He was planning a career in automotive industry but to be in the heart of tech ecosystem led him to work as a journalist Murat Yıldız started journalism as an engineering student in 1994. Having studied mechanical engineering at Yıldız Technical University, actually, he was […]
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Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Ayhan Sevgi
As a journalist he worked for only tech publications since 1990. And he believes the print is on the rise due to trolls on social media With a 30 years of experience in Turkish tech media, Ayhan Sevgi is one of the most senior journalists. […]
Introducing VCs in Turkey: Galata Business Angels
Angel investing is a fairly new area in Turkey with less than 10 years and Galata Business Angels is one of them As one the first angel newtorks in Turkey, Galata Business Angels (GBA) is based on “giving back” motto and to leverage its knowledge […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Fatih Sarı
A career of 22 years is now going on with two websites and a content agency Fatih Sarı started journalism in 1998 and wrote his first article with a typewriter. “…if you have a flagship smartphone, you can take photos, shoot videos and even record […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Melih Bayram Dede
His first article published in a print magazine 1989 and he started his website in 2012. Here’s Melih Bayram Dede’s story Melih Bayram Dede is one of the veteran tech journalists. Having witnessed the digitalization in Turkish media, his first contact with computers was […]
One book, one film: Close to the Machine and 2001: A Space Odyssey
This weekend’s food is about a female software developer’s experiences in Silicon Valley in 90s and Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film Close to the Machine (Ellen Ullman) Ellen Ullman’s Close to the Machine book describes the life and work of a software engineer in the Silicon […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Timur Sırt
A 29 years career as a journalism, Timur Sırt nowadays focuses on entrepreneurs and startups Timur Sırt is one of the most experienced tech journalists in Turkey. Having started journalism at Datamation Magazine’s Turkish edition in 1991, his first contact technology was with an Atari. […]
One book, one film: The Second Machine Age and The Social Network
Your weekend food is back with David Fincher’s film and Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee’s book The Second Machine Age: understanding the economics of future Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee’s The Second Machine Age is trying to understand what the economics of the future will […]
Introducing Turkish tech journalists: Kerem Özdemir
Kerem Özdemir’s story is about building new projects, all of which have been successful but not sustainable due to management decisions Kerem Özdemir, as a veteran tech journalist, started journalism through translation. Now he believes most Turkish media outlets are still living in the industrial […]
Turkey’s largest online hackathon: Hack the Normal by Arcelik
Having focused on three areas, the event was after the new normal lifestyle in days of global pandemic Arcelik, as Turkey’s one of the leading domestic appliances company, held Hack the Normal, an online hackathon. Took place on May 15-17, the aim of the event […]