Kentmetre Akademi — Education at the Intersection of Intelligence, Geography and Data

From Open Source to Artificial Intelligence: Modern Intelligence and Data Training

An end-to-end programme that extends from the OSINT, GEOINT and SIGINT disciplines to the past, present and future of data; from there to artificial intelligence and intelligence studies around the world, and is completed with IT law within the KVKK/GDPR framework. Hands-on, with examples from the field, in Turkish. Instructors teach through live presentations; each module consists of three lessons.

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6module

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24learning outcome

Ali Burak Darıcılı

Assoc. Prof. Dr. · Academic Consultant · Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi · Department of International Relations

IntelligenceCyber Security

Completed a bachelor’s degree at the Department of International Relations of Gazi Üniversitesi, a master’s degree at Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi and a doctorate at Uludağ Üniversitesi. The doctoral thesis is a comparative analysis of the cyber security strategies of the USA and the Russian Federation and is regarded as one of the first doctoral studies on cyber security written in Türkiye. After serving for fifteen years in the intelligence and security unit within the Prime Ministry, moved to academia in September 2014; since 2017 has been serving as an associate professor at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi. Works on intelligence studies, cyber security, artificial intelligence, terrorism and current Turkish foreign policy, and appears as an expert commentator on national television channels.

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Erkan Eymür

Consultant · Kentmetre — Research and Technology

Data ScienceStatistical Analysis

Born in 1973 in the Andırın district of Kahramanmaraş. He graduated from the Systems Engineering Department of the Kara Harp Okulu (Turkish Military Academy). He completed a master’s degree with thesis in Management and Organization at Dumlupınar Üniversitesi, and master’s degrees in Public Relations and Publicity at Selçuk Üniversitesi and in Management Information Systems and Engineering at Marmara Üniversitesi; he also completed the Department of Philosophy at İstanbul Üniversitesi. Between 1996–2019 he served in the Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, rising from lieutenant to colonel, as project officer, branch director and head of institution; he retired voluntarily in 2019. He worked at ANKA Danışma Grubu between 2019–2024, and since 2024 he has been working at Kentmetre as a data science specialist. He conducts machine learning, clustering, classification, time series and text mining processes in the R language.

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Mustafa Karatepe

Consultant · Retired Colonel · İstanbul

Imagery Intelligence (IMINT)Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

After a bachelor's degree in systems engineering and a master's degree in management and organization, he served in the Turkish Armed Forces up to the rank of colonel and retired. Throughout his military career he specialized in imagery intelligence (IMINT) and open-source intelligence (OSINT), and gained experience in applying intelligence-based analytical methods to analysis processes. He works as a consultant in Istanbul.

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Nuri Şen

Management Consultant · Kentmetre — Research and Technology

Communication and Information SystemsManagement

After Kuleli Askerî Lisesi, he graduated from Kara Harp Okulu as a signal officer. Between 1996 and 2021, he served for more than twenty-five years in the Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri in the fields of signals, electronic systems, administrative affairs and training management; he held management and planning positions at various levels, from platoon and company command to battalion command, and from branch directorate to regiment command. In 2001, he served in Kosovo as a signal platoon commander within the Turkish Representative Task Force. Between 2023 and 2025, he was a member of the board of directors of OMSAN Lojistik A.Ş.; in 2025–2026, he delivered radio and communication equipment training at Piyade Okul Komutanlığı. He works in the fields of human resources management, employee motivation and team synergy.

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