Bedir Tekinerdogan
 Bilkent University
Department of Computer Engineering-
Software Engineering

Appear as you are, Be as you appear.
        - Rumi

Personal

I was born in 1970 in Turkey, Besni. We immigrated to The Netherlands in 1974. I was raised in the Eastern part of The Netherlands and I have studied and worked at the University of Twente in Enschede. I have lived for 34 years in The Netherlands and moved to Turkey in 2008, where I am continuing my academic career at Bilkent University in Ankara.

Hobbies

- playing Ney (Turkish reed flute),
- playing baglama (Turkish guitar),
- indoor soccer, tennis
- theatre, cinema
- photography  
- reading (in different languages)

Language Knowledge

I can communicate in five different languages. Based on The Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) scale I define my proficiency level for these languages as follows:

Community Work

In The Netherlands I have been long time active in the Twente Association of Turkish Academics (chair) for supporting Turkish migrants in higher education, and in the Dutch Foundation for Turkish Education (board member) for organizing Turkish language courses in primary schools. Further I have been an active writer for Dutch-Turkish newspapers such as Damla and Platform.  In Ankara, I have been supporting the Dutch Language and Culture School (NTC Ankara, board member) for teaching Dutch to primary school children.