ICTürkiye2025 International Brokerage Event

10 Apr 2025 | İstanbul, Türkiye

Alican Kiraz

Head of Cyber Defense Center

DSM Group / Trendyol

Istanbul, Türkiye

Hi, I'm Alican. I have been working in the field of cybersecurity since 2015. I have been involved in various projects in robotics, embedded systems, and Ai.

My organisation

Trendyol was founded in 2010 with a dynamic and agile start-up spirit, becoming the leader of Türkiye and the region in the mobile e-commerce sector with the mission of providing the best shopping experience anytime, anywhere via technology.   Today, with a crew of 4.600+, Trendyol became Türkiye’s first decacorn by reaching 16.5 billion $.  Our spirit is #OneDreamOneTeam (ODOT).  Our purpose is to create positive impact by enabling commerce through technology. We identify with six core values that bring us together and define the way we work:  Customers first, Stronger as a team, Always sincere and humble , Strive to be better every day , Results matter , Trust in data We believe that technology is the driver; e-commerce is the outcome.  Thanks to our dedicated team, we are one of the top five e-commerce companies in EMEA and one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the world! We deliver more than 1.5 million packages every day across 27 countries and we offer our 30 million customers a flawless shopping experience. Dreaming big is in our DNA. We're gearing up to be the leading global e-commerce platform. As a dynamic and passionate company, we are constantly growing with Trendyol Tech, one of the top R&D centers, specialized in data intelligence, data science & security.   Emphasizing RD&I, the efforts have enabled the technology team to exceed 1.700 within Türkiye, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and Luxembourg. Technology team operates under 6 departments:  Data Management, Engineering Management, Infrastructure, Data Science, Tech Security, Product Solutions include artificial intelligence / machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, image processing, recommender solutions, big data, process optimization, operational efficiency, decision support, logistics support, e-transformation, customer experience, fraud/anomaly detection and security.   Trendyol is highly motivated for reflecting its RD&I expertise in international projects from various challenges including smart cities, industry, health, transportation and agriculture.  While software development is the key focus for these projects, Trendyol is a use-case provider by means of its existing e-commerce and logistics platform.
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About me

Hi, I'm Alican. I have been working in the field of cybersecurity since 2015. In my early years, I developed my skills in Application Security and Bug Hunting. Since 2018, I have been specializing in Blue Team and Purple Team roles. Because I am passionate about cybersecurity, I have participated in numerous training programs and certification courses, and I currently hold 23 different professional certifications. Additionally, I have been involved in various projects in robotics, embedded systems, and artificial intelligence. I support the community on YouTube and Spotify Podcast with more than 50 research and training videos. I also have 3 books and 2 Udemy courses.

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Skills

  • Cybersecurity
  • Robotics
  • AI
  • Quantum Computing

Interests

  • Cybersecurity
  • Robotics
  • AI

Marketplace (1)

  • Product

    Cybersecurity Ai Agent

    Designing a fully-comprehensive virtual expert with a finely tuned AI model focused on cyber security.

    • Computing Technologies
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Tools and Technologies
    Author

    Alican Kiraz

    Head of Cyber Defense Center at DSM Group / Trendyol

    Istanbul, Türkiye