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Events I've attended, competed in, volunteered at, spoken at, hosted, or sponsored.

October 2026

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8 events this month · 96 events total

67 attended · 25 hosted · 2 spoke · 1 volunteered · 1 participated

96 events

  1. İstanbul Maratonu Öncesi 5K | Hardal Running Club#hosted

    Hosted a relaxed 5K social run along the Kalamış coast with Hardal Running Club ahead of the 48th Istanbul Marathon.

  2. Google for Startups Accelerator: MENA-T Demo Day#attended

    Attended the invite-only demo day where 15 AI-first startups from the MENA-T cohort pitched to investors at Rixos Tersane.

  3. Istanbul Ignited by Slush'D#volunteered

    Volunteered at Türkiye's founder-focused tech and startup event, bridging regional innovators with global investors.

  4. Rooftop drinks by Pitchdrive#attended

    Attended Pitchdrive's private rooftop evening at The Upperist for VCs and founders during Istanbul Ignited by Slush'D.

  5. Build Anything with Codex#participated

    Took part in a one-day AI building sprint at DotsHub, organized by Istanbul Ignited by Slush'D with OpenAI.

  6. SIDE QUEST by e2vc x Arcadia x fal#attended

    Attended the Day 0 gaming and consumer apps night before Istanbul Ignited by Slush'D, hosted by e2vc, Arcadia and fal.

  7. AI & Mobile Gaming Mixer#attended

    Attended an evening mixer in Şişli bringing together people building at the intersection of AI and mobile gaming.

  8. AlumniUp 2026#attended

    Attended Girişimcilik Vakfı's festival-style alumni networking night in Kadıköy, with alumni on stage and on the decks.

  9. Better Future Meetup#attended

    Attended Fark Labs' end-of-summer ecosystem meetup in Maslak with Future Innovation Leaders and Girişimci Kurumlar Platformu.

  10. Indie Hackers Meetup in Istanbul#attended

    Attended an afternoon meetup of indie hackers swapping startup ideas and notes on growing a SaaS or an audience.

  11. Hardal x Kochava: Dinner in Istanbul#hosted

    Hosted a private, invite-only dinner with Kochava for C-level marketers and operators. No slides, no pitches, just conversation.

  12. Vibers: Back in Vibe#attended

    Attended Vibers' season opener on building products with AI, with real vibe coding use cases from people who have shipped.

  13. BioRevolution #3 - New Approach Methodologies#attended

    Attended BioRevolution's first Istanbul edition, an evening on biotech and new approach methodologies with founders, scientists and investors.

  14. The Sunset Room & Networking#attended

    Attended Third Room's end-of-summer sunset gathering for builders, founders and creative professionals.

  15. Coffee & Run & Repeat at Caddebostan#hosted

    Hosted a Friday evening 5K coastal run from Caddebostan to Suadiye with the Hardal team, followed by coffee at Kernel.

  16. Novus Meetups: Mind the Gap#attended

    Attended Novus' invite-only executive roundtable at DotsHub on closing the gap between AI agent ideas and AI in production.

  17. Claude Code: The Markdown Layer#attended

    Attended a Claude community event at Komünite on the five markdown files that turn Claude Code from an assistant into a system.

  18. AI Meetup with Uğur Çınar, GTM @OpenAI#attended

    Attended a DotsHub conversation with OpenAI's Uğur Çınar on personal leadership, current AI trends and Codex tools.

  19. Third Room Side Projects Night#attended

    Attended Third Room's side projects night at QNBEYOND, built around short demos of projects, feedback and new collaborations.

  20. Third Space #4#attended

    Attended a small discussion table on why even our curiosities and hobbies now seem to need a purpose or a useful output.

  21. AI Founders Meetup#attended

    Attended Boğaziçi Ventures' relaxed get-together for AI founders at Corridor Pera, with no panels or pitches, just music and conversation.

  22. Wild Works Night#hosted

    Hosted the first Wild Works night, a curated room of founders, operators and investors with a few short talks and no panels.

  23. AImpact Demo Day#attended

    Attended the AImpact Demo Day at DotsHub, where finalist full-stack AI agent startups pitched to investors and corporate leaders.

  24. ARYA GENÇ ZİRVE'26#attended

    Attended the Arya Genç Club summit, a day of talks on AI, leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, law and future careers.

