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    Bilkent University Communication and Design Department

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    News from COMD Graduate Students
    Boran Aksoy
    October 2, 2025

    News from COMD Graduate Students

    🎬 Müzik Gruplarına Açık Çağrı!
    Andreas Treske
    September 14, 2025

    🎬 Müzik Gruplarına Açık Çağrı!

    PASO XXV Festival Program is announced!
    Andreas Treske
    June 3, 2025

    PASO XXV Festival Program is announced!

    COMD EYE 2025!
    Andreas Treske
    May 21, 2025

    COMD EYE 2025!

    PASO + Dolby Vision Online Events
    Andreas Treske
    May 6, 2025

    PASO + Dolby Vision Online Events

    Bilkent COMD’s “You Made Me Watch That?!” Marks its 100th Episode Release with a Tribute To David Lynch
    Andreas Treske
    April 10, 2025

    Bilkent COMD’s “You Made Me Watch That?!” Marks its 100th Episode Release with a Tribute To David Lynch

    İlayda Altıntaş (’24 Graduate) is featured in the ELIA Emerging Artist Showcase
    Andreas Treske
    April 7, 2025

    İlayda Altıntaş (’24 Graduate) is featured in the ELIA Emerging Artist Showcase

    Summer Internship Updates
    Andreas Treske
    March 10, 2025

    Summer Internship Updates

    COMD will collaborate as a partner in the live stream: CLASS DISMISSED
    Andreas Treske
    February 20, 2025

    COMD will collaborate as a partner in the live stream: CLASS DISMISSED

    Our 2023 graduates’ film, is now available on MUBI
    Andreas Treske
    February 20, 2025

    Our 2023 graduates’ film, is now available on MUBI

    PASO XXV is waiting for your applications!
    Andreas Treske
    February 13, 2025

    PASO XXV is waiting for your applications!

    New Publication: “Streaming Media Platforms and Film/Video Arts Distribution” by Andreas Treske and Aras Özgün
    Andreas Treske
    February 13, 2025

    New Publication: “Streaming Media Platforms and Film/Video Arts Distribution” by Andreas Treske and Aras Özgün

    2025 EIP Senior Fellow: Dr. Emre Toros
    Andreas Treske
    January 22, 2025

    2025 EIP Senior Fellow: Dr. Emre Toros

    Faculty Recruitment Announcement: Evaluation Results
    Andreas Treske
    January 22, 2025

    Faculty Recruitment Announcement: Evaluation Results

    Our recent graduate İlayda Altıntaş’s work exhibited in Paris!
    Andreas Treske
    December 25, 2024

    Our recent graduate İlayda Altıntaş’s work exhibited in Paris!

    Talk & Workshop by Antony Cairns
    Andreas Treske
    November 12, 2024

    Talk & Workshop by Antony Cairns

    GraduateNews: Ufuk Gürbüzdal won the Best Director Award!
    Andreas Treske
    August 17, 2024

    GraduateNews: Ufuk Gürbüzdal won the Best Director Award!

    COMD EYE’24: End of Year Exhibition
    Andreas Treske
    May 27, 2024

    COMD EYE’24: End of Year Exhibition

    M.A. in Media and Visual Studies Applications
    Andreas Treske
    April 15, 2024

    M.A. in Media and Visual Studies Applications

    Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences presents: Information Session for Graduate Programs
    Andreas Treske
    March 11, 2024

    Graduate School of Economics and Social Sciences presents: Information Session for Graduate Programs

    COMD Talk featuring Oliver Grau: 21st Century Digital Art and Its Challenges
    Andreas Treske
    February 20, 2024

    COMD Talk featuring Oliver Grau: 21st Century Digital Art and Its Challenges

    #sharethetruth: Medya Okuryazarlığı ve Dezenformasyon Konferansı
    Andreas Treske
    January 28, 2024

    #sharethetruth: Medya Okuryazarlığı ve Dezenformasyon Konferansı

    Our 23′ Graduates Helin Özdemir and Beyza Turak are at BASE 2023!
    Andreas Treske
    December 15, 2023

    Our 23′ Graduates Helin Özdemir and Beyza Turak are at BASE 2023!

