Field Notes · İzmir, Türkiye · Est. 2025

Local roots,
global
questions.

I'm Kuzey Kaan Koltuk — a 9th-grade student from İzmir, Türkiye, building, writing and documenting the path to a global university in real time.

Code, robotics, Model UN, mathematics and judo. What ties it together is a simple belief: the best way to understand the world is to engage with it directly — and write it down as I go.

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Medal

Waterloo Pascal · 145/150 · School Champion

01 — Recognition

Honors & Awards

A few results from competitions in mathematics and computer science along the way.

Waterloo Pascal Mathematics Contest — Contest Medalist

145/150 · School Champion · Certificate of Distinction · 25,488 participants · University of Waterloo CEMC

2026

İzmir Science Olympics — Silver Medal

Computer Science track

2021

İzmir Science Olympics — Bronze Medal

Computer Science track

2022

Mathematical Kangaroo — 8th in Türkiye

Certificate of Outstanding Achievement · national ranking

2021

Academic Excellence Certificate

Bahçeşehir Koleji · outstanding performance

2022

02 — The Story So Far

The journey, in order.

From a gifted-education program in İzmir to international stages — a path still being written.

2020 – 2023

BİLSEM — Science & Art Center

Three years in İzmir's selective gifted-education program — intensive science, mathematics and creative problem-solving.

2021

First medals & national ranking

Silver at the İzmir Science Olympics (Computer Science) and 8th in Türkiye at the International Mathematical Kangaroo.

2024 – 2026

FLL Team Captain — UNEARTHED

Led a team of 6 in robot design, programming and research. İzmir Regional Tournament, 2026.

Late 2025

SDG Youth Leadership · YGA Summit

Environmental journalism recognized by Young Reporters for the Environment; selected for the YGA science & technology summit.

Jan 2026

THIMUN Qatar — General Assembly

Represented Azerbaijan in the First Committee at one of the world's most prestigious Model UN conferences, Doha.

2026

Waterloo Pascal — Contest Medalist

145/150 points. School Champion, Certificate of Distinction. 25,488 participants worldwide.

03 — Beyond the Classroom

Activities & leadership

Team Captain2024 – 2026

FIRST LEGO League

Led a team of six in robot design, programming and research through the UNEARTHED season. When our robot failed its first run at regionals, I learned what no classroom teaches — how to stay calm and fix it before the next.

Delegate · GA1Jan 2026

THIMUN Qatar

Debating disarmament in the General Assembly's First Committee, representing Azerbaijan in Doha. The problems worth solving are never purely technical — they're human.

Youth LeaderOct – Dec 2025

SDG Youth Leadership

A project-based program for the UN Sustainable Development Goals at SÜGEP Academy, with an environmental journalism project recognized by Young Reporters for the Environment (FEE).

Yellow-White BeltJan 2026 – now

Judo

Competitive training at İzmir Büyükşehir Belediye Spor. The mat teaches patience, efficiency and resilience — and how to fall correctly.

04 — Featured Project

The one I'm proudest of.

solardose.app

Live—Science-backed web app

SolarDose

When should you actually step outside to make vitamin D?

A free, registration-free web app that computes your personal sun-exposure window from location, date, skin type, weather and altitude — grounded in peer-reviewed photobiology. Built with an AI-assisted workflow.

SEO city pages

peer-reviewed sources

free · no sign-up

Open the app → See the project

Selected Work

Live · 2026

SolarDose — Vitamin D Calculator↗

A free, science-backed web app for your optimal sun-exposure window. My best work.

Python · CLI

Number Guessing Game↗

One of my first real programs — where loops and conditionals finally clicked.

WordPress · 2025–