  25. Seza Sinanlar Uslu ile Galatasaray Lisesi ve Müzesi#attended

    Joined an Open House İstanbul tour of Galatasaray High School and its museum led by art historian Prof. Dr. Seza Sinanlar Uslu.

  26. JOTUN Rotası: Cem Sorguç ile Beyoğlu Pasajları#attended

    Joined an Open House İstanbul walk with Cem Sorguç through Beyoğlu's arcades and hidden passages, reading the city's hidden memory.

  27. Made::of(blend) Networking Night#attended

    Attended the first made::of(blend) night, a garden networking evening for founders, investors and ecosystem partners with no stage or panels.

  28. Webrazzi AI 2026#attended

    Attended Webrazzi's first AI-focused conference at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, with 40+ speakers across its Disrupt and Build halls.

  29. Martians Gathering#hosted

    Hosted a collective birthday party for everyone born in March, with drinks, music and a prize-winning Kahoot.

  30. Istanbul Networking Night#attended

    Attended the GİRVAK Fellow Program's networking night bringing fellows, investors, founders and civil society into one room.

  31. Side Projects Night: Share&Network#attended

    Attended Third Room's side projects night at QNBEYOND, with seven-minute shares of unfinished ideas and no pitching.

  32. Viza Lansman#attended

    Attended Viza's invite-only launch night, an open-air evening on how the team is reimagining the visa application experience.

  33. Boost The Future Demo Day#attended

    Attended the demo day of Endeavor Türkiye and Akbank's Boost The Future accelerator, seventh cohort, at Sabancı Center.

  34. MediaMarkt Startup Challenge 8th Year | Challenge Day#attended

    Attended the challenge day of MediaMarkt's eighth startup challenge, where startups presented solutions shaping the future of retail.

  35. Sip & Social: Young Founders Edition#attended

    Attended the first Third Room Sip & Social, a small table of young founders and builders talking honestly about going from zero to one.

  36. CoBAC: The Last Games of the Year#attended

    Attended CoBAC Workspace's year-end games night, closing out the year with its community over games and laughs.

  37. Garanti BBVA Global Expansion Day 2025#hosted

    Hosted an invitation-only summit connecting Türkiye's most promising scale-ups with global investors and strategic partners.

  38. Claude Code Meetup Istanbul#attended

    Attended the Claude Code community meetup hosted by Komünite in partnership with Anthropic.

  39. FailUp!#attended

    Attended Arya Genç's FailUp, where founders shared real stories of failures, pivots and crises that turned into growth.

  40. Türkiye için Yapay Zeka Buluşması#attended

    Attended Yapay Zeka Fabrikası's AI gathering in Beşiktaş on what AI means for Türkiye.

  41. Green AI x Ussal Şahbaz: Yapay Zeka Devrimi#attended

    Attended Green AI Boğaziçi's talk with Ussal Şahbaz on the AI revolution's opportunities, risks and links to sustainability.

  42. Techstars Istanbul Lansman#hosted

    Hosted the Techstars Istanbul launch, sharing the program's roadmap, priorities and vision with the local ecosystem.

  43. Build with Bolt İstanbul#attended

    Attended the first Vibe Night at Komünite Space, a Build with Bolt evening of live demos and rapid prototyping.

  44. Official Istanbul Slush'D Closing Party#attended

    Attended the official Istanbul Slush'D 2025 closing party at Frankhan, hosted by Midas.

  45. Istanbul Game Makers by e2vc × Arcadia#attended

    Attended e2vc and Arcadia's backyard evening of games and carnival vibes with Türkiye's leading gaming founders and studio operators.

  46. new gen meetup#attended

    Attended a casual pizza-and-beer meetup with the new generation of VCs.

  47. fal Istanbul Meetup#attended

    Attended fal's Istanbul meetup for app developers, vibe coders and AI enthusiasts building with image, audio and video models.

  48. Grill the Deal'25 - Startup and Investor Summer Party#attended

    Attended The Hood's summer networking party for startups and investors, built around a five-minute cooking and pitching challenge.

  49. We Made It: Growth#attended

    Attended a day of entrepreneurs, investors and executives sharing strategies for growing a business under capital constraints.

