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Business with soul.

From
Denizli, Turkey
Lives in
Kleve, Germany
Languages
Turkish, English, German
Interests
Systems, productivity, AI and automation, regenerative living

I trained in numbers: actuarial science and economics, then a master's in accounting and finance. Since 2012 I have worked inside companies with engineers or makers in them, doing the strategy, operations, finance, partnerships, hiring and legal work around them. Thermal insulation in Denizli, software in Istanbul and Tallinn, tech education for refugees in Istanbul, tourism on the Turkish coast, trading in Germany. I have never claimed to be the engineer, and I have never been absent from the engineering.

Alongside the paid work runs an unpaid career: Community Volunteers Foundation, Buğday, Hello Tomorrow, University4Society, Bir Tohum Vakfı, Gençler Kırsala, ONAR DAO. Climate, ecology, youth employment, disaster relief.

Today my work revolves around three areas. AI and automation: building agent systems that change how work and decisions get done. Community building and rural regeneration: as a board member of Gençler Kırsala, helping young people build solidarity networks and restorative ways of living. Regenerative living: places for work, learning and connection that are good for people and for nature.

What I believe