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Ahmet Eren Öztürkmen is turning ordinary car photos into studio-quality listings with Car Studio AI
Car Studio AI turns ordinary vehicle photos into polished, branded listing images for dealerships and automotive marketplaces without a physical studio.
Ahmet İkbal Adlığ is building mobile games for a global audience with Vita Games
Vita Games is the mobile game studio behind Engine Pistons ASMR, a casual racing title that reached #1 in the US Racing charts.
Aleyna Ece Yalavaç is making complex engineering more sustainable with Roketsan
Roketsan develops advanced rocket, missile, and defense technologies while working to make its production and R&D processes more sustainable.
Alp Körpe is running marketing operations from pipeline to measurement at Moss
Moss is a spend management platform that brings corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable, and month-end workflows together for finance teams.
Aşiyan Şişman is turning customer behavior into smarter growth decisions with Hopi
Hopi brings personalized offers, rewards, and payment tools into one app, helping people get more value from everyday shopping.
Barış Gürbüzler is leading growth, sales, and company strategy at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Batuhan Altan is wearing many hats across deployment, growth, and operations with Patientdesk.ai
Patientdesk.ai gives dental clinics an AI front desk that answers calls, books appointments, verifies insurance, and follows up on payments around the clock.
Belgin Costur is making visa applications easier to navigate with Viza
Viza guides applicants through every step of their visa process, helping them book appointments and apply with the right documents on time.
Berkay Demirbaş is shaping product direction and engineering execution at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Beyza Alacalar is shaping the brand's voice across social, content, and community at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Beyza Teke is studying how global change reshapes Europe at University of Graz
Her studies include the relationship between Europeanisation and globalisation, the EU's external relations, and how political crises, climate change, and migration shape Europe.
Beyza Zengin Vural is building the people systems behind a growing team at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Bülent Coşan is leading engineering execution and technical quality at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Burak Keşanlıoğlu is navigating corporate tax audits and compliance at KPMG
KPMG's tax practice helps companies manage tax reporting, regulatory requirements, audits, and the compliance work behind their day-to-day operations.
Davide Coppola is leading venture-building for professionals in career transition at Startup Wise Guys
Founders Club is a venture-building program by Startup Wise Guys designed for senior professionals in career transition, helping them build and launch new ventures.
Deniz Baran Bek is bringing students together to build and solve real problems with Communitive
Communitive brings students from different disciplines together to create, gain hands-on experience, and turn real problems into shared projects.
Ebru Özkan is supporting seller growth across the marketplace at Trendyol
Trendyol's business development team works to grow seller sales volume, strengthen their operations, and keep sellers long-term in the platform's ecosystem.
Ecem Ugurlu is turning first-party data into clear insights at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Elif Damla Karakolcu is turning complex science into stories people can follow with BioRevolution
BioRevolution makes biotechnology, genetics, AI, and medicine easier to follow through clear stories and a growing community.
Elif Öykü Lal is bringing personal and collective stories into public view with Bugünden Hikayeler
Bugünden Hikayeler makes everyday stories visible through digital storytelling and a card game designed to spark meaningful questions.
Emin Deniz is building the systems behind games played by millions with Dream Games
Dream Games is the studio behind Royal Match and Royal Kingdom, creating mobile games enjoyed by millions of players around the world every day.
Emircan Üye is shaping product strategy around privacy-first data measurement at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Emre Babaç is bringing AI into how organizations actually work with APY Ventures
APY Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies, supporting founders with capital and experience as they turn ambitious ideas into growing businesses.
Emre Burak Baş is building data systems that turn commerce into clearer decisions with SAP Germany
SAP builds enterprise software that helps organizations manage data, operations, commerce, and decision-making across one connected ecosystem.
Eymen Erdem is helping financial institutions navigate funding and capital markets with ING
ING's wholesale banking team works with banks, insurers, multilateral institutions, and rating agencies across syndications, structured funding, and debt capital market transactions.
Fatih Önkol is making dental clinics easier to run with ClinovaTech
ClinovaTech brings appointments, patient follow-up, finance, inventory, and lab work into one place, with AI helping teams spot problems and automate routine communication.
Fırat Berber is advising growth and customer acquisition strategy at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Günce Önür is backing ambitious early-stage founders with Startup Wise Guys
Startup Wise Guys accelerates and invests in early-stage companies across B2B SaaS, fintech, cybersecurity, XR, and sustainability.
