In the Materials course I’m taking in my final semester of my master’s in engineering and technology management at Boğaziçi University, we were asked to evaluate a video called “The Ingenious Design of the Aluminum Beverage Can.” I did my homework and liked the video, so I decided to turn
Last week, we experienced incredible flooding, particularly in our Northern Aegean region. Even in regions with the most pleasant climates, like the Aegean, you suddenly find yourself ravaged by drought and experiencing drought; you suddenly find yourself experiencing rainfall far above seasonal norms, leading to significant disasters like floods. In
In recent months, our Turkish women’s volleyball team lost to Italy in the final, finishing second in the world, and then our Turkish men’s basketball team lost to Italy in the final, finishing second in Europe. I wholeheartedly congratulate everyone involved, especially the athletes, on this remarkable achievement. However, if
Last summer, I attended a concert by Kenan Doğulu, one of my favorite Turkish artists, and shared my thoughts and feelings. This summer, I went to another artist’s concert who evoked beautiful feelings in me: Levent Yüksel. My feelings about his songs are very similar to my sushi experience: I
Last week, we lost world-renowned ethologist Jane Goodall, who came to Istanbul last year at the invitation of the Turkish branch of the Roots & Shoots association she founded, and participated in various events with children and young people. There are some people in life who are like a plane
When you ask professionals working in the solar energy sector, they usually talk about generating electricity from solar radiation, or photovoltaic (PV). However, in my opinion, to truly do this job justice, we need to also discuss another type of energy that is as important as electricity: heat. The technology
Last weekend, Fenerbahçe’s long-awaited election concluded, and Ali Koç, who had won every election for the past seven years by a landslide, narrowly lost this time to Sadettin Saran. As a Galatasaray fan, I have mixed feelings about this change of president at Fenerbahçe. On the one hand, perhaps a
I recently began writing the second and final article in a series entitled “The Incompetence of Bankrupting KFC, the Industry Leader in Turkey,” and thanks to my travels abroad, I was able to publish it today. In this article, I will discuss what happened after Süzer Holding, the mistakes I
Those who know me know that I served as CEO of KFC and Pizza Hut Türkiye for approximately three years. By December 2011, I had left the company and founded my own solar energy business. Frankly, I was quite surprised when I heard about KFC’s bankruptcy at the beginning of
