{"id":18,"date":"2023-09-29T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:24:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-size:52px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:637px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Principal Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Zahide Pamir, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Zahide Pamir is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Graduate Program at Bilkent University. She completed her doctorate studies in Neuroscience at Bilkent University. Dr. Pamir received her BA degree in Psychology from Bilkent University and her MS degree in Cognitive Science from the Middle East Technical University. Before joining Bilkent, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:zahide.pamir@bilkent.edu.tr\">zahide.pamir@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/z_pamir-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-394\" style=\"width:303px;height:455px\" width=\"303\" height=\"455\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:600px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-14 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/image-PhotoRoom-1.png-PhotoRoom-edited-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Hilal \u00c7imen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Hilal received her bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology with a minor in biology from METU. She\u2019s continuing her education as a MSc. Neuroscience student at Bilkent University. Currently, she\u2019s interested in visuo-spatial perception and neuroplasticity. In the future, she would like to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience and pursue a career in academia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Email: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:hilal.cimen@bilkent.edu.tr\" target=\"_blank\">hilal.cimen@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-10 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:123px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-16-at-18.44.16-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-203\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Nisanur Bilgi\u00e7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Nisanur was born on April 1, 1999, in Istanbul. She completed her primary and secondary education in Ankara. She started studying psychology at Ba\u015fkent University in 2018 and is currently doing her master&#8217;s degree at Bilkent University. She is working on sensation and perception during her master&#8217;s degree. In the future, she plans to study language, cognition and AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:nisanur.bilgic@bilkent.edu.tr\">nisanur.bilgic@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/alara-photo-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Alara Akcan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Alara has completed her bachelor&#8217;s degree in psychology at Middle East Technical University and is now pursuing a Master&#8217;s in Neuroscience at Bilkent University. Her research interests revolve around cortical reorganization after transient visual deprivation. After completing her degree, she aims to pursue a Ph.D. in neuroscience and extend her studies further in the field of neuroplasticity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\"><a href=\"Email: alara.akcan@bilkent.edu.tr\">Email: alara.akcan@bilkent.edu.tr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:902px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-nv-light-bg-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:14px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-20 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8A509824-0A1B-472F-A13D-99998948B3BC-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-426\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Elif Sude Bayram<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Elif is a 4th year undergraduate majoring in Psychology at Bilkent<br>University. She is interested in cognitive neuroscience, particularly in<br>visual perception, and wants to further develop her understanding of<br>computational neuroscience. She plans to pursue an MSc in neuroscience.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Zeynep-Eylul-Ozturk-fotograf-663x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Zeynep Eyl\u00fcl \u00d6zt\u00fcrk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Eyl\u00fcl is a 3rd year Psychology undergraduate at Bilkent University. She is interested in clinical neuropsychology and wants to study perceptual disturbances in psychological disorders after graduation. She plans to pursue an MSc in neuroscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-31-at-21.21.16-4-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:231px;height:255px\" width=\"231\" height=\"255\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color\">Can Dora Akcan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-neve-text-color-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Dora is a third-year Psychology undergraduate student at Bilkent University with a strong interest in visual neuroscience. He aims to develop his understanding of both functional and molecular methodologies in the future. He aims to pursue an MSc in neuroscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-23 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-26 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Graduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Tutku Karahan<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Berk Y\u00fcce<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Undergraduate Students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">G\u00fcls\u00fcm Tuba Su<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Nilsu Sa\u011flam (MSc student at University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Bahar Canbolat (MSc student at University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-nv-dark-bg-color has-text-color\">Deniz Kurt (MSc student at University of T\u00fcbingen, Germany)<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"on","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"on","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/plasticity.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}