Organizing Team
Meet the people behind KCD Istanbul
KCD Istanbul 2026 is organized by a dedicated team of volunteers from the Turkish cloud native community. We're passionate about bringing together technologists, practitioners, and enthusiasts.
Organizing Team
Akin Ozer
Organizer
DevOps Manager @ Hepapi
Alp Kahvecioglu
Organizer
Platform Software Engineer @ Jumpcloud
Batuhan Apaydin
Organizer
CNCF Ambassador / Software Engineer @ Chainguard
Ceyda Duzgec
Organizer
Solutions Architect @ Coca-Cola Icecek
Emin Alemdar
Organizer
CNCF Ambassador / Solutions Architect @ Spacelift
Halil Ibrahim Bugol
Organizer
CNCF Ambassador / Co-Founder @ Thyris.AI
Mehmet Sinc
Organizer
Founder @ Takimca
Onur Canoglu
Organizer
DevOps Engineer @ Tatilbudur
Onur Kayakiran
Organizer
DevOps Engineer @ Intertech
Veysel Faruk
Organizer
CTO @ Hepapi
Zehra Sabaz
Organizer
Account Executive @ Kubermatic
Join Our Team
We're always looking for passionate volunteers to help make KCD Istanbul a success!
Volunteer opportunities include:
- Registration desk and attendee support
- Speaker liaison and room monitoring
- Social media and content creation
- Sponsor coordination
- Photography and videography
- Setup and teardown crew
Questions for the organizing team? Reach out to us at istanbul-organizers@kubernetescommunitydays.org