    Our First Event at Dolby Atmos Studio: Experiencing Spatial Sound via Apple Music
    Andreas Treske
    November 30, 2023

    Our First Event at Dolby Atmos Studio: Experiencing Spatial Sound via Apple Music

    Experiencing Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
    Andreas Treske
    November 9, 2023

    Experiencing Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos

    COMD Talk featuring Uwe Walter: “Why the storyteller has the hottest job?”
    Andreas Treske
    October 13, 2023

    COMD Talk featuring Uwe Walter: “Why the storyteller has the hottest job?”

    Flusserian Dialogues: Events and Workshops 17-29 October @Yer Mekan
    Andreas Treske
    October 6, 2023

    Flusserian Dialogues: Events and Workshops 17-29 October @Yer Mekan

    Dr. Didem Özkül became member of the editorial board of JCMC and co-editor of a new Routledge Book series
    Andreas Treske
    September 21, 2023

    Dr. Didem Özkül became member of the editorial board of JCMC and co-editor of a new Routledge Book series

    COMD teams in Adana @ 30. Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali
    Andreas Treske
    September 20, 2023

    COMD teams in Adana @ 30. Adana Altın Koza Film Festivali

    COMD Graduate Deniz Ekin Polat received “Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage” Sports Emmy Award as Video Editor
    Andreas Treske
    September 20, 2023

    COMD Graduate Deniz Ekin Polat received “Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage” Sports Emmy Award as Video Editor

    Protecting Digital Freedoms: On the Road with Giants – Keynote by Professor Josef Trappel, University of Salzburg
    Andreas Treske
    September 20, 2023

    Protecting Digital Freedoms: On the Road with Giants – Keynote by Professor Josef Trappel, University of Salzburg

    COMD hosts EUMEPLAT Ankara Meeting on Sept. 21st and 22nd, 2023
    Andreas Treske
    September 20, 2023

    COMD hosts EUMEPLAT Ankara Meeting on Sept. 21st and 22nd, 2023

    Two COMD Short Films competing in Adana at the 30th Altın Koza Filmfestival
    Andreas Treske
    September 9, 2023

    Two COMD Short Films competing in Adana at the 30th Altın Koza Filmfestival

    Zeynep Ekim’ dance film selected for Madavera Expojour JazzTimes Film Festival
    Andreas Treske
    July 15, 2023

    Zeynep Ekim’ dance film selected for Madavera Expojour JazzTimes Film Festival

    New COMD films on T-Port
    Andreas Treske
    July 15, 2023

    New COMD films on T-Port

    Carlos Cabral Nunes Artwork on Campus!
    Andreas Treske
    July 15, 2023

    Carlos Cabral Nunes Artwork on Campus!

    Announcing Kathrine Fry’s new book
    Andreas Treske
    July 15, 2023

    Announcing Kathrine Fry’s new book

    ‘Keşif’ selected for Dance Camera Istanbul
    Andreas Treske
    July 15, 2023

    ‘Keşif’ selected for Dance Camera Istanbul

    COMD EYE 2023
    Andreas Treske
    June 7, 2023

    COMD EYE 2023

    COMD celebrates its 25th anniversary with the international PandeVITA conference and End of Year Exhibition
    Andreas Treske
    June 7, 2023

    COMD celebrates its 25th anniversary with the international PandeVITA conference and End of Year Exhibition

    Student-Faculty Collaboration in The Medial Afterlives of H. P. Lovecraft (Palgrave, 2023)
    Andreas Treske
    May 20, 2023

    Student-Faculty Collaboration in The Medial Afterlives of H. P. Lovecraft (Palgrave, 2023)

    Sounding Off 2023 Live Broadcast is available on COMD YouTube Channel
    Andreas Treske
    May 19, 2023

    Sounding Off 2023 Live Broadcast is available on COMD YouTube Channel

    New Publication: “Adaptation in the New Turkish Cinema”
    Andreas Treske
    May 19, 2023

    New Publication: “Adaptation in the New Turkish Cinema”

