Excavations at Küllüoba Mound in the Seyitgazi District of Eskişehir Province yielded findings on the practice of building burial, which is generally identified with the Neolithic Period in Southeastern Anatolia.

Prof. Dr. Murat Türkteki, a faculty member at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, led the excavations in the west of the mound, where it was determined that the 5200-year-old buildings belonging to the Early Bronze Age were buried with a red sterile soil (kalish) after the houses and the items inside them such as hearths, ash pits and silos were completely emptied and cleaned. It was also found that even the silo made of mud, which can easily disintegrate, was left under the soil in a way to protect it from destruction.

Head of Excavation Prof. Dr. Murat Türkteki said, “We have determined that all of the buildings in this area have been buried for now, at least the back rooms. The red sterile soil found in the surrounding area has been completely filled into the structures and in this way, for those who use it on the one hand - maybe it has a different meaning, but the walls of the structures are also preserved up to a height of 2.5-3 meters. Normally in a mound we only see the foundations of the buildings, but here we see that the walls of the buildings are preserved almost up to the roof. Before this process, the doors or ventilation areas were built with stones and then the filling process was carried out. There is obviously a ceremony, a ritual during the filling process. The pieces of sacrificed animals were left inside the door and window openings. Again, one of the vessels used in that ceremony was thrown into the structure. This example in Küllüoba is the first example from this period identified in the literature so far.”

The new issue of our Faculty of Health Sciences Journal, which publishes original and scientific articles in many fields, especially Health Management, Nursing, Social Work, Midwifery, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Orthotics and Prosthetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Dietetics, has been published. The articles in Volume 2, Issue 3 (2024) of our journal, which contains Turkish and English articles together:

"Investigation of the Relationship Between Physical Activity Level and Affecting Factors According to Socio-Ecological Model in Kidney Transplant Recipients"

Fatma Demir Korkmaz, Yaprak Sarıgöl Ordin, Eda Ayten Kankaya, Tuğçe Yeşilyaprak

"Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Escape Room Method in Nursing Education: A Descriptive Study"

Ebru Baysal, Selin Demirbag

"Online Contraception Counseling for Primiparous Women: A Randomised Controlled Trial"

Duygu Tatar, Meltem Demirgöz Bal

"Prevalence and Associated Factors of Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women in Primary Care"

Merve Sezer Yıldız, Ünal Ayrancı

"An Investigation of Using Non-Pharmacological Methods in Pain Management in Postoperative Period in Children: A Systematic Review"

Tuba Gıynaş, Ayçin Ezgi Önel, Sevgim Küçük, Seval Uğur, Figen Yardımcı

 You can access the new issue via https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/bseusbfd.

Members of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of our university, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Onur Polat, the executive director, and Dr. Lecturer. Prof. Dr. Gözde Eş Polat, a researcher within the scope of TÜBİTAK 3005 3005-Innovative Solutions in Social Sciences and Humanities Research Projects Support Programme; the project number 224K511 on ‘Investigation of the Relationship between Inflation Inertia and Financial/Macroeconomic Variables in Turkey with Machine Learning Methods’ was approved to be supported by TUBITAK.

We congratulate our professors and wish them continued success.

University Faculty of Science Faculty Members Prof. Dr. Cihan Darcan and Assist. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Çetin Kılıçaslan as a researcher within the scope of TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program, the project titled ‘Characterisation of Porins of Acinetobacter Baumannii Bacteria (OmpA, OmpW, HMP-BA) by Single-Channel Electrophysiology’ was approved to be supported by TÜBİTAK with a budget of 1.796.000,00 TL.

We congratulate our professors and wish them continued success.

A cylindrical seal dating back approximately 4 thousand years was unearthed in the excavations of Kütahya Tavşanlı Höyük, which is being carried out under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Erkan Fidan, Head of the Department of Archaeology at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of our university.

The fact that ceramic seals similar to those found in Kültepe and Acemhöyük, the great trade centres of Central Anatolia, were also found in the excavations in Tavşanlı stands out as a discovery proving the existence of other trade routes between east and west in ancient times. It also shows that the area where Tavşanlı Höyük is located was part of the economic networks in ancient times and that Western Anatolia was strategically located on trade routes.

The Kütahya Tavşanlı Höyük excavations, which are carried out in cooperation with our university and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, were selected as the archaeological discovery of the year after Göbeklitepe in Turkey last year.

We congratulate Prof. Dr. Fidan and his team and wish them success in their work.

The Teknokod Team, consisting of students of our university, made it to the finals by achieving great success with the "Anka Resurrection" project they developed in the Disaster Management category of the 2024 TEKNOFEST Technology Competition for the Benefit of Humanity. The Teknokod Team, which operates under the supervision of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Management Information Systems Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Kuban Torun, consists of Computer Engineering and Management Information Systems department students Şuranur Derin, Osman Dikmen, Şükrü Can Yiğit, Kadir Ozan Ateş, Arzu Koçhan and Eda Turan.

