EFE / JOURNEY

Efe Carkcioglu

Software Engineer

Istanbul Bremen Sydney

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The Bosphorus Bridge at sunset with the Istanbul skyline and the sea below
Reel 01 — Origin 41.0082° N · 28.9784° E

Ferries crossing the Bosphorus, cats on every corner and a first keyboard that turned tinkering into a calling. Istanbul taught me to live between worlds — and to build bridges between them.

Every journey needs a harbour to leave from. Mine was loud, golden and fifteen million people strong.

Chapter 01 · 1999 — 2018 Istanbul

ISTBRE
2,288 km north-westOne suitcaseA new language
Bremen town hall and cathedral lit up at blue hour
Reel 02 — The craft years 53.0793° N · 8.8017° E

Bremen is a city that rewards patience: brick gothic, drizzle and the Weser moving slowly toward the sea. Here I learned to build software at scale — platforms carrying ticket sales for theatres and concert halls across Europe, where every line of code had an audience waiting.

Some cities teach you to dream. This one taught me to ship.

Chapter 02 · 2018 — 2026 Bremen

BRESYD
16,000 km south-eastAcross the equatorJuly 2026
Sydney Harbour in bright daylight with ferries leaving white wakes
Reel 03 — The next horizon 33.8688° S · 151.2093° E

In 2026 the journey crosses the equator. Sydney is where the story turns from past tense to present: new team, new product, the Pacific instead of the North Sea and everything still to build.

The best chapters are the ones you haven't finished writing.

Chapter 03 · 2026 — present Sydney

Epilogue

The journey
continues

Three cities, three continents, one craft carried the whole way. If our paths should cross next — in Sydney or anywhere else — say hello.