Hey, it's Batu - less is more, but more than nothing.

This site began as a small personal project during a transitional moment in my career. My time at livelink.ai came to an unexpected end due to broader economic conditions - a reality many of us in tech have been navigating lately. But instead of seeing this as a setback, I saw it as an opening: a chance to pause, reflect, and build something fully mine.

So here it is - a digital home that brings together my professional journey, personal stories, and some half-thought blog musings that would’ve probably lived on Tumblr in the early 2000s.

I built this to make myself visible, to document the experiences that shape me, and to carve out a space where I can share thoughts about work, life, and the spaces in between.

Under the hood, this site runs on Next.js@14.2, React@18, tailwindCSS@3.4, and TypeScript@5 - a modern stack that keeps things fast and flexible. Content is handled through Contentful, and it’s deployed via Vercel, making shipping updates almost frictionless.

When time allows, I’m hoping to add a few more things: a proper Writings section with blog support, open-sourcing the codebase on GitHub, and maybe even integrating Storybook if the component system keeps growing.

The name?

My full name is Batuhan, but I’ve been called Batu for as long as I can remember — it’s the version of me that feels most true. And honestly? I never really liked the “-han” part. So when it came time to choose a domain, I thought: why not batu.fun?

It captures the tone I want for this space — human, playful, a little off-centre, and rooted in the idea that even serious things deserve warmth and personality.

I’ve always been passion-driven for anything I’m curious about, such as systems, people, ideas, and the layered complexity that connects them all.

That drive often takes the shape of deep focus — whether it’s losing track of time inside a codebase, competing in FPS games like Call of Duty: Warzone (Verdansk is back!) and Hell Let Loose, or writing dystopian fiction and thought experiments that help me process what’s in my head and turn it into something tangible. There’s a quiet satisfaction in getting better at things, especially when no one’s watching.

This year, I’ve also incorporated my New Year’s resolutions into my long-standing routines — something I hadn’t done before. Now, going on walks, working out or playing basketball, meditating, and staying consistent with a promising side project have all become part of my weekly rhythm - it’s been sticking.

I hope you leave this site with a better sense of who I am — and maybe even a nudge of inspiration to build something of your own.