{"id":125,"date":"2026-08-25T11:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilge.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T11:08:20","slug":"arastirma-merkezimiz-bil-ge-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bilge.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=125&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Bil-Ge Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bil-Ge Lab was founded in 2013 by Assoc. Prof. Hande Ilgaz and Assoc. Prof. Jedediah W. P. Allen. In 2014, the lab welcomed its first graduate student. 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