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Eight humans behind every page on this site.

No outsourced freelancers, no SEO content farms, no AI-generated reviews. Two editors run the masthead, four senior reviewers cover the beats they actually use day-to-day, and two test engineers maintain the rigs. Real names, real bylines — and a real number of hours per matchup, listed on every comparison.

Currently 8 on the masthead · 1 open role Founded 2021 · Istanbul + remote (DE, NL, UK)
On the masthead
8
Combined years
52
Hours tested · 2025
1,840
Reviews published
312

Editorial leads The two people who sign off every story

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Active · writing this week
Editor-in-Chief
Ahmet Yıldız

Started the site in 2021 after seven years inside agency SEO and growth roles. Owns the editorial standards and the final yes/no on every commercial relationship. Writes the hosting roundups and the quarterly methodology updates.

Editor-in-Chief · since 2021 Beat: Hosting + Editorial 187 published bylines
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Active · privacy desk
Managing Editor · Privacy Officer
Selin Aydın

Five years at a Berlin data-protection law firm before joining tuto.digital. Owns the privacy desk and GDPR compliance. Writes the VPN policy reviews and runs the breach-monitoring rotation.

Managing Editor · since 2023 Beat: VPN + Privacy law 94 published bylines
Profile · methodology · published reviews Read profile

Reviewers & test engineers Six people · the beats they actually use

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Senior Reviews Editor
Mert Kaya
Since 2022 · 4y

Lapsed dev. Maintains the WordPress test sites we use for hosting benchmarks. Writes WP-focused hosting head-to-heads and the annual managed-WP roundup.

Hosting WordPress DevOps
62 bylines · last Apr 18
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VPN Lead
Ece Demir
Since 2023 · 2y

Network engineer background. Runs the speed-test rig across our 6-country server matrix. Writes every VPN head-to-head and the streaming-unblock audits.

VPN Networking Streaming
48 bylines · last Apr 22
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Hosting Lead
Kerem Şahin
Since 2022 · 4y

Ran an agency for nine years; moved tens of WP sites between hosts. Owns the migration testing — how clean the SLA actually is when you leave.

Hosting VPS Migration
71 bylines · last Apr 19
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AI Lead
Yıldız Özkan
Since 2024 · 1y

Joined from a research lab. Designs the AI eval rubric — same prompts, same docs, same rules. Writes the chat and image-model head-to-heads.

AI Eval LLMs
26 bylines · last Apr 20
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Junior Editor
Defne Arslan
Since 2025 · 8m

Recent journalism grad. Verifies coupon codes every Monday and writes the deals-section copy. Also fact-checks every comparison before publish.

Deals Fact-check Copy
18 bylines · last Apr 22
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Test Engineer
Cem Tunç
Since 2023 · 2y

Maintains the physical test rig in Istanbul — 4 fiber lines, 3 cellular fallbacks. Runs the quarterly re-tests and publishes raw logs when readers ask.

Test infra Networking Hardware
34 bylines · last Apr 22

Who covers what Lead vs. contributor on each beat

Team member
Hosting
VPN
AI tools
Deals
Privacy
Test infra
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Ahmet YıldızEditor-in-Chief
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Selin AydınManaging Editor
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Mert KayaSenior Reviews
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Ece DemirVPN Lead
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Kerem ŞahinHosting Lead
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Yıldız ÖzkanAI Lead
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Defne ArslanJunior Editor
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Cem TunçTest Engineer
Lead Contributor

We're hiring.

One open role this quarter. We hire from the audience first — if you've left thoughtful comments on a review or pitched us a fact-correction we've used, you're already on the shortlist.

Remote-first, asynchronous-friendly, EU/TR timezones preferred. No agency contracts, no freelance copy mills.

Pitch yourself · contact@tuto.digital →

How we actually work Three principles we apply to every review

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One author per review — not a "team".

Every review has a single named human at the top. That person owns the recommendation, the testing, and the corrections. No anonymous "tuto.digital staff" bylines.

Read the methodology →
02

Re-test every quarter, log every change.

Every comparison gets re-tested at least once per quarter on the same rig. Version-controlled scoring — if a score moves, we publish what changed and why.

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Affiliate links never adjust scores.

We disclose every affiliate relationship and publish raw test logs on request. Commercial deals never reach the scoring sheet — a separate human signs off on each.

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Every name on this page is a real person — happy to verify on LinkedIn or via published bylines. Want to write for us? contact@tuto.digital →