text: Bekbölet joined the faculty at Boğaziçi University in 1985 as an instructor in the Institute of Environmental Sciences. She was promoted to assistant professor in 1986, associate professor in 1991 and professor in 1997.
  Bekbölet's researches oxidation techniques, photocatalytic and photolytic reactions, adsorption/bio-oxidation processes in aquatic systems, and drinking water quality.