Learn it.
Build it.
Keep going.

From a question at BOTAŞ to ESS.

During my BOTAŞ internship, its R&D general manager showed me carbon-reporting requirements associated with customs paperwork. He said they did not know where to start and that even BOTAŞ might be interested if I could automate the work. I started calling manufacturers and specialists.

I initially worked on ArgonGate, then built FastCBAM separately. At Hobi, I made seven trips to secure factory access and collected records with site leadership and quality managers. A weight column was unusable until we established the unit and whether a value described an item or a shipment.

The problem was bigger than a calculation. Managers also needed financing, certifications and equipment improvements while keeping production running. ESS grew out of that experience: prepare the information, bring in specialists and manage delivery.

Make the conversation useful.

At a September 11 pre-COP event in Istanbul, I heard Nathan Fabian of PRI discuss difficulties scaling foreign financing in Türkiye. I approached him after his first talk.

Before his second talk, I called industrial contacts around Çorlu, Edirne and Tekirdağ. I returned with their responses and explained the work we wanted to undertake. Nathan invited me to follow up.

I don’t see a conversation as a chance to collect a name. I want to understand what someone is working on, ask a specific question, and find a useful connection. Sometimes a short conversation becomes a relationship that lasts.

Work is how I learn.

I started learning technical 3D design at 13 and later worked as a freelancer. I moved into smart contracts, AI systems and industrial software. When a missing tool slows me down, I try to build it; hSUM and Coyote grew from that habit.

I use AI coding tools daily. The point is to ship useful work, reduce repetitive effort and conserve capital. I care about the result, and about understanding what the tools produce.

With my father, I built an EV charging station and a garage, renovated our home and made gym equipment using a welder and metal tubing. Building physical things keeps me close to materials, constraints and the satisfaction of finishing a job.

Background.

Energy Systems Engineering, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University. Internship at BOTAŞ. Earlier work in vocal-model training, UI design and AI integration at VeMedya, and freelance technical 3D art.

I receive ongoing advice from Şevket Kürkçüoğlu, head of TEDU’s accelerator programme, without formal programme participation.