With their project called "Anka Resurrection", the team has developed a system that enables fast and effective intervention in natural disasters. "Anka Resurrection" includes innovative technologies and innovative solutions that aim to speed up post-disaster rescue operations, save lives and optimise damage assessment.

TEKNOFEST final will be held in Antalya on 5-8 September 2024. In this competition, Teknokod Team will have the opportunity to introduce their innovative solutions by sharing the details of their projects with the jury and the audience. Teknokod Team, which will be in fierce competition with other teams competing in the Disaster Management category in the final, continues to work without slowing down in order to get the best results.

Forward with Innovative Solutions in Disaster Management!

TEKNOFEST, Turkey's first and only aviation, space and technology festival, will be held in Adana on 2-6 October 2024 this year. Teknokod Team will have the opportunity to introduce their projects to a wide audience at this event. TEKNOFEST, as an event that attracts the attention of young people and technology enthusiasts, offers participants the opportunity to discover various technological innovations in different fields. The Teknokod Team of our university will take part in this prestigious event with the "Anka Resurrection" project and will exhibit its talents in technology and innovation. The team will draw attention with its solutions especially in the field of disaster management. The team, which offers innovative solutions to protect human life with its projects, aims to have an important place both in TEKNOFEST and in the future with this success.

We wish success to the Teknokod Team and their advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Kuban Torun.

Prof. Dr. Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı, who has been appointed as the Rector of our university, was given the Rector's mandate by the President of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar. Rector Kaplancıklı thanked our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, our President of the Council of Higher Education Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar and all members of the Council of Higher Education for entrusting this important duty to him.

Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir, who has been serving as Rector since 2020, has ended his term of office with the Presidential Decree No. 2024/144 published in the Official Gazette dated May 25, 2024.

Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir, who came together with our academic and administrative staff at the farewell ceremony held at Prof. Dr. Azmi Özcan Library Dursun Fakıh Hall, said, “I would like to express that I am very honored to have worked with you. I would like to thank you very much for your devoted work during my tenure. I am happy that we have produced beautiful works on behalf of our country and nation together. If there is any success in my four-year tenure, it has been with the efforts of all our staff and students.”

At the end of his speech, Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir wished that the appointment of our Rector Prof. Dr. Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı would be auspicious and said goodbye to our staff and left our University.

Prof. Dr. Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı, who was appointed as the Rector of our University with the Presidential Decree No. 2024/144 published in the Official Gazette dated May 25, 2024, started his duty.

On Monday, May 27, successor and predecessor Rectors and Senators of our University attended the handover ceremony held at the Senate Meeting Hall of our University. Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir, who has been serving as Rector since 2020, congratulated our Rector Prof. Dr. Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı and wished him success.

In his speech, our Rector Prof. Dr. Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı said; “Today; I am honored to be appointed as the Rector of Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University in the lands where an empire that ruled three continents with the prayers of Ertuğrul Gazi, the advice of Şeyh Edebali, the compassion of Hayme Ana and the faith of Osman Gazi.

I would like to express my gratitude to our President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, our Higher Education Council President Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, our Higher Education Council Members and everyone who supported me, who honored me by deeming me worthy of this important duty.

In these lands where our common past and national values were born, we will work together to reach the level of contemporary civilizations shown by Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. We will act in unity of hands and hearts to carry this precious heritage to the future with education, science and technology.

Our University has a New Social Area and Traditional Games Festival was organized

The opening of our Islamic Garden built on the campus of our university was held. The Islamic Garden was prepared within the scope of the Scientific Research Project titled “Islamic Garden Art Shaped by Religious Rituals and Its Effects on Anatolian-Turkish Culture” supported by our University.

The project manager of the Islamic Garden, which is the first of its kind in Turkey, was Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parısa Göker, Head of the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, and Project Researchers Assoc. Assist. Sultan Ece Altınok Çalışkan and Assoc. Assist. Adive Begül Bulut at the opening of the area; Bilecik Governor Şefik Aygöl, Rector Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir, provincial protocol, academicians and students were informed about the garden.

Forgotten Games were kept alive

After the opening of the Islamic Garden, “Forgotten Games: Traditional Games Festival” was organized.

Within the scope of the project carried out by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raif Zileli, Head of the Child Development Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences, the traditional games of Bilecik region were played; Bilecik Governor Aygöl, Rector Prof. Dr. Beydemir and the provincial protocol visited all the game tracks.

Digital Youth Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Event” was held

The Digital Youth Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Event was organized by the Industry 4.0 and Cyber Security Club of our university on Thursday, May 16th at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Conference Hall. Presidential Digital Transformation Office Project Manager Dr. Ramazan Terzi and Expert Dr. Melike Palsü Kurt attended the event as speakers. Our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Sıddıka Özkaldı Karakuş, as well as our academic and administrative staff and students attended the event.

In the event, which was held with intense participation, Dr. Kurt discussed the “Importance of Artificial Intelligence, Future Professions, Career Paths in Artificial Intelligence and Certified Thematic Education”. Dr. Terzi, on the other hand, talked about “Data-Driven Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Active Learning”.

