
In 2008, Mahir graduated as the second top student from the Computer Engineering Department at Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. Currently, Mahir is applying for a Master's Degree in Software Engineering at various universities.
In 2006 Mahir implemented a website for a Career Management Council in Turkey with a team of four using ASP and SQL Server 2005. In 2007, he designed and programmed a website for the Yesilkoy village in Adana, Turkey using PHP and MySql. In 2009 he created two personal websites for professors at Indiana University.
Mahir likes playing soccer almost every week, playing saz (an eastern instrument), and watching detective movies.