ERSU ABLAK

Will soccer or e-sports make it to the future ERSU ABLAK

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 with the Women’s World Cup. I hope women will get the attention that they deserve, but it is highly likely that the physical form of playing soccer will be outdated soon.

July 04 2019
Keep on working and expanding ERSU ABLAK

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.

June 26 2019
How to make internet safer for kids without censorship ERSU ABLAK

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. If we see them talking to a stranger, we immediately try to intervene, asking questions about what was said and try to judge the character and the intent of the stranger. However, we aren’t, or rather, we cannot be; as cautious about what our children do online. We feel that they are safe as long as they are physically in our sight, even though they might be engaging an abusive relationship online, without us knowing anything about it.

June 06 2019
Sinemia itself could be a movie ERSU ABLAK

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.

May 22 2019
Changing times ERSU ABLAK

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 experiencing. It is an amazing time to be a human as the future of mankind is being decided in our lifetime.

May 09 2019
Startup Bahrain builds bridges ERSU ABLAK

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.

May 02 2019
Losing focus on what’s really important ERSU ABLAK

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 to send them.

April 24 2019
Our startup ecosystem needs a reboot ERSU ABLAK

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 ecosystem is in a dying state.

April 17 2019
Local politics vs global firms ERSU ABLAK

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.

April 10 2019