Istanbul, Türkiye
Associate Consultant at Simon Kucher
About me
I’m an Economics undergraduate at Boğaziçi University and an Associate Consultant in Data Science at Simon Kucher & Partners. I combine quantitative analysis with business understanding to turn complex data into actionable decisions. My experience spans dynamic pricing, healthcare analytics, financial AI and marketing. At Columbia Data Analytics, I built Python and PySpark pipelines in Databricks to analyze 18 years of U.S. healthcare claims data. Previously, I worked on deposit-pricing models and Treasury reporting at QNB Finansbank. With a GPA of 3.51/4 and an Erasmus+ semester at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, I’m building on a foundation in statistics, econometrics and data science.
Experience
Istanbul, Türkiye
Simon Kucher & Partners
Oct 2026 – Present
Associate Consultant – Data Science
Analyzed data and assessed modelling feasibility for a dynamic-pricing project based on data volume, observation period, and available price-change history; visualized findings to inform model selection.
Developed and evaluated statistical approaches to estimate a critical missing variable, achieving 82% accuracy on held-out data at 100% coverage.
Worked directly with the client to clarify pricing-automation requirements and translate business needs into actionable project tasks.
NYC, USA
Columbia Data Analytics
Aug – Sep 2026
Data Science Intern
Analyzed 18 years of MarketScan claims data (2008–2025) to estimate compensated and decompensated MASH-related cirrhosis prevalence, incidence, and trends across three U.S. insured populations.
Built Databricks pipelines in Python and PySpark for data exploration, cohort eligibility, attrition reporting, case ascertainment, and age/sex-specific analyses.
Compared alternative case and enrollment definitions and applied Joinpoint regression to quantify annual and average annual percent changes (APC/AAPC); visualized the trends.
Presented findings to the company President, supporting the decision to pursue academic publication and prepare an ISPOR 2027 submission.
Istanbul, Türkiye
QNB Finansbank
Dec 2025 – Feb 2026
Financial AI Applications Intern
Performed data wrangling and manipulation for new feature implementations on a deposit-pricing machine learning model.
Created a Treasury Report Platform from scratch: a business intelligence decision-support system to aid the Treasury’s decision-making.
Created a script template for model evaluation by graphing key machine learning metrics such as ROC and AUC.
Istanbul, Türkiye
Bayer
Jun – Dec 2025
Marketing Intern
Analyzed regional market share, visit quality and volume, and sales data across Türkiye to inform sales-strategy optimization.
Contributed to 2026 Integrated Brand Plan preparation and annual strategy development.
Istanbul, Türkiye
Ulu Akademi
Oct 2022 – Jun 2025
Co-founder
Built a Django-based RDBMS in three weeks for student, coach, and financial records; launched three websites with integrated application forms.
Coordinated 10+ coaches and 100+ students, managed onboarding, and ran Google Ads campaigns to raise social media awareness.
Colorado, USA (Remote)
Capital Connextion
Aug – Dec 2023
Project Manager
Managed a mobile capital-raising platform with a built-in matching algorithm for investors.
Set development deadlines and aligned developers and executives around project goals.
Coordinated meetings with U.S.-based private equity and venture capital firms for startups’ pre-seed, seed, and Series A funding discussions.
Built a JavaScript web-scraping bot to collect potential-investor data from public sources.
Education
Istanbul, Türkiye
2022 – 2027
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Boğaziçi University
GPA: 3.51 / 4. Ranked in the top 0.03% of nationwide entrants (519th in 1.8 million). Transferred from MIS (2022–2024) to strengthen Statistics, Econometrics and Quantitative Analysis competencies. Leadership and activities: Debating Society (English Captain), Ski Team, Cave Explorations Club, and 180 Degrees Consulting.
Munich, Germany
Spring 2026
Erasmus+ Exchange Semester
Ludwig Maximilian University
Completed coursework to strengthen competencies in Econometrics, Data Science, Marketing and Macroeconomics.