Presidential Digital Transformation Office Director Dr. Terzi and Specialist Dr. Kurt visited our Rector Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir in his office and received information about the work carried out by the Department of Information Technologies of our University

Nursing Week was celebrated at our university

An event was organized by the Nursing Department of the Faculty of Health Sciences of our University within the scope of Nursing Week.

On Wednesday, May 15, our Rector Prof. Dr. Şükrü Beydemir, as well as the provincial protocol and academicians attended the event held at Şeyh Edebali Culture and Congress Center.

The program started with the opening speech of Nursing Department Head Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burcu Bayrak Kahraman and continued with the speeches of Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Ali İrfan Güzel and Rector Prof. Dr. Beydemir.

Our Rector Prof. Dr. Beydemir said: “Nurses have taken part in the field with many areas of expertise such as treatment, care, counseling and education for the needs of the society in the natural disasters we have experienced. Considering the fact that eighty percent of health service practitioners are nurses, it is noteworthy that nurses are the key health workers for a healthier society and a developing economy.”

Prof. Dr. Hülya Bulut, Faculty Member of Gazi University Faculty of Nursing and Vice President of Turkish Nurses Association, made a presentation on “Our Nurses are Our Future: The Economic Power of Care” emphasized the strengthening of health systems and the economic power of care in meeting increasing global health needs.

At the end of the program, the music recital of the students of the Department of Nursing and the Faculty of Medicine gave the participants a pleasant experience.

Inspiring Women in Mathematics Panel Organized

The panel “Inspiring Women in Mathematics” was organized jointly by the Women's Studies Application and Research Center of our University and the Department of Mathematics of the Faculty of Science.

On Wednesday, May 15th, our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Sıddıka Özkaldı Karakuş and Mathematics Department Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Figen Uysal attended the program held in the Faculty of Science Conference Hall as speakers.

In her speech, our Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Sıddıka Özkaldı Karakuş talked about why she chose her profession, the happiness of educating students, her life experiences and her academic process. Mathematics Department Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Figen Uysal made a presentation about the life story of 6 mathematicians.

After the question and answer session, the program ended with the presentation of a certificate of appreciation to the speakers by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Koyun, Dean of the Faculty of Science.

Spring Sports Competitions Started

Spring Sports Competitions, traditionally organized by our university every year, started on Wednesday, May 15th this year.

Approximately one thousand students and staff will participate as athletes in six sports branches and fifteen categories in the Spring Sports Competitions.

The kick-off of the Spring Sports Competitions was made by Fakrullah Tohumcu, Deputy Secretary General and Head of the Department of Health, Culture and Sports. The competitions, which started with the Staff Carpet Field B and C groups at the opening ceremony, witnessed exciting moments. In the matches held in group B, Ertuğrul Sports defeated Student Affairs 2-1 and Osmaneli MYO defeated the Faculty of Medicine with a score of 4-1. In the group C competition, İİBF won 3-0 by forfeit.

Seminar on Preparation for Career Exams in Public Sector was held

On Monday, May 13th, our University Career Center Coordinatorship held a conference at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences with the participation of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Levent Ersin Oralı, Lecturer. Assoc. İsmet Emir Kudubeş and Cengizhan Gökben were the speakers of the “Seminar on Preparation for Career Exams in Public Sector”.

Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakki İşcan, Career Center Coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. H.Tezcan Uysal and academicians attended the event which attracted great interest.

The speakers gave information about the Law Professions Entrance Exam, the Judgeship Exam and the District Governorship Exam and made detailed explanations about the score types in the Public Personnel Selection Exam (KPSS) and stated that students should keep their motivation high and that it is important to prepare for a good future today. The event ended with the presentation of a plaque by Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakki İşcan, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, after the questions of the students.

THE, one of the organizations that ranks the performance of higher education institutions internationally in 18 different categories under the main headings of Research Quality, Research Environment, Teaching, Industry and International Visibility, has announced the Asian University Rankings (THE Asia Rankings) and the Young University Rankings under 50 (THE Young University Rankings). Our university took its place in the world rankings of 2024 (THE World University Rankings), as well as in the Asia University Rankings and Young University Rankings 2024 by THE.

In THE Asia ranking, 739 universities from 31 regions in Asian countries were included in the list, and 75 universities from Turkey managed to take place in the list. In the Young Universities Ranking, 673 universities from around the world and 58 universities from Turkey were included in the ranking. Our university shares the 15th place in the Asian Ranking with the universities included in the ranking in Turkey by ranking between 14.7-24.0 points in total points, while it shares the 11th place in the Young Universities Ranking by ranking in the 15.1-21.4 points band. Our Rector Prof. Dr. Şükrü BEYDEMİR, who evaluated the situation of our university, which was included in THE Asian Universities and Young Universities Ranking for the first time in its history, congratulated all our staff who contributed to the success achieved and said that our University