hi, i'm Samet Samyeli, self-taught fullstack developer & tech. founder of gazla.co building türkiye's most ambitious startup platform connecting founders with global investors. launched with a single tweet: 150k impressions, 3,500 visitors, zero funding, zero external support.
by day, i'm a medical imaging software engineer working remotely with usa-based healthcare teams from türkiye. hipaa certified. i build clinical tools on dicom, cornerstone, and ohif where patient data security isn't optional and mistakes aren't allowed.
i've shipped projects for vakko, lc waikiki, koton, and samsung turkey. high-stakes clients, tight deadlines, zero complaints.
when the devastating earthquake hit turkey in february 2023, i helped establish the open software network (aya) within just three days and served as a product management lead, coordinating and directing work across more than 20,000 volunteer developers. i also contributed hands-on to critical emergency platforms such as afetharita and deprem.io — volunteer-built tools that made a real, on-the-ground impact during rescue and coordination efforts. the movement was covered by international outlets including time news yahoo news and cnn
outside of code: 13 medals, 2 cups, mediterranean sailing champion in ilca class. sailing taught me how to make fast decisions in changing conditions — a skill that transfers directly to building products.
i build things. i ship things. i solve hard problems.