    Applications open for MA in Media and Visual Studies
    Andreas Treske
    May 11, 2023

    Applications open for MA in Media and Visual Studies

    NO DRAMA IN AI – a round table on AI and dramatic storytelling
    Andreas Treske
    May 11, 2023

    NO DRAMA IN AI – a round table on AI and dramatic storytelling

    Sounding Off – The next generation of women in sound • 6-7 May 2023 @ COMD & Live on YouTube
    Andreas Treske
    May 4, 2023

    Sounding Off – The next generation of women in sound • 6-7 May 2023 @ COMD & Live on YouTube

    In Memoriam Funda Senova Tunali
    Andreas Treske
    May 1, 2023

    In Memoriam Funda Senova Tunali

    Assistant Professor Aysenur Dal received prestigious BAGEP Young Scientist Award 2023
    Andreas Treske
    April 8, 2023

    Assistant Professor Aysenur Dal received prestigious BAGEP Young Scientist Award 2023

    SIYAD Award for F. Nur Özkaya
    Andreas Treske
    April 8, 2023

    SIYAD Award for F. Nur Özkaya

    COMD Talk featuring Shane Denson, “Post-Cinematic Bodies”
    Andreas Treske
    March 28, 2023

    COMD Talk featuring Shane Denson, “Post-Cinematic Bodies”

    Open House: Information Session for MA in Media and Visual Studies
    Andreas Treske
    March 16, 2023

    Open House: Information Session for MA in Media and Visual Studies

    Open Call: Applications now open for Sounding Off!
    Andreas Treske
    March 15, 2023

    Open Call: Applications now open for Sounding Off!

    COMD announces the release of the new podcast “You Made Me Watch That?!”
    admin
    September 10, 2022

    COMD announces the release of the new podcast “You Made Me Watch That?!”

    Colleen Kennedy-Karpat Elected to Board of Trustees for the Association of Adaptation Studies
    admin
    September 9, 2022

    Colleen Kennedy-Karpat Elected to Board of Trustees for the Association of Adaptation Studies

    COMD Alumni M. Mert Örsler and Aysın Ece Acar Published in Celebrity Studies Journal
    admin
    August 19, 2022

    COMD Alumni M. Mert Örsler and Aysın Ece Acar Published in Celebrity Studies Journal

    COMD Alumnus M. Mert Örsler (’19) received the 2022 Atom Egoyan Cinema Studies Scholarship
    admin
    July 29, 2022

    COMD Alumnus M. Mert Örsler (’19) received the 2022 Atom Egoyan Cinema Studies Scholarship

    Prof. Dr. Bülent Çaplı has been appointed as the new Acting Dean of FADA.
    admin
    June 30, 2022

    Prof. Dr. Bülent Çaplı has been appointed as the new Acting Dean of FADA.

    Dean Prof. Dr. Erdal Erel’s New Appointment Party
    admin
    June 25, 2022

    Dean Prof. Dr. Erdal Erel’s New Appointment Party

    “The Sustainable Legacy of Agnès Varda”, Co-edited by COMD Assistant Professor Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
    admin
    June 17, 2022

    “The Sustainable Legacy of Agnès Varda”, Co-edited by COMD Assistant Professor Colleen Kennedy-Karpat

    “AI and Sustainable Life” Conference, İzmir
    admin
    June 9, 2022

    “AI and Sustainable Life” Conference, İzmir

    Calls for MFA and MA Programs
    admin
    April 23, 2022

    Calls for MFA and MA Programs

    Senior project by 4th year VCP students “Aşkınlık/Transcendence” Opening at KA Atölye
    admin
    April 22, 2022

    Senior project by 4th year VCP students “Aşkınlık/Transcendence” Opening at KA Atölye

    MFA Thesis Project Exhibition
    admin
    April 16, 2022

    MFA Thesis Project Exhibition

    BMFI ’22 Program
    admin
    April 8, 2022

    BMFI ’22 Program

    Pieter Snapper to deliver the opening keynote for BMFI ’22
    admin
    April 7, 2022

