. The response is concentrated among SMEs and low-net-worth firms. Firms more reliant on state banks before the disaster receive more credit…

22Oct 2026 by Buket Bıyıklı

October 22, Fehmi Tanrısever

Graduate Students Seminar Series (G3S)

Faculty of Business Administration Bilkent University Date: 22-10-2026 Time: 12.30 – 13.30 Place: MA-330 “TO PUBLISH OR NOT TO PUBLISH IN FT-50 JOURNALS” A Survival Guide for the Brave by Prof. Fehmi Tanrısever About the talk: What does it take to write a paper that belongs in an FT-50 journal, and then to actually get it published there? In this opening seminar of the series, I will share lessons from my own journey as an author and senior editor: where good ideas come from and the three tests every idea must pass (novelty, relevance, and feasibility), how everyday observations turn into research questions, how to choose your co-authors, and how the review process really works behind the scenes. Expect real case studies, practical advice, and a few survival stories rather…

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