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Prof. Dr. Aylin Küntay

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities is one of the leading components of Koç University’s commitment to creativity and the advancement of knowledge through teaching, learning, research and staging activities. From Archaeology and History of Art to Comparative Literature, from History to Media and Visual Arts, from Philosophy to Psychology and Sociology, all of our programs aim to enable our students to think more critically and deeply than ever before about ideas, people, communities and societies in the past and present.

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Professor Aylin Küntay Academia Europaea Membership Highlighted News

Professor Aylin Küntay Academia Europaea Membership

Professor Aylin Küntay, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, has been honored with a prestigious Membership at the Academia Europaea. The Academia Europaea, established in 1988, stands as a distinguished European Academy of Humanities, Letters, and Sciences, comprising esteemed individual members dedicated to advancing knowledge and education throughout Europe. Professor Küntay's elevation to this esteemed position underscores her significant contributions to the fields of language and communication development, sociocognitive development, social interaction, gesture studies, child-directed input and interaction, as well as her pioneering work in the realms of social robots and education.

Asst. Prof. C. Ceyhun Arslan - New Book Published by Edinburg University Press! Library

Asst. Prof. C. Ceyhun Arslan - New Book Published by Edinburg University Press!

The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures

Professor Aylin Küntay Academia Europaea Membership Highlighted News

Professor Aylin Küntay Academia Europaea Membership

Professor Aylin Küntay, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, has been honored with a prestigious Membership at the Academia Europaea. The Academia Europaea, established in 1988, st...

Asst. Prof. C. Ceyhun Arslan - New Book Published by Edinburg University Press! Library

Asst. Prof. C. Ceyhun Arslan - New Book Published by Edinburg University Press!

The Ottoman Canon and the Construction of Arabic and Turkish Literatures

Re-Imagining alternative futures of sustainability through design fiction Awards and Honors

Re-Imagining alternative futures of sustainability through design fiction

Climate change, global warming, depletion of natural resources and biodiversity loss needs immediate action from many disciplines, including design and the arts.

Georg Forster Research Fellowship Awards and Honors

Georg Forster Research Fellowship

Assistant Prof. Dr. C. Ceyhun Arslan of the Department of Comparative Literature has been awarded a Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers.

Upcoming Events

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Culture & Art

KuMusical Performance

This event will be held in Turkish.

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15-05 16:00
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Lifelong Learning

MATHEMATICS SEMINAR by Cemal Deniz Yenigün

Two Applications of Distance Correlation: Variable Selection in Regression and Measuring Dependence Between Two Resemblance Matrices 

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SCI 129 Face to face
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15-05 17:00
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Lifelong Learning

Koç Sociology Talks

Koç Sociology Talks: Ya-Wen Lei, Harvard University: The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China

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16-05 13:00
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Lifelong Learning

CHEMISTRY SEMINAR by Volkan Can

Design of smart materials through the interplay of functional nanostructures and polymer networks

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SCI 103 Face to face
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16-05 14:30
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Lifelong Learning

Physics Seminar by Aşkın Kocabaş

From Pathogens to Social Animals: The Physics of Emerging Behaviors

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16-05 18:00
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Campus

SKL Book Clubs Talks: Letter from an Unknown Woman – Stefan ZWEIG (Turkish)

As SKL Book Club, we will meet at the Atrium Meeting Room on May 16 at 18.00!

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Library Atrium Meeting Room & Zoom Online
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