04Research

The math behind modern encryption. Number theory, modular arithmetic, and how public-key systems actually work under the hood. Started because I wanted to know how WhatsApp keeps messages private.

Tried to figure out whether Turkey's exchange rate and interest rate movements were actually correlated over the past decade. The monetary policy was pretty chaotic, so it wasn't easy to read.

Looked at what actually drove Google's growth from a search engine into the infrastructure it is today. Mapped the math of exponential growth onto it.

Researched Atatürk's role in the Turkish War of Independence. Military decisions, political maneuvering, and why the outcome probably looked very different without him.

Tested how different pollutants — oil, detergent, salt — affect plant growth. Ran experiments measuring germination rate and leaf development under different contamination.