# Mert Türkoğlu

> Mert Türkoğlu (also written "Mert Turkoglu"; GitHub: tw4) is a Turkish AI/ML Engineer who builds AI systems that run on-premises, without data leaving the organization: retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), vector search and local LLM inference. His background is backend development and enterprise integration (.NET, TypeScript, Python), he has merged open-source contributions to Microsoft, Cloudflare and SAP repositories, and he is the author of the Turkish C#/.NET book "C# ile Programlama" (2026). Official website: https://www.mertturkoglu.com

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## Profiles

- [Website](https://www.mertturkoglu.com): personal site, Turkish and English
- [GitHub — tw4](https://github.com/tw4): code, pinned open-source contributions
- [LinkedIn — in/18w](https://www.linkedin.com/in/18w): professional profile; the place to get in touch

## Focus

- RAG & vector search: document chunking, embedding generation, semantic retrieval over PostgreSQL + Qdrant
- On-prem inference: models served locally through Ollama and LM Studio (e.g. Gemma); an OpenAI-compatible gateway with multi-key auth and streaming
- Structured LLM output: strict JSON schemas, validation, normalization and retry for deterministic, machine-processable output
- Backend & integration: .NET and TypeScript services, authentication, API gateways, Docker, CI/CD

## Open-source contributions (merged)

- [cloudflare/workers-sdk #15871](https://github.com/cloudflare/workers-sdk/pull/15871): Cloudflare Wrangler — retries transient failures in `workflows instances list` and `describe`, without breaking `--page` pagination or `--json` output; includes tests. Merged October 2026.
- [dotnet/maui #29560](https://github.com/dotnet/maui/pull/29560): Microsoft .NET MAUI — BlazorWebView URL parsing fix; shipped in .NET 10.
- [microsoft/windows-drivers-rs #575](https://github.com/microsoft/windows-drivers-rs/pull/575): Microsoft — `cargo wdk new` now respects default VCS behavior. Merged November 2025.
- [UI5/webcomponents #9817](https://github.com/UI5/webcomponents/pull/9817): SAP UI5 — fixed overlapping focus outline and border in read-only TextArea. Merged September 2024.

## Selected work

All AI projects below are personal projects, not work done for his employer.

- Internal LLM Platform: on-prem RAG platform answering questions over company documents; chunking, embedding store, semantic retrieval, one-command install (.NET 9, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Qdrant, Ollama)
- Ollama Middleware: OpenAI-compatible gateway in front of local Ollama — chat, completion, embedding and model endpoints; Bearer auth, streaming, model aliasing (Node.js, TypeScript, OAuth2)
- Teams AI Reporting: turns meeting transcripts into schema-conformant, deterministic JSON reports with per-tenant isolation (Next.js, Gemma, SQLite)
- SMAX AI Extension: Manifest V3 browser extension embedding a local LLM in an enterprise service desk; zero-click context capture, prompt-injection hardening (TypeScript, React)
- [Nexar](https://github.com/BuzzSpire/Nexar): MIT-licensed HTTP client library for .NET — fluent builder, typed responses, interceptors, exponential-backoff retry; 76+ tests, 95% coverage. Published under BuzzSpire, his open-source GitHub organization (not a company).
- [onmic.io](https://onmic.io): self-hosted, always-on WebRTC voice and screen sharing with its own TURN server (WebRTC, Fastify, React, coturn)

## Writing

- [C# ile Programlama: .NET 10 ve C# 14 ile Temellerden Profesyonel Uygulamaya](https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=znn8EQAAQBAJ): Turkish book by Mert Türkoğlu, published July 2026 on Google Play Books (371 pages, 42 chapters). Goes from fundamentals to production-ready Web APIs with a database and authentication; covers OOP, collections, LINQ, error handling, async programming, dependency injection, Entity Framework Core and Minimal APIs. 232 code examples and 296 exercises.
- [Code examples for the book](https://github.com/tw4/csharp-ile-programlama): public GitHub repository (MIT).

## Background

- Current role: software support and integration at KAT Mekatronik (PLM, SAP, ITSM, .NET services, API gateways). This role does not involve AI work.
- Education: MSc in Computer Engineering, Ahmet Yesevi University (started 2026, in progress); Associate's degree in Computer Programming, Anadolu University (in progress); BA in Economics, Trakya University.
- Certifications: IBM — Python for Data Science, AI & Development; Microsoft — AI and Machine Learning Algorithms and Techniques; Microsoft — Foundations of AI and Machine Learning; Harvard — CS50: Introduction to Computer Science.
- Languages: Turkish, English.
- Stack: RAG, LLMs, Qdrant, Ollama, Python, C# / .NET, TypeScript, Next.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, Rust, CI/CD.

## Türkçe özet

Mert Türkoğlu, yapay zekâ sistemlerini şirket içinde, veri dışarı çıkmadan çalışacak şekilde kuran bir AI/ML Engineer'dır: RAG, vektör arama ve yerel LLM çıkarımı. Arka planı backend ve kurumsal entegrasyondur; Microsoft (.NET MAUI, windows-drivers-rs), Cloudflare (workers-sdk / Wrangler) ve SAP (UI5 webcomponents) açık kaynak projelerine merge edilmiş katkıları vardır. Ahmet Yesevi Üniversitesi'nde Bilgisayar Mühendisliği yüksek lisansı yapmaktadır. "C# ile Programlama" kitabının yazarıdır (Google Play Kitaplar, 2026). Resmî sitesi: https://www.mertturkoglu.com