  50. İlham Rotası#attended

    Attended a Simurg Söyleşi Saati talk on careers, with guests who stepped off the usual paths to find their own.

  51. Boğaziçi TechSummit#attended

    Attended Boğaziçi TechSummit, a day of case studies, workshops, company booths and networking sponsored by HubX.

  52. Fatih Güner'le Açık Oturum #10: Burak Dalgın#attended

    Attended the tenth Açık Oturum at Komünite Space, a live conversation between Fatih Güner and MP Burak Dalgın.

  53. Türkiye Girişim Ekosistemi 2025#attended

    Attended startups.watch's annual review of the Turkish startup ecosystem, looking back at 2024 in numbers and talks.

  54. fal.ai İstanbul Meetup#attended

    Attended Komünite's meetup introducing fal.ai, the generative media platform, to Istanbul's indie hacker community.

  55. 2025'te Dünya: Fırsatlar ve Tehlikeler#attended

    Attended an afternoon of talks on 2025's macro trends and the Turkish startup ecosystem, with Ussal Şahbaz and Sabrican Zaim.

  56. CL EOY Gathering#attended

    Joined the CL community's end-of-year gathering to celebrate, reflect on 2024 and connect with members around the world.

  57. Boğaziçi: Innovators & Investors#attended

    Attended a gathering of Boğaziçi University alumni and students building, funding and working at startups.

  58. Lenny's Newsletter Meetup in Berlin#attended

    Attended a Lenny's Newsletter community meetup in Berlin for in-depth conversations about product and growth, with drinks from Dovetail.

  59. Hey! Douglas X MÖRÇ | İstanbul Çorbası Lansmanı#attended

    Attended the launch of Hey! Douglas and Mörç Studio's İstanbul Çorbası collection, a musical take on the city's chaotic charm.

  60. Pitch Challenge | Go to Market Event for Startups#attended

    Attended the eighth Pitch Challenge by Geometri Angel Fund at İş Bankası Towers, with 50 startups giving two-minute pitches to investors.

  61. Grill the Deal'24 - Startup and Investor Summer Party#attended

    Attended The Hood's end-of-summer party where investors and founders pitched their plans while cooking a dish in five minutes.

  62. VS10#attended

    Attended vesaire's tenth anniversary celebration.

  63. Boğaziçi TechSummit'24#attended

    Attended the fifteenth Boğaziçi TechSummit, a two-day tech summit at Albert Long Hall.

  64. Webrazzi XYZ 2024#attended

    Attended Webrazzi XYZ 2024 at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, with talks on digital marketing, e-commerce, AI and fintech.

  65. Lenny's Newsletter Meetup in Lisbon#attended

    Attended a Lenny's Newsletter community meetup in Lisbon for in-depth conversations about product and growth, with drinks from Orb.

  66. Notion 101#spoke

    Gave a Notion workshop at Boğaziçi University on using its features to organize your life and work, for beginners and regulars alike.

  67. Notion 101: Öğrenmenin ve organizasyonun ötesinde#spoke

    Gave a beginner-friendly #brightworks talk on Notion basics for note-taking, project management and getting organized.

  68. Webrazzi Summit 2022#attended

    Attended Webrazzi Summit 2022 at Wyndham Grand İstanbul Levent, a day of startup and tech talks across five halls.

  69. Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri 2021#attended

    Attended the ninth Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri, where winners across 18 categories, including Trendyol and Papara, were announced.

  70. Fireside Chat with Tuna Dipçin (Compec Alumni)#hosted

    Hosted a fireside chat with former Compec board member Tuna Dipçin on the club's history and his career.

  71. Fireside Chat with Ali Ozan Özçiçek (Hiwell)#hosted

    Hosted a fireside chat with Hiwell co-founder Ali Ozan Özçiçek on building a startup out of Boğaziçi and raising investment.

  72. e-Founder 2021 Demo Day#hosted

    Hosted the e-Founder 2021 final, where finalists pitched to a jury from Albaraka Garaj, Galata Business Angels and others; WonderKids won.

  73. e-Founder 2021 Bootcamp#hosted

    Hosted the finalist bootcamp of the e-Founder 2021 startup competition, with sessions on pitching, lean startup, HR, marketing, research and law.

