AI is a human transformation, not a tech upgrade.

Said Sürücü

Workshop

Co-Founder, Beta Space Studio

1 weeks ago

We said let's gather 50-60 people for a workshop on how to use Claude with personal data masking using local LLMs, and even run a demo with the powerful GPUs at Estanbul Esports and Gaming Center. Then we realized 840 people had registered for the event; 518 accepted, and over 300 attended. :D We normally prefer smaller groups with plenty of interaction, away from the presenter-listener hierarchy. But since the topic generated so much curiosity, we transformed the event into a conference format. The need here is crystal clear: Organizations subject to data privacy regulations want to freely use cutting-edge AI models and services like Claude. In this meetup, after Onat's introduction, we heard from Av. Elif Eryılmaz on legal compliance, yours truly on data masking with local models and building secure workflows, M. Ali Bayram on local model training, and Alican Kiraz on local model inference. Special thanks to the Estanbul team, especially Cengiz Selçuk and Hasan Bera Aksay for their incredible effort throughout this process.

Onat Vural

Conference

Founder, Beta Space Studio

1 months ago

10,000 patient records are provided. Some of them will develop cancer in the future. Let's see if the teams can detect these patients in advance. When Ariorad Moniri asked me "Would you be a speaker at this hackathon?" I said yes without hesitation. On Friday, when I took the stage at Acıbadem University Healthcare Innovation Hackathon, I faced a young audience of medical professionals and software developers in a large auditorium. I gave a presentation titled "What Will AI Transform in Healthcare?" We discussed what successful AI projects in organizations do right and what the unsuccessful ones miss. Touching vital areas like medicine and supporting work in this field always makes us happy at Beta Space Studio.

Onat Vural

Announcement

Founder, Beta Space Studio

1 months ago

Shifting gears. We'll be working more closely with the Claude Anthropic team :) Anthropic has selected us as one of the official Turkey ambassadors. Thank you!

Onat Vural

Meetup

Founder, Beta Space Studio

1 months ago

We'll be doing these events more often. Last night we discussed what you can do with Claude using 'skills'. We listened to volunteer participants explaining how they handle their expertise or daily tasks, met lots of new faces, and helped people connect with each other. Thanks for the great interest — we've already started planning the next one with Said Sürücü. Hope everyone who came enjoyed it. Thanks to Anthropic for the sponsorship, Extra thanks to QNBEYOND for hosting us.

Said Sürücü

Workshop

Co-Founder, Beta Space Studio

2 months ago

Last weekend, I participated as a trainer alongside my valued partner Attorney Esat Erbil Tavus in the AI and Technology Usage for Lawyers training organized in partnership with Ankara Bar Association's Law and Internship Academy and Ankara Bar HUBİTEM. In our training, I presented the tools I developed such as Yargı MCP (Judiciary MCP) and Mevzuat MCP (Legislation MCP), while Esat shared his experiences on how cutting-edge products like Gemini and Antigravity can be used in legal practice. We also gave a small demo of how our jointly developed Süper Stajyer (Super Intern) application works. I was very happy to receive my plaque from Ankara Bar Association President Mr. Mustafa KÖROĞLU. I thank everyone who contributed, especially Attorney Cenk Levent Eroğlu and Attorney Özge Evci Eralp for their kind invitation.

Onat Vural

Meetup

Founder, Beta Space Studio

3 months ago

We hosted the first Claude Code Istanbul meetup sponsored by Anthropic - everyone said they had a great time. Our secret sauce here is simple: Get people to interact. In the first half, Karen Z. from the Claude Code team along with Gözde Sarak, Emin Can Oguz, and J. Emir shared their experiences through presentations. Afterwards, we created a structure where everyone met each other and formed circles around common topics. We had wonderful moments like seeing 3 people in the same conversation - one from a Neuroscience startup, one working in Political Science, and one developing a local LLM. This is how this ecosystem will grow. More to come… Together with Said Sürücü, we also decided to focus on work that touches individuals as well as organizations at Beta Space Studio in 2026. Finally, I want to thank Aykut Balıkcı and his team for the amazing hosting at Paribu Art.