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Welcome to my Isle. I am the co-founder of One Layer AI, an applied AI lab building tools for agents. Within ten years, there will be more agents on the internet than humans. And they need tools and infrastructure, just as we do, to act and execute autonomously.

One Layer AI

An applied AI lab building tools for agents. The thesis: within ten years, there will be more agents on the internet than humans, and they will need infrastructure to act and execute autonomously.

Previously, I co-founded Permify, an open-source authorization system implemented by P&G, Mastercard, HPE and many others, and moved to San Francisco to build it. I was its CEO and co-founder for three years. At the beginning of 2026, it was acquired by FusionAuth.

Permify

An open-source authorization system implemented by P&G, Mastercard, HPE and many others. I was the CEO and co-founder for 3 years. Acquired by FusionAuth at the beginning of 2026.

Recently, I moved to London and spent the last few months building autonomous agents and systems with SOTA models and open-weight systems.

London

I moved to London recently. This is where I build autonomous agents and systems with SOTA models and open-weight systems now.

Forge is the open-source lightweight framework and state machine to build products autonomously as a software factory with Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.

Forge

The open-source lightweight framework and state machine to build products autonomously — a software factory with Claude Code, Codex or Cursor.

Roster is the open-source framework to turn Claude Code or Codex sessions into purpose-built agents to run GTM, Design, Product and Ops in your company. I built this landing page, blog posts, artifacts, social media posts and assets with Roster.

Roster

The open-source framework that turns Claude Code or Codex sessions into purpose-built agents for GTM, design, product and ops. This landing page, the posts and the assets were built with Roster.

Athena is the open-source system that turns your Claude Code or Codex sessions into a personal assistant.

Athena

The open-source system that turns your Claude Code or Codex sessions into a personal assistant.

Before startups, I studied at Galatasaray University in Istanbul. I grew up on the Turkish Riviera. Growing up, I walked through ancient Greek and Roman sites every day. That pulled me deep into ancient Greece and Greek mythology.

Galatasaray University

Galatasaray University, Istanbul.

That is also why this site looks like a painted Aegean world. My favorite book is Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson. My favorite Greek god is Poseidon. My favorite philosopher is Epictetus. My favorite movie is Ratatouille.