#SONDAKİKA ÖZEL | Yasadışı bahis oynadığı tespit edilen 3 milyon kişinin evlerine cezalar gönderilmeye başlandı.
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hi, i’m from turkey, i’m 25
and i’m a retard too
i started coding when i was 17.
built an Airbnb copycat in Turkey and failed.
lost 6 months and a lot of money.
in 2021, i started my career as a frontend developer at Havas CX Istanbul.
2 years there.
then:
• The Student Promise — 1 year 1 month
(dutch company, remote)
• Hyper Company — 5 months
(us-based, remote from Turkey)
• Xenon Smart — 1 year 9 months
(Turkey-based, hybrid)
but during all these years, i had one goal:
leaving Turkey.
i spent almost all my savings applying for visas.
2x USA visa rejected
(Istanbul + Ankara) - lost $4k
Spain visa rejected
Malta visa rejected
Germany visa rejected
Poland visa rejected
Lithuania visa rejected
then i got banned from all EU countries.
the ban ends mid-2027.
but i still didn't give up.
Latvia approved my visa.
i thought i finally made it.
i got to the airport.
then they stopped me because of the Lithuania ban.
6-7 soldiers took me into a room and questioned and harassed me for 5 hours.
i stayed at the airport with rejected 3 month visa (at the picture u can see)
most disappointment moment of my life.
then they sent me back to Turkey.
after all that, i tried one last time.
Australia visa and rejected again.
and that was it.
i was done (lost around $6k and my hope).
then, in May, i quit Xenon Smart.
and became an indie developer.
i left my gf after starting.
and 2.5 months ago, i started building my first serious SaaS.
i made $120 so far with https://t.co/UlhWoOE3gu.
i have no idea where this story is going.
but for the first time,
i’m not trying to leave.
i’m trying to build something.