Halil Salih Orhan is building Android experiences for connected cars with AiDEN Auto
AiDEN Auto brings services like parking, fuel, and toll payments directly to in-car screens through a secure, privacy-first software platform.
Hicran Kızıltepe is helping keep financial relationships safe and transparent at Citi
Citi connects businesses, institutions, and governments to banking, markets, and financial services across the world.
İkbal Avşar Turgut is building scalable web products and developer tooling at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
İlayda Küçükafacan is tracing a solo path across East and Southeast Asia with The Eastern Arc
The Eastern Arc is a 229-day journey through 12 countries, measured less by distance than by who she becomes along the way.
İrem Nur Yüksel is helping startups grow through programs and community with Workup
Workup brings founders together with acceleration programs, mentorship, and a wider startup network built around turning early ideas into growing companies.
Lamis Rezzoug is building partnerships that turn into sustainable growth at Hardal
Hardal is a server-side measurement and first-party data platform that helps teams connect, govern, and activate customer data without relying on third-party cookies.
Leyla Karaoğulları is turning customer and revenue data into growth decisions with Normod
Normod makes modular sofas designed to expand, rearrange, and move easily, with flat-pack delivery built for city homes.
Mert Enercan is building the full-stack and cloud systems behind measurement at Hardal
Hardal helps companies collect, measure, and activate first-party data from their websites, apps, and CRM systems without relying on third-party cookies.
Merya İlvan is bringing builders and founders together with Third Room
Third Room is a community for people working on side projects, AI tools, early-stage products, and ideas still taking shape.
Nil Koldaş Dağ is helping plan training for the Aviation Academy at Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines' Aviation Academy provides training across aviation operations, safety, service, and professional development for employees and industry professionals.
Numan Arman is connecting physical products to their digital identities with Ecopass
Ecopass gives physical products a Digital Product Passport through QR and NFC technology. It makes product information and lifecycle data easier to access, update, and trace in the digital world.
Özge Yüksel is learning the practice of law across different fields with Salim Şen Hukuk Bürosu
Salim Şen Hukuk Bürosu advises people and companies, helps prevent disputes, and handles cases across commercial, civil, construction, and criminal law.
Selin Akköse is building an AI journal for deeper self-exploration with Insite
Insite is a non-directive AI journal grounded in psychodynamic thinking, helping people reflect on emotions and uncover recurring subconscious patterns.
Selin Sena Akdeniz is supporting sales and marketing communications at The Timken Company
The Timken Company designs engineered bearings and industrial motion products that help machinery operate reliably across manufacturing, energy, transportation, and other demanding industries.
Senay Sözüanık is growing Brownie into Türkiye's favorite cake with ETi
ETi Brownie makes rich chocolate cakes for the moments when an ordinary snack will not do.
Serdar Bayraktar is researching what makes IoT work in construction with Boğaziçi University
The research examines how company support, industry conditions, and project practices turn IoT into better data, safer work, and stronger project outcomes.
Sude Çelik is finding the story behind NPS data with Hepsiburada
From dashboards to root-cause analysis, she helps Hepsiburada understand where customer satisfaction drops and what to improve next.
Teoman Demirhan is driving new business and revenue growth in Türkiye at Hardal
Hardal connects first-party data from websites, mobile apps, and other sources to marketing destinations through privacy-focused server-side processing.
Venüs Türesin is researching how narcissistic CEOs shape investment decisions at Technical University of Munich
Her research examines how narcissistic CEOs influence corporate investment decisions, including the risks they take, the opportunities they pursue, and how capital is allocated.
Yağmur Yıldız Parıltı is building practical AI around how companies actually work with TURP AI
TURP AI builds custom agents and language models around each company's workflows, helping teams automate repetitive work and get measurable results.
Yekta Pektaş is building a city guide based on places people genuinely recommend with Lecta
Lecta collects places worth eating, drinking, and spending time in, starting with Istanbul. The recommendations are carefully curated, not sponsored.
Yeşim Özsöz is making AI useful for teachers and students with Madlen
Madlen helps teachers create lessons and assignments in minutes, while giving students one place to complete and track their work.
Yiğit Karataş is leading digital products and processes with Vodafone Türkiye
Vodafone Türkiye connects people and businesses through mobile, internet, and digital services built for everyday communication and work.
Yiğit Kemal Ağaç is designing clearer digital experiences for banking with Akbank
Akbank brings banking, payments, investments, and digital financial services together for individuals and businesses across Türkiye.
