tolgabicer.com — status: building in London
Tolga Biçer
Computer engineer building web products, now studying how to turn them into companies at Queen Mary University of London.
01 / projectsProjects
BiDersNotu
2019 — present
A free study-notes platform for Turkish high school students, organised by grade, subject and exam. Started in 2019 as a simple notes site, rebuilt from scratch with Django.
- study notes
- 60+
- registered members
- 500+
Dersly
Jan 2026 — present
A SaaS platform that helps private tutors manage students, lessons and payments in one place.
- users
- 90+
CodeHub Student Technology Summit
2024 — 2026
A student technology summit I founded to bring students and industry professionals together around software development. Founder & Board President (2024–25), then Chair of the Supervisory Board (2025–26).
- speakers
- 20+
- attendees
- 400+
Randevum
ArchivedOct 2025 — Jun 2026
A full-stack appointment management system for hair salons, with four user roles, real-time notifications and an AI-powered hairstyle recommendation feature.
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02 / timelineTimeline
2019Launched tolgabicer.com, the study-notes site that became BiDersNotu
Started as a simple notes site for high school students. The Django rewrite has been running since 2021, with 500+ registered students.
2019–2024Part-time Web Developer, Gate Engineering (UK) / Gate Mühendislik (TR)
Remote, March 2019 – December 2024. WordPress site and e-commerce for the UK company; multilingual, responsive interfaces for the Turkish company.
2023–2025Teaching Assistant, Acıbadem University
September 2023 – June 2025. Prepared materials and sample code for Python practice classes and supported students during lab hours.
2024, 2025Test Automation Intern, Çelebi Aviation
August 2025 (1 month): automated tests for internal web apps with Python, Playwright and Behave (BDD), integrated into Jenkins CI/CD. August 2024 (1 month): tests for the web-based dashboard used by Çelebi and its clients, with Java and Selenium.
2024–2026Founded and led the CodeHub Student Technology Summit
A student technology summit bringing students and industry professionals together around software development. Founder & Board President (2024–25), then Chair of the Supervisory Board (2025–26). 20+ speakers and 400+ attendees over two years. Sponsor talks and funding, team management with Notion, coordination between university management, speakers and student teams.
2022–2026BSc Computer Engineering, Acıbadem University
Graduated 2nd in both department and faculty, GPA 3.73/4.00. Istanbul.
2026–Founded Dersly
A SaaS platform that helps private tutors manage students, lessons and payments in one place. JWT authentication with token rotation, role-based data access, automatic payment tracking, recurring lesson scheduling with Celery Beat.
2026–MSc Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management, Queen Mary University of London
Expected graduation 2027. London, United Kingdom.
Now · LondonBuilding in London
In London doing an MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Queen Mary University of London, while building Dersly and growing BiDersNotu.
03 / contactContact
Always happy to meet new people and exchange ideas.