Author: Irem Sokullu

Irem Sokullu

Born and raised in Istanbul. She studied MIS at the Marmara University after graduating from Kadikoy Anatolian High School. She has been working as a freelance Project Manager and SAP consultant for many years. Her travelling hobby came across with photography, which became a passion for her. The journey she began led her to study sociology and write at one point. She is curious and puts some thoughts into the future living.

Javier Goyeneche @Ecoalf transforms discarded fishing nets into clothes

Ecoalf turns discarded fishing nets, post-consumer plastic bottles and coffee into clothes. Javier Goyeneche mentions “According to me sustainability is trying to do things in a more responsible way. It…

Internet of Things Can Be Used as Cyber Weapons – Igor Lukic – Hacker

You may have a secure network but one device can put your network in danger. Imagine that there is a TV sitting in the CEO’s office and this TV can…

New trends in FinTech – Alastair Lukies United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Business Ambassador for FinTech

We see lots of P2P (peer-to -peer) lending which means the person to person lending. When people don’t feel like getting a good deal from the bank, they borrow money…

Cyber Bullying and Children – Dr. Ayse Sokullu

We had a nice interview with Child Health and Disease Specialist Dr. Ayşe Sokullu about cyber bulling in children’s world. ‘On the social media any information is very widely spread…

Smart Cities and Ericsson – Rutger Reman

Smart urban services will be $400 billion per annum by 2020. I recommend startups to focus on Utility field. We had an excellent interview on smart cities with Rutger Reman…

Excessive Technology Use – Nese Ulusan – 2

>>> This is the second part (2/2) of our interview with Nese Ulusan <<< >>> You can read the first part (1/2) of our interview with Nese Ulusan click here…

New Job Opportunities in Testing – Koray Yitmen

The increase in the number of testing specialists is fifteen percent whereas the economic growth rate is three to four percent all over the world. As institution we grant scholarships…

Test Strategies and Spotify – Kristian Karl

In Spotify, we do testing in Production System. In TESTISTANBUL 2016 we had a nice interview with Kristian Karl from Spotify. Please describe us the structure of the teams in…

Child and Excessive Use of Technology – Ayse Sokullu

We had a nice interview with Child Health and Disease Specialist Dr. Ayşe Sokullu about child and excessive use of technology. ‘You may spend half an hour watching movies together…

User Experience and UX Services – Baris Sarialioglu

Specialists of this job describe bigger screen phones as ‘phablet’. If we define such smartphones as tablets, the market for tablet computers continues to grow up. In UXIstanbul Conference 2016…