Bahçeşehir College

Universities offering full scholarship to 18-year-old

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 04/05/2023 - 06:00

A high school student who made it to the "100 Rise Global" list of brightest students in the world last year has received full scholarships from nine universities, including Harvard and Stanford.

Born and raised in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır, 18-year-old Gül Karen Aça is a senior at Bahçeşehir College. Her mother is a music teacher, and her father is a math teacher.

Bahçeşehir College wins to claim FIBA Europe Cup trophy

Published by Hurriyet on Fri, 04/29/2022 - 06:00

Bahçeşehir College basketball team weathered another valiant fightback from Unahotels Reggio Emilia to claim the FIBA Europe Cup title with a 90-74 second leg victory on the night of April 27.

The Istanbul club became the competition's first winner from Turkey after securing an overall 162-143 triumph in front of a FIBA Europe Cup Final record crowd of 13,485.