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Mahsum Aktaş

I work on software and AI. This is where I share my open-source projects, experiments and things I learn.

Selected projects

Personal projects that bring these skills together.

Personal notes

2026-09

How I build with AI

Small experiments, clear goals and checking what the code actually does.

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What I work with

Tools and topics I explore through these projects.

Language models & local AI

Adapt small models to Turkish, evaluate their outputs and connect them to applications that run locally.

Python · Fine-tuning · Ollama · Evaluation

Turkish model & Linux monitor

AI agents & connected tools

Give assistants access to relevant knowledge and tools through APIs, retrieval and MCP integrations.

RAG · MCP · APIs · TypeScript

Knowledge-based assistant

Web applications & interfaces

Turn an idea into a usable web interface, with responsive layouts and thoughtful interactions.

React · Next.js · TypeScript · CSS

Interactive web design experiment

Data, automation & Linux

Write scripts, query data and build monitoring tools that help make sense of what a system is doing.

Python · SQL · SQLite · Linux

Open-source monitoring tool

More things I’ve built

Different interests, small experiments and public source code.

About / Mahsum Aktaş

Learning by making.

I’m a self-taught builder based in Istanbul. I like understanding how things work, trying a small version and improving it step by step. My interests connect software, language models and the hardware they run on. I use AI coding tools throughout development, and share what I build and learn through open source.

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    I start by understanding the problem.

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    I try a small version and check what works.

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    I share the code and what I learned.

Daily Research

Automated daily AI industry scan

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Contact

You can email me about a project, a question or something you’d like to share.

mahsum@mahsumaktas.com