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Boğaziçi University

Turkey · 2 founders
Turkey

Companies

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Getir

Turkish app that pioneered 10-minute grocery delivery from its own dark stores

$11.8bnValuation
FM featured TurkeyGaming

Peak Games

Istanbul mobile game studio behind Toon Blast and Toy Blast, acquired by Zynga

$1.8bnValuation

Founders

FM featured TurkeyGaming

Sidar Şahin

Founder and former CEOPeak Games

Founded Peak in Istanbul and sold it to Zynga for $1.8bn, Turkey's first unicorn exit

FM featured TurkeyRetail

Nazım Salur

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Founder, GetirGetir

Serial entrepreneur who founded BiTaksi, then Getir and its 10-minute delivery model

Stories

Story
How Peak Games Became a Starting Point for Turkey’s Next Gaming Companies
In 2019, five employees left Peak Games to build another mobile gaming company in Istanbul.
4 Nov 2026

Watch

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Getir: Nazım Salur
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Peak Games: Sidar Şahin
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Getir: Nazım Salur
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