    Pieter Snapper to deliver the opening keynote for BMFI ’22

    Save the date – BMFI ’22
    admin
    April 1, 2022

    Save the date – BMFI ’22

    Two of the 3rd Year COMD Students’ films are at the LIFT OFF Global Network First-time Filmmaker Sessions
    admin
    March 24, 2022

    Two of the 3rd Year COMD Students’ films are at the LIFT OFF Global Network First-time Filmmaker Sessions

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Emel Özdora Akşak is to receive the BAGEP (Turkish Science Academy Young Scientists Program) Award
    admin
    March 24, 2022

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Emel Özdora Akşak is to receive the BAGEP (Turkish Science Academy Young Scientists Program) Award

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Lutz Peschke Received TÜBİTAK award on the Horizon Europe Launch Event
    admin
    March 24, 2022

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Lutz Peschke Received TÜBİTAK award on the Horizon Europe Launch Event

    COMD Undergrad is Going to Vuokatti 2022 EYOF (Vuokatti 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival)
    admin
    March 18, 2022

    COMD Undergrad is Going to Vuokatti 2022 EYOF (Vuokatti 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival)

    “Shiny Things So Bright” (2017), Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske in Video Theories, A Transdisciplinary Reader, Bloomsbury Publishing
    admin
    February 18, 2022

    “Shiny Things So Bright” (2017), Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske in Video Theories, A Transdisciplinary Reader, Bloomsbury Publishing

    “Effective Health Communication to Improve Healthy Ageing” by Asst. Prof. Dr. Frans Folkvord
    admin
    December 10, 2021

    “Effective Health Communication to Improve Healthy Ageing” by Asst. Prof. Dr. Frans Folkvord

    MFA in Media and Design, Spring 2021, New call
    admin
    December 1, 2021

    MFA in Media and Design, Spring 2021, New call

    Ekin Bernay’s performance titled “ATLAS” will be at V&A Friday Late Event, London
    admin
    November 19, 2021

    Ekin Bernay’s performance titled “ATLAS” will be at V&A Friday Late Event, London

    COMD Talk by Prof. Dr. Dan Geva, on his new book “A Philosophical History of Documentary, 1895-1959”
    admin
    October 19, 2021

    COMD Talk by Prof. Dr. Dan Geva, on his new book “A Philosophical History of Documentary, 1895-1959”

    HEALING in Joseph’s Garden, Exhibition at German Embassy Garden
    admin
    October 12, 2021

    HEALING in Joseph’s Garden, Exhibition at German Embassy Garden

    COMD Alumna Nisan Dağ’s “When I am done Dying // Bir Nefes Daha” became the most award-winning film at the 28th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
    admin
    September 20, 2021

    COMD Alumna Nisan Dağ’s “When I am done Dying // Bir Nefes Daha” became the most award-winning film at the 28th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival

    “Fish Out of Water// Sudan Çıkmış Balık” by COMD alumna Nur Özkaya won the Best Animation Movie Award at The 28th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
    admin
    September 20, 2021

    “Fish Out of Water// Sudan Çıkmış Balık” by COMD alumna Nur Özkaya won the Best Animation Movie Award at The 28th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Colleen Kennedy-Karpat has been named an associate editor of the journal Adaptation.
    admin
    September 16, 2021

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Colleen Kennedy-Karpat has been named an associate editor of the journal Adaptation.

    COMD EYE 2021, End of Year Exhibition
    admin
    July 26, 2021

    COMD EYE 2021, End of Year Exhibition

    YAĞ (FAT) Podcast episode by Andreas Treske and Aras Özgün for “Die Erde spricht/The earth is Speaking” Beuys 2021
    admin
    June 30, 2021

    YAĞ (FAT) Podcast episode by Andreas Treske and Aras Özgün for “Die Erde spricht/The earth is Speaking” Beuys 2021

    Bilkent University Commencement 2021
    admin
    June 23, 2021

    Bilkent University Commencement 2021

    When I’m Done Dying // Bir Nefes Daha by Nisan Dağ (COMD ’08) will be screening at CerModern
    admin
    June 3, 2021

