About Me
If you’re looking for my professional background, you can check out my professional profile. Otherwise, here’s a bit more about me.
The Story
I was born on April 12, 1987, in Eskişehir, Türkiye.
After short stays in İzmit and Bingöl, I began school in Istanbul.
By the age of five, I was already playing with computers like the Commodore 64.
At nine, I wrote my first program, a simple football game that randomly generated scores.
That curiosity never really faded.
In 1998, I got my first PC, and everything accelerated. I spent my teenage years surrounded by books, computers, football, friends, and street culture, balancing technology and creativity in equal measure.
I studied Mathematical Engineering at Yıldız Technical University, but by then I was already working full-time in software.
That blend of hands-on work and self-learning shaped my real education.
I came close to graduating, but chose to keep building instead of chasing a diploma.
Career Journey
My professional journey began in 2009 at Info-line,
and a year later I joined Veripark, working as a consultant for Akbank.
That partnership lasted over a decade through multiple companies; GMG, Nomad, and later Maarifa.
I helped shape Akbank’s early mobile banking infrastructure, led innovation teams, transformation of digital and branch banking technologies and built bridges between business, design, and technology.
In 2013, during one of those projects, I met my future wife, also a software developer.
We got married in 2017, and our daughter was born in 2018.
Becoming a parent changed my perspective on many things, especially how I define success and balance.
Throughout my career, I’ve worked as a Software Developer, Consultant, Team Leader, Manager, CTO, and co-CEO. I’ve led projects across various sectors and supported both startups and corporates in building the right things the right way.
Now
In 2025, after nearly a decade as a managing partner at Maarifa,
I decided to go fully independent; combining consulting, advising, and creative projects under one roof.
Today, I work as a Fractional CTO, Technology Advisor and Indie Hacker, helping founders and teams make better technical decisions while continuing to build things myself.
Outside of work, I’m still that curious kid from my childhood. I’am experimenting with game ideas, exploring new tech, and diving into any subject that catches my curiosity.
I’m also passionate about football, gaming, technology, and motorcycles.
And above all, I enjoy reading, listening, and learning, endlessly.
I currently live in İzmit, Kocaeli, Türkiye.
Happy to connect if we can build, improve, fix something or simply exchange ideas with like-minded people.