Who is Kadir?

I’ve spent the past few years somewhere between civic-tech, social entrepreneurship, and public policy data trying to make sense of how technology can serve democracy instead of dominating it.

I lead two organizations: CDR, an independent non-profit technology and research focused think-tank that builds projects to make governance more transparent, participatory, and data-driven; and Policyful, CDR’s spin-out technology start-up that is developing an AI-powered compliance and regulatory intelligence platform.

Outside work, I’m obsessed with culinary experiences, cigars, jazz, and watches. Most of the time, together with my girlfriend Elif 🍯🦭, I’m on a mission to complete the Michelin Guide (and yes, to the one starred restaurant in Istanbul that’s still missing: your review is coming soon 👀).

You can check the About page for more details 😘.