    When I’m Done Dying // Bir Nefes Daha by Nisan Dağ (COMD ’08) will be screening at CerModern

    MA in Media and Visual Studies, Fall 2021
    admin
    May 30, 2021

    MA in Media and Visual Studies, Fall 2021

    Video Vortex Hybrid Event: Play, Pause and Reset
    admin
    May 25, 2021

    Video Vortex Hybrid Event: Play, Pause and Reset

    Cineuropa talked to assistant professors Andreas Treske and Emel Ozdora-Aksak
    admin
    May 21, 2021

    Cineuropa talked to assistant professors Andreas Treske and Emel Ozdora-Aksak

    “Dissonance”, Fall 2020, GRA 501 – Graduate Studio I Online Exhibition
    admin
    April 30, 2021

    “Dissonance”, Fall 2020, GRA 501 – Graduate Studio I Online Exhibition

    Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske gave a talk with Prof. Geert Lovink titled “Online Video: Totality and Power” at The Digital Image – Social Dimensions, Political Perspectives and Economic Constraints Conference
    admin
    April 29, 2021

    Asst. Prof. Andreas Treske gave a talk with Prof. Geert Lovink titled “Online Video: Totality and Power” at The Digital Image – Social Dimensions, Political Perspectives and Economic Constraints Conference

    “kariyerini TASARla”, 26th April and 30th April 2021, from 17:30-20:45 on Zoom
    admin
    April 23, 2021

    “kariyerini TASARla”, 26th April and 30th April 2021, from 17:30-20:45 on Zoom

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşenur Dal won the “Essay Award” at Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards 2021
    admin
    April 13, 2021

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşenur Dal won the “Essay Award” at Sakıp Sabancı International Research Awards 2021

    Senior Student F. Nur Özkaya Won 2nd Place at the MAU Anifest
    admin
    April 9, 2021

    Senior Student F. Nur Özkaya Won 2nd Place at the MAU Anifest

    COMD ’18, COMD MA ’20 Alumna Melisa Şaşmaz in on “Söz Yetenekte”
    admin
    April 8, 2021

    COMD ’18, COMD MA ’20 Alumna Melisa Şaşmaz in on “Söz Yetenekte”

    COMD MA 2012 Alumnus Murat PAK’s “The Fungible Collection” is on Sothesby’s, 12-14 April
    admin
    April 8, 2021

    COMD MA 2012 Alumnus Murat PAK’s “The Fungible Collection” is on Sothesby’s, 12-14 April

    Lutz Peschke received two Horizon 2020 project grants
    admin
    February 12, 2021

    Lutz Peschke received two Horizon 2020 project grants

    Special Issue: “Adaptation and Nostalgia”, Edited by Colleen Kennedy-Karpat
    admin
    December 22, 2020

    Special Issue: “Adaptation and Nostalgia”, Edited by Colleen Kennedy-Karpat

    PASO XX was featured in the news
    admin
    December 15, 2020

    PASO XX was featured in the news

    PASO XX // YouTube Link
    admin
    December 12, 2020

    PASO XX // YouTube Link

    PASO XX, Program
    admin
    December 10, 2020

    PASO XX, Program

    SAVE THE DATE, “PASO XX” 12.12.20, 12:12 pm
    admin
    December 8, 2020

    SAVE THE DATE, “PASO XX” 12.12.20, 12:12 pm

    COMD TALKS featuring Gerda Cammaer
    admin
    November 26, 2020

    COMD TALKS featuring Gerda Cammaer

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    Since 1998, the Department of Communication and Design at Bilkent University has been a leader in media theory and practice, training students for careers that navigate an increasingly interconnected world. Balancing a fine-tuned approach to media and cultural studies with a broad foundation in the social sciences, humanities, and the arts, the COMD curriculum prepares students to become scholars and creators of audiovisual media that will shape the 21st century.

    Members of the COMD faculty maintain a strong engagement in creative projects and academic research aimed at a global audience. This commitment to innovation and scholarship fosters an environment that puts future media professionals on track to enter the field at the cutting edge of current trends. 

     

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