I am a Civil Engineer specialized in Earthquake Engineering (M.Sc., University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1994), founder of Benko Ltd., offering engineering software and clean energy technologies.

After receiving my PDC from Bill Mollison & Geoff Lawton in 2010, I began redesigning our home garden through permaculture principles — a journey that evolved into the creation of Belentepe Farm, a regenerative, off-grid permaculture farm near Uludağ Mountain, Turkey. Belentepe has since become a hands-on demonstration site, educational center, and living model of sustainable, resilient living — welcoming learners and visitors from around the world.

I’ve also co-led the design and implementation of ecological gardens, farms, parks, and villages across Turkey, documented at Ekoyerleske.com.

Today, I lead Earth United — a global digital platform uniting sustainability education, ecological design, and community networking. Through the Earth United app (download from App Stores), users can access AI-powered tools and knowledgebases to create meaningful ecological projects and collaborate with a global network of changemakers.

My work bridges engineering, permaculture, and complex adaptive systems — always grounded in the vision of co-creating a thriving, regenerative future.

Volunteers Accepted from April

Belentepe Farm is quickly becoming a popular destination for people trying to get a good permaculture experience.

Belen Tepe Permaculture Research & Nature Farm Opening in June 2013

Our farm will be operational and will be accepting visitors, volunteers, trainees from June 2013

Project chronology

Our activities between October 2011 to June 2012

Video of my permaculture garden

I have redesigned my garden with permaculture principles. Here is how it looks like now:

Started Uludag Permaculture Project

Redesigning 1.4 hectare land to turn into a %100 sustainable permaculture farm in Uludag