  74. İTÜ & Boğaziçi U4S Ideathon#hosted

    Hosted a 26-hour online ideathon on Discord and Zoom with lean canvas, revenue model and pitching training, plus Red Bull-sponsored mentoring and jury pitches.

  75. Digital Marketing Fundamentals, Part 2#hosted

    Hosted part two of the digital marketing training with Barış Korkmaz, focused on growth strategies.

  76. Digital Marketing Fundamentals, Part 1#hosted

    Hosted part one of a digital marketing training with Earnado founder Barış Korkmaz, covering SEO, Google Ads and backlinks.

  77. Fireside Chat with Kemal Tamer (Tamer Capital)#hosted

    Hosted a Compec Garaj fireside chat on digital venture building with Tamer Capital founder Kemal Tamer.

  78. Negotiation 101: Workshop & Simulation#hosted

    Hosted a negotiation workshop with lawyer Burak Özdemir, followed by a live simulation where members played CTO, founder, investor and customer.

  79. Startup Company Game Night with İTÜ Entrepreneurship Club#hosted

    Hosted a joint game night with İTÜ's entrepreneurship club where eight mixed teams played Startup Company and presented their ventures.

  80. Fireside Chat with Samet Caymaz (Facebook DevC)#hosted

    Hosted a Compec Garaj fireside chat with product manager and Facebook Developer Circles co-lead Samet Caymaz.

  81. Digital Entrepreneurship 102#hosted

    Hosted the second digital entrepreneurship session on valuation, funding rounds and crowdfunding.

  82. Boğaziçi e-Founder 2020 Summit#hosted

    Hosted BÜYAK and Compec's two-day digital entrepreneurship summit, with 1,400+ sign-ups, a 212 VC panel and parallel Zoom workshops.

  83. Fireside Chat with Doğan Turan (Glocalzone)#hosted

    Hosted a fireside chat with Glocalzone founder Doğan Turan on his startup story and building through the pandemic.

  84. Boğaziçi DataCamp'20#attended

    Attended the third Boğaziçi DataCamp, held online that year with a week of data science workshops and summit talks.

  85. Digital Entrepreneurship 101#hosted

    Hosted the kickoff session of Compec's digital entrepreneurship track, covering the basics with breakout-room games and a Kahoot.

  86. Fireside Chat with Emrah Yiğit (PepApp)#hosted

    Hosted the first Compec Garaj fireside chat with PepApp co-founder Emrah Yiğit, streamed on YouTube via StreamYard.

  87. Boğaziçi TechSummit'20#attended

    Attended the eleventh Boğaziçi TechSummit, three days of talks, workshops and company visits under the theme "Teknolojiyle #YenidenTanış".

  88. Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri 2019#attended

    Attended the seventh Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri at Albert Long Hall, where public and jury votes picked the year's best in tech.

  89. Boğaziçi DataCamp'19#hosted

    Hosted the second Boğaziçi DataCamp with Compec: a day of data science workshops followed by a summit at Albert Long Hall.

  90. Kilyos 101 (by Compec)#hosted

    Hosted Compec's Kilyos 101, an introductory talk for new students at the Necmettin Tanyolaç Hall on Kilyos Campus.

  91. Orientation Days & Club Stands#attended

    Was at Boğaziçi's orientation days with Compec, running club stands on Kilyos Campus and then the South Campus square.

  92. Boğaziçi TechSummit'19#attended

    Attended the tenth Boğaziçi TechSummit, three days of talks on AI, digital marketing and ethical hacking at Albert Long Hall and Garanti Kültür Merkezi.

  93. Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri 2018#attended

    Attended the sixth Boğaziçi Bilişim Ödülleri, Compec's awards night at Albert Long Hall for the year's best in Turkish tech.

  94. Boğaziçi DataCamp'18#attended

    Attended the first Boğaziçi DataCamp, a two-day data science event with hands-on workshops and a summit on business applications.

  95. Startup Carnival 2018#attended

    Was part of Startup Carnival, an open-air entrepreneurship festival on Boğaziçi's South Campus bringing startup teams and students together.

  96. Boğaziçi TechSummit'18#attended

    Attended the ninth Boğaziçi TechSummit, Compec's three-day tech summit of panels, workshops and company visits on the South Campus.