Aunty Gül of the music industry Music is a huge part of my life. I am not alone. Billions of people around the world start and end their days with music. They listen to music when they are sad or happy, depending on their mood. There is music for every feeling that…

Local politics vs global firms Local politics had always been a major concern for global firms. But I see a big change in this relationship. Before the internet and before the multinational technology firms, the old global firms had an easier time dealing with local politics. In fact, in many places, their…

Our startup ecosystem needs a reboot I consider myself as one of the people who is at the center of the Turkish startup ecosystem. I have access to many founders, non-governmental organizations and investors of all shapes and sizes. I have to say that what I am observing is that the startup…

Losing focus on what’s really important I used to be much more active on social media. It was my habit to send a few tweets each day and post something nice on Instagram. I used to get a kick out of a few likes from my 600-plus followers who were kind enough…

Startup Bahrain builds bridges This year, 130,000 startups applied to pitch at the 11th Startup Turkey Conference. Out of the applicants, 100 startups from 65 countries were selected to be present and pitch at the event. After the final pitches, the jury members evaluated the presentations and chose four winning startups, which…

Changing times We cannot really follow what’s happening around the world as well as we should due to the political climate of our beloved country. It is so dominant that we barely have the time and energy to read and understand the immense changes that the rest of the world is currently…

Sinemia itself could be a movie I used to have an office at Kolektif House Levent, and that’s when I heard about Sinemia for the first time. Sinemia is a monthly subscription service that gives you access to 2D and 3D movie tickets for one low monthly fee.class="cf"> Actually, their office was directly…

How to make internet safer for kids without censorship? We go above and beyond to keep our children safe in the physical world. We keep a constant watch over them while they are out playing in a park, or when we sense that they are about to try a daring stunt.…

Keep on working and expanding For the last couple of weeks, the main issue that had kept the Turkish public busy was the municipal elections of June 23. That’s why some awesome developments about Turkish technology businesses did not get the attention that they deserved.class="cf"> At a time when we all thought that…

Will soccer or e-sports make it to the future? Football has been in decline in the last decade. Both the number of teens playing soccer and the rating of professional soccer games are in steep decline. The only positive thing that’s going on in soccer is the newfound interest in women’s soccer…