I started writing code as a hobby,
today it is a job where I build products.

I am a student in the Web Design and Coding program at Istanbul University. Software found me in 2018 through Python, and I have not stopped learning and building since.

My first real project started off-screen. In 2019 I built an earthquake early warning system running on sensor circuits with Raspberry Pi, Arduino and Python, and entered it into the TÜBİTAK competition. I left the project unfinished — but that is where I learned that making an idea actually work takes far longer than having the idea. It is still the reason I argue for keeping scope small.

In 2020 I started building mobile apps with Java, and I have been writing mobile ever since. In 2021 I learned Swift and moved into iOS and iPadOS, building games alongside apps. I shipped my first apps to the stores in 2022 and started doing this professionally that same year; to date I have released 11 apps on the App Store and Google Play.

I do not see apps as just an interface. I use Firebase and Supabase for authentication, database design, real-time sync, notifications and crash reporting; which one is the right call for a given project is a decision I make by looking at the shape of the data.

Since 2024 I have been working freelance for companies and individual clients. Most of that work has been on the mobile side: adding features to existing apps, fixing bugs, handling app store release processes and post-release maintenance. In 2025 I did not want to stay purely on the code side, so I built up my skills in SEO, digital marketing, social media management and web development. To date I have delivered website work to more than 5 companies and I actively run the SEO for 2 brands.

Some of the sites I delivered are no longer live — the businesses closed, so we took the sites down too. On the Websites page I only list the ones that are still up; I did not want to link to a dead address.

Right now I am actively working on 8 projects: 6 mobile apps, 1 e-commerce platform and 1 desktop game. My own products Vakti Geçmeden, Hadi Yapalım and Sinepia are in review on the app stores. In 2026 I started learning Flutter and I am trying to ship to both platforms from a single codebase. Alongside these I have a few R&D efforts at the idea stage.

Beyond development, I also handle the design and content side myself. I prepare app store visuals and social media content with Canva and Photoshop, and promo videos with CapCut. Depending on what the client needs, I can also deliver with WordPress instead of a hand-coded site — I decide which route is right by looking at how much maintenance the project will need.

I do not consider my learning finished. Right now I want to take Flutter to an advanced level and reach the same depth in Python, Kotlin and JavaScript that I have in Swift and Java. On the language side my goal is to get to C1 in English and B1 in German — so I can work comfortably in an international team.

For me a project does not end the moment it is uploaded to the App Store; it ends when it reaches users, gets measured and grows. That is why I chose to stand on both the building and the marketing side. For eight years I have done most of the work on my own; that taught me to see the whole picture, but now I want to do it together with a team.