I’m a Head of Data living in Berlin, Germany – originally from Manisa, Turkey, which is world-famous for its sultana grapes.
Currently, I work at We Are Era, part of an RTL Group, and Bertelsmann, where I lead the Data and Product teams, tasked with writing our very own data and AI success stories by developing scalable data and AI-driven products. Before that, I was working as a data analyst on the Inventory Intelligence team at Idealo internet GmbH, supporting our business teams by providing data-driven analyses and research. R is my dominant language professionally. While I’m doing statistical analysis and modeling data with R and Python, I find Tableau to be the best tool for data visualization because it is easy to use and rich with useful features.
My bachelor’s degree is in economics from the University of Ege, and I also studied data science and management (Master of Science) at the Leuphana University in Lüneburg.
I’m always eager to learn, and my passion lies at the intersection of AI, data, and product development. I plan to blog primarily about AI-driven innovations, data strategies, and product-led growth—exploring topics such as machine learning, data visualization, statistical modeling, and creative problem-solving through ideation methods. My ultimate goal is to share what I’ve learned and give insights into what I’m currently involved in.
My other non-data-related interests are behavioral science, politics, history, basketball, travel, podcasts, poetry, and sci-fi. All of which I plan to blog about at some point.