Portfolio — 2026
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Real problems. Scalable products. Proven by data.
Fractional CPO · Product Manager · AI Builder
Web · Mobile · Backend · Blockchain · Payments
01 — Products
Built & shipped.
Also led as PM
Products I shipped at scale — as the PM driving strategy, roadmap, and execution.
02 — Teaching
5 courses,
published on Pluralsight.

ICAgile (ICP-TST): Agile Testing Process
Pluralsight · 2021
Forecast Answers to Agile Team Questions
Pluralsight · 2021
Creating Project Contingencies
Pluralsight · 2021
Exploring Assessing Evidence-based Opportunities
Pluralsight · 2021
Exploring Product Operations
Pluralsight · 2020Writing
Certifications
03 — Background
building product.
Fractional CPO & AI Product Advisor
Independent · MENA
2024 — now
Senior PM
Cointral · Istanbul
2018 — 2020
Education
Middle East Technical University
B.Sc. Computer Engineering · Ankara, Turkey
04 — Recommendations
What they say.
“His vision of products combined with technical skills and soft skills make him a true product manager. He trusts data instead of guesses and values quality above all. His skills in data-driven approach and ability to see the big picture make him a trustworthy colleague you can always rely on.”
Sinan İslekdemir
Software Engineer · Elisa Industriq
“Sarper is one of the most successful product managers I have had the privilege of working with. His 'can do' attitude and ability to resist low-value, high-cost feature requests is a major advantage for any company looking to create iterative but stable products.”
Burak Alparslan
Lead Product Manager · SmartMessage
“He is open minded, smart and analytical thinker. He knows how to plan and build the right product based on customer feedbacks, market conditions and product data. Having good empathy, he can communicate greatly with both technical and business partners.”
Faruk Temur
Founder · Nexo · Travel Tech
“He is a constructive individual with good follow up and communication and technical skills. He adds value to what he does, is a team player, and always likes learning new things and improving himself.”
Nevgül Bilsel Safkan
General Director · Sabancı Foundation
“I was working with Sarper for more than 5 years. I can definitely say that he is a very experienced product manager, careful to all details and needs of the requester team. It's been a great pleasure working with him.”
Elizaveta Sadak
Director of Contracting · Go Global Travel
“Sarper has always been a great ally with his approachability and knowledge of the product. He was a good listener and excellent problem solver. His coordination skills were especially handy keeping everyone informed on updates and issues in a timely manner.”
Pinar Sungur
Director of Sourcing · HotelsPro
“No matter how much the workload, he always finds the time to support his colleagues and business partners with his technical knowledge and friendly, team-oriented approach. Working with him made the most difficult concepts very easy to catch.”
Marco Masulii
Engineering Manager · Agoda
“I worked with Sarper in the same product team for more than 3 years. He has been one of the most successful amongst other product managers. His can-do attitude and ability to resist low-value, high-cost feature requests will be a major advantage for any company.”
Güneş Ulutürk
Asst. VP Product · P Tech
“Sarper is a helpful and experienced product manager. He has quite much experience in product management and he likes to share it with juniors. He is a positive person and a good listener. He was the product manager of Compass which was built from scratch and proven to be a good product.”
Gizem Terzi Türkoğlu
Head of Marketing · Kartaca
“He is planned and priority oriented. In spite of his focus on his plan, he was flexible enough to manage on-the-spot issues because he always sees the big picture. He is a smiling face who keeps calm during major crises. I would like to co-work with him again.”
Tuba Kodamanoglu
Head of Customer Support · SG Veteris
“Sarper is always at the forefront with his attention to detail, his teaching approach and work ethic. He never shies away from taking on complex process problems both within and outside the team. He is the go-to person for quick solutions on long-running, high-complexity projects.”
Zeynep Ece Varol
Head of Product · Emlakjet
“Sarper is solution-oriented, knows his teammates' strengths and personalities well, and picks up the load during busy periods. He has the rare ability to simultaneously carry out the roles of Project Manager, Team Leader, and Developer — all while being genuinely enjoyable to work with.”
Burhan Çetin
Software Development Manager · Şanstech
“His vision of products combined with technical skills and soft skills make him a true product manager. He trusts data instead of guesses and values quality above all. His skills in data-driven approach and ability to see the big picture make him a trustworthy colleague you can always rely on.”
Sinan İslekdemir
Software Engineer · Elisa Industriq
“Sarper is one of the most successful product managers I have had the privilege of working with. His 'can do' attitude and ability to resist low-value, high-cost feature requests is a major advantage for any company looking to create iterative but stable products.”
Burak Alparslan
Lead Product Manager · SmartMessage
“He is open minded, smart and analytical thinker. He knows how to plan and build the right product based on customer feedbacks, market conditions and product data. Having good empathy, he can communicate greatly with both technical and business partners.”
Faruk Temur
Founder · Nexo · Travel Tech
“He is a constructive individual with good follow up and communication and technical skills. He adds value to what he does, is a team player, and always likes learning new things and improving himself.”
Nevgül Bilsel Safkan
General Director · Sabancı Foundation
“I was working with Sarper for more than 5 years. I can definitely say that he is a very experienced product manager, careful to all details and needs of the requester team. It's been a great pleasure working with him.”
Elizaveta Sadak
Director of Contracting · Go Global Travel
“Sarper has always been a great ally with his approachability and knowledge of the product. He was a good listener and excellent problem solver. His coordination skills were especially handy keeping everyone informed on updates and issues in a timely manner.”
Pinar Sungur
Director of Sourcing · HotelsPro
“No matter how much the workload, he always finds the time to support his colleagues and business partners with his technical knowledge and friendly, team-oriented approach. Working with him made the most difficult concepts very easy to catch.”
Marco Masulii
Engineering Manager · Agoda
“I worked with Sarper in the same product team for more than 3 years. He has been one of the most successful amongst other product managers. His can-do attitude and ability to resist low-value, high-cost feature requests will be a major advantage for any company.”
Güneş Ulutürk
Asst. VP Product · P Tech
“Sarper is a helpful and experienced product manager. He has quite much experience in product management and he likes to share it with juniors. He is a positive person and a good listener. He was the product manager of Compass which was built from scratch and proven to be a good product.”
Gizem Terzi Türkoğlu
Head of Marketing · Kartaca
“He is planned and priority oriented. In spite of his focus on his plan, he was flexible enough to manage on-the-spot issues because he always sees the big picture. He is a smiling face who keeps calm during major crises. I would like to co-work with him again.”
Tuba Kodamanoglu
Head of Customer Support · SG Veteris
“Sarper is always at the forefront with his attention to detail, his teaching approach and work ethic. He never shies away from taking on complex process problems both within and outside the team. He is the go-to person for quick solutions on long-running, high-complexity projects.”
Zeynep Ece Varol
Head of Product · Emlakjet
“Sarper is solution-oriented, knows his teammates' strengths and personalities well, and picks up the load during busy periods. He has the rare ability to simultaneously carry out the roles of Project Manager, Team Leader, and Developer — all while being genuinely enjoyable to work with.”
Burhan Çetin
Software Development Manager · Şanstech
Remote-first
32 countries.
Worked and lived across Europe, Middle East,
Asia & the Americas.

















































