BERKANT GÜLTEKİN
Data & Discourse Master's student with Political Science background. Writer. Editor. Producer. Highly experienced in podcasts and new media.
Contact
Darmstadt, Hesse, DE
Skills
Skills
Communication Skills
Creative Writing
Podcasting
Analytical Skills
Ability to Work in a Team
Project Pitching
Marketing Ideation
Brand Strategy
Tools
Git
Docker
Operating Systems
MacOS
Linux
Windows
Languages
Turkish
English
German
Open Source
Contributions in the following projects:
- Strapi (Small Enhancements, Bug Fixes, Security Vulnerability Patching, Translations)
- Nixpkgs (Packaging, Bug Fixes, and more)
- STAYAWAY COVID (Dark Mode)
- Vuepress (Bug Fixes)
- Listmonk (Translations)
- Umami (Translations)
- phhusson's vendor_hardware_overlay (Android Device Overlay)
- Firefly-III (Bug Fixes)
- BungeeCord (Bug Fixes)
- automatic-timezoned (New Features)
Professional Experience
Jul 2023 - Feb 2024
İstanbul, Türkiye
Misa Consultancy
Editor & Content Creator
Editor & Content Creator
- Supported the structuring of podcast episodes, seminars, and public talks.
- Arranged meetings, communicated with the business partners, and organized media appearances.
- Worked closely with Pınar Sabancı, a prominent figure in psychology and media, providing editorial support for various projects.
May 2021 - May 2023
İstanbul, Türkiye
Podbee Media
Editor-in-Chief & Producer
Editor-in-Chief & Producer
- Led the editorial work for the ‘Barış Özcan ile 111 Hz’ podcast, which won The Best Technology Podcast Award, creating engaging stories around science, technology, and art.
- Managed production and content for ‘Trend Topic’ and ‘Trend Ekonomi’ with journalist Ozan Gündoğdu. ‘Trend Topic’ explored political and social events in an analytical and engaging way, while ‘Trend Ekonomi’ simplified complex economic concepts for a wider audience.
- Developed and presented project proposals and marketing ideas to major brands, helping to align content strategies with their goals and audience needs.
- Helped establish Podbee Media as one of Turkey’s leading podcast networks, contributing to its growth as one of its first employees.
Education
Oct 2024 - present
TU Darmstadt, Germany
M.A. in Data and Discourse Studies
- Communication, discourse analysis, language as data.
Sep 2013 - Aug 2020
Boğaziçi University, Turkey
B.A in Political Science and International Relations
- Political science, political theory, international relations, nationalism,
- Sociology, anthropology, power and inequality, social memory
- Affect theory and emotional analysis of texts
Projects
2021 - Present
React (GatsbyJS); Markdown
A completely open source website, dedicated to the creation of class notes focused on the courses in the curriculum of the BSc in Computer Science and Engineering at Técnico Lisboa, improving the academic performance of students. Currently, it achieves more than 30k monthly views across all pages.
2016 - Present
Java; SpigotMC API
A Minecraft plugin that intercepts network packets in search of placeholders, replacing them with translated messages in the player’s language. The project, which is written in Java, has more than 100 classes and 7000+ lines of code.
2019 - Present
JavaScript; React; NodeJS
A web app to configure the Triton plugin. Made with React, Redux and React Router, it allows for easily configuring the plugin, avoiding the need to manually editing JSON configuration files.
2017, 2018
NodeJS; PHP
Craftathon was an American charity event, where I configured the ticketing system with Paypal. In the first edition, we used PHP, while in the second one we used NodeJS.
2021 - Present
React (NextJS); NodeJS (Strapi)
An online e-commerce store for a local bookstore, made with NextJS and Strapi. In addition to the online store, I have also made an internal program in order to speedup repetitive tasks, such as adding products to the billing program, saving dozens of manual labor hours.
Portugal Ultra Triathlon
May, June 2018
PHP; HTML / CSS
PUT was a charity event with the goal of raising funds to 4 Portuguese associations related to sports. The website and donation system was made with HTML/CSS and PHP.
2022
Rust; Yew.rs + Axum.rs
A web application, developed in Rust and that uses Web Assembly for the frontend, to manage a small community fridge, keeping the transaction history and balance of each user. Docker images are automatically published on every release through GitHub Actions.
2023
Rust; TypeScript/React.js
An online voting platform used by the Técnico Lisboa’s Pedagogical Council for delegate elections, made with Rust and Axum.rs for the backend, and Typescript and React.js for the frontend. It integrates with the school’s OAuth system and avoids storing personal information at all costs.
... and many other small projects
Extra Curriculars
Portuguese Olympiad in Informatics 2020
Portuguese Olympiad in Physics 2019
Federated Athlete at Portuguese Athletics Federation (2018 - Present)