Mısra Turp

Hi, I'm Mısra.

I spent years teaching AI and data science on YouTube, then built the developer channels at AssemblyAI and DigitalOcean. These days I help other developer-facing companies do the same.

This is my corner of the internet: you can find out about my work, and read my thoughts on the tech world and my travels. Get in touch to learn how I could help your team!

Mısra Turp

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How I got here

Over the years, I've gone from being a data scientist and software developer to teaching AI. Now I help developer-facing companies spread the word about their products and build communities around them.

  1. 2016–2020Data scientist and software developer. As a data science consultant and later a software developer, I helped multinational companies use their data to improve their internal security.
  2. 2019–2023Teaching AI on YouTube. I built my own channel, courses and free resources for people learning data science and deep learning.
  3. 2021–2024Building YouTube channels. I built channels for developer-facing companies that brought them attention and more sign-ups.
  4. NowYouTube for Tech. Now I help teams across the world achieve the same results!

Off the clock, I'm usually on an adventure somewhere: the Lycian Way, the Everest 3 Passes trek or a year of slow travel with my partner and my dog, Donkey.

That's Donkey trotting along the bottom of your screen. Click him and he'll sit down in the corner.

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What I do now

Through YouTube for Tech, I work with developer-facing companies that want to launch or revive their YouTube channel. We start with an audit and a content plan, get your team ready to produce, and ship the first ten videos together. I stay until your team can keep publishing on its own.

I brought Mısra on when our YouTube channel had 10 subscribers. By the time she left, we were at 150k and more importantly, we'd built a genuine top-of-funnel engine that brought developers to us organically. She has a rare ability to understand a technical audience and actually earn their trust. The brand awareness we built through that channel is proof of it.

Dylan Fox, CEO of AssemblyAI

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Videos with me

Not every team needs a channel strategy. Sometimes you need one video for an important moment, made well. I plan, script and present videos like these for developer-facing companies:

Selected videos

Build AI applications with spoken data AssemblyAI · Product review Conformer-1: a new large-scale, robust speech recognition model AssemblyAI · Product launch DigitalOcean is the Comprehensive Agentic Cloud DigitalOcean · Product review

Every project starts with a short call, where we agree on scope and price. Get in touch →

Recent writing

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On my shelf

Reading now

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

I'd only ever heard about the Mongols through the eyes of the nations they conquered. I wanted to finally learn their own story.

Fiction I recommend

  • ImperiumRobert Harris

    The first of three beautifully written books about Cicero. It's what got me hooked on the Roman Republic and the people we hear so much about but rarely really know.

  • To LiveYu Hua

    I love seeing how the big movements of nations shape the lives of ordinary people. This one follows one man through China's civil war and the Cultural Revolution.

  • The Name of the WindPatrick Rothfuss

    The first in a series I recommend to everyone. It takes you on a fascinating journey. Still waiting on the last book: come on, Patrick Rothfuss!

Non-fiction I recommend

  • FactfulnessHans Rosling

    I bring this book up at least once a month, whenever I want to remind someone that there's still a lot of good in the world.

  • Journeys to the Other Side of the WorldFurther Adventures of a Young NaturalistDavid Attenborough

    Some people's lives make your own search for meaning feel a little more justified. David Attenborough is one of those people for me.

  • From Life ItselfTurkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of ErdoğanSuzy Hansen

    I never thought an outsider could describe my own country back to me. Suzy Hansen understood Turkey remarkably well, and I'm grateful for this book.

Everything I'm reading on Goodreads →

Looking for my old AI and data science material? The cheat sheets, courses and resources are still free in the archive.