About

Arda Akgül

Research, writing, and student-built public work across economics, institutions, media, and technology.

I study Economics and Business Administration at TED University in Ankara. My work moves between research, writing, student media, and founder-led product experiments, usually around the same problems: trade, energy, sustainability, institutions, and technology in public life.

I serve as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at TEDUsTRC and contribute to TEDU ERU and RadioTEDU. I also stay connected with AIESEC Ankara Alumni through community work, because institutions are not abstract to me; they are things people build, test, and carry forward.

Harbor painting with sailing boats beneath a clouded sky

Snapshot

Now

Study
Economics & Business, TED University
Research
Research Assistant, TEDUsTRC
Writing and media
TEDU ERU, RadioTEDU
Memberships
AIESEC Ankara Alumni, TEDU ERU, ATKB, Green Crescent

Interests

  • Sustainability and energy
  • International relations
  • Battery technology
  • Electric vehicles
  • Radio technology
  • Blockchain
  • Cryptography
  • FMCG and fast food investment
  • Renaissance culture
  • Mathematics and AI

Founder-led ventures

Monarch Castle Technologies

Founder

Product studio for market, macro, energy, supply-chain, and preparedness intelligence tools.

  • Cloudy & Shiny
  • MacroIntel
  • EconMap / ESGMap
  • Supply-chain maps
  • Nuclear energy intelligence
  • PrepTurk

Strategic Data Company of Ankara

Founder

Geopolitical data company for auditable threat indexes and public intelligence dashboards.

  • World Threat Index
  • MENA Threat Index
  • Border Neighbor Threat Index

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