As has been the tradition, this year’s celebration began with the luncheon. The School of Applied Technology and Management hosted the event at its practice restaurant, Le Piment Rouge, where students of the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management prepared and served a four-course meal under the supervision of Chef Elif Denizci and Service Instructor Ali Ünal.
Among the guests at the luncheon were the Doğramacı family and members of the university administration. Kamer Rodoplu, Director of the School of Applied Technology and Management, and Asst. Prof. Eda Gürel, acting chair of the department, gave welcoming remarks, noting that Prof. Doğramacı had celebrated his birthday at Le Piment Rouge from the time the department was founded. After the meal, Prof. Ali Doğramacı, president of the Bilkent University Board of Trustees, gave a brief speech in which he praised the quality of education provided by the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management and pointed out the fact that the department had been founded in accordance with Prof. İhsan Doğramacı’s vision regarding the importance of tourism for Turkey. Read more.
