About
Alper founded Alien Road after a decade of running international SEO operations at scale. He has managed organic search for jewellery and health brands across dozens of markets, in some cases more than 80 countries and 19 languages at once, working directly with the engineering teams that build those platforms.
His background is unusual for the field: a geophysical engineering degree, a software development programme, and years of coaching basketball. The common thread is systems that have to keep working when they get big.
Areas of expertise
- International SEO
- Enterprise SEO operations
- Keyword strategy
- Technical SEO
- Competitor analysis
- Google Ads
- WordPress development
- Magento
Experience
- Alien Road2023 – presentFounder & SEO Director
Leads search, content and paid strategy for the agency's client portfolio.
- Glamira2019 – 2023SEO Team Lead
Ran SEO for 100+ sites across 85 countries in 19 languages on Magento, with a development team in Vietnam. Reported organic traffic and revenue growth monthly for 30 markets.
- Promed Hair Clinic2018 – 2019Web Development & SEO Specialist
Search, paid and social optimisation in 10 languages; built and managed a network of 100+ micro sites.
- Arı Metal2017 – 2018Web Development & SEO Specialist
Bilingual SEO and keyword strategy; also handled export product and stock responsibility.
- Şahinbey İnşaat2016 – 2017Business Development Engineer
Business development strategy and Google Ads campaign structure.
- Şeyh Şamil İmam Hatip Ortaokulu2015 – 2016Teacher, IT and Design
Taught software fundamentals and introductory SEO.
- Starların Doğuşu S.K.2012 – 2015Basketball Coach
Youth and junior team coaching, academy responsibility.
- Yeşilyurt S.K.2010 – 2012Basketball Coach
Assistant coach for the senior team, youth and junior coaching.
Education
- Istanbul UniversityGeophysical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
- Anadolu University2020Sports Management
- Bilge Adam Academy2019Software Development Programme
Languages
- Turkish
- English
- Spanish