{"id":147,"date":"2021-03-27T18:51:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-27T18:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2026-07-24T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T10:13:34","slug":"directors-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/directors-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Director&#8217;s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Director&#8217;s Message<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 100%;\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\" style=\"grid-template-columns: 24% auto;\">\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1431 size-full alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozgur_ozdamar_vesikalik2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozgur_ozdamar_vesikalik2.png 410w, https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozgur_ozdamar_vesikalik2-205x300.png 205w, https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozgur_ozdamar_vesikalik2-38x55.png 38w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\r\n<p>ESBE exists to help the smooth functioning of our graduate programs and to provide guidance to faculty and students in administrative matters.\u00a0We are proud to be training the next generation of scholars who will eventually take the torch from us to extend our understanding and practice of social sciences, law, and performing and fine arts. Our graduate &#8220;students&#8221; are our colleagues and it is a pleasure to be studying with them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Prof. Dr. \u00d6zg\u00fcr \u00d6zdamar<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director&#8217;s Message ESBE exists to help the smooth functioning of our graduate programs and to provide guidance to faculty and students in administrative matters.\u00a0We are proud to be training the next generation of scholars who will eventually take the torch from us to extend our understanding and practice of social [\u2026] <\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"more_link clearfix\" href=\"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/directors-message\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":754,"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions\/754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esbe.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}