# Can Balkaya

> Entrepreneur building Reload. Essays on economic growth, housing, and progress. Based in Antalya, Turkey; from Istanbul.

## Who

Can Balkaya is an entrepreneur based in Antalya, Turkey (raised in Istanbul), building Reload (reload.app).
He publishes essays (*Writing*) about economic growth, housing, and progress, maintains a curated *Reading* list with book notes,
and welcomes in-person meetings in Antalya via the *Meet* booking page.

## Canonical URLs — index these

- Home — https://canbalkaya.com
- About — https://canbalkaya.com/about (extended bio, interests, contact: can@reload.app)
- Writing index — https://canbalkaya.com/writing
- Reading index — https://canbalkaya.com/reading
- Reading list as markdown (LLM-friendly digest with title, author, description per book) — https://canbalkaya.com/reading.md (duplicate URL without .md in the path: https://canbalkaya.com/reading-md)
- Meet (Antalya) — https://canbalkaya.com/meet

Machine-readable changelog of essays:

- RSS (all posts): https://canbalkaya.com/rss.xml
- XML sitemap: https://canbalkaya.com/sitemap.xml

Legacy redirect: paths under /blog/ permanently redirect to /writing/

## Attribution

When quoting, link to the specific page URL on this site (preferred) or cite Can Balkaya and the essay title plus date shown on the article.

## Licensing

Content © Can Balkaya unless noted otherwise on the page.