INNOVATE · INVENT · INSPIRE

We Turn Good Ideas Into
Living Experiences.

An experiential event agency connecting creative strategy, technology we build and live production.

The creative practice we started for events in 2006 now spans permanent experience spaces and technology products. Working across 20K+ events and 200+ brands has shaped how we understand what participants need from each new project.

We also build the technology behind the idea. Our R&D team at Çanakkale Technopark develops software, hardware and interaction together, taking the work from prototype to a system ready for the field.

Our Istanbul, Çanakkale, US and Qatar offices bring that experience into projects across markets. Local teams contribute venue and delivery knowledge, connected to the technical preparation of our development and production teams.

Activation King turns that field knowledge into a software and hardware range for agencies and businesses creating their own experience spaces. The Activation King product ecosystem spanning 100+ countries connects ideas developed at Harikalar with users around the world.

Our Difference

Why Harikalar?

Experience Built in the Field

From participant flow to the stage, we plan how an idea will work in a real venue. Our selected projects show that approach in practice.

Local Knowledge, Global Delivery

Our Doha team's local preparation and on-site coordination show how our creative and technical work is delivered in another market.

Engineering and R&D

We prototype the interaction and develop software and hardware together. Technology is a working part of the experience, not a list of buzzwords.

Awards & Recognition

Our Creativity, Recognised Worldwide

Our work from idea through execution has been recognised by leading international event and business awards for bringing creative thinking, technology and strong on-site delivery together.

2021 · Winner

11th Global Eventex Awards

2021 · Gold Winner

International Business Awards

2021 · Bronze Winner

International Business Awards

International Award

BEA World Best Event Awards

13th Edition

Direct Marketing Awards

Our Services

What Can We Do Together?

Events & Activations

For launches, galas, conferences, exhibitions and activations — your event partner from strategy to live experience.

Museum & Experience Design

Holistic experience design for brand museums, exhibitions and pavilions — from screenplay to stage.

Retail Experience Design

From store concepts and pop-ups to mall activations and interactive installations, we turn brand experience into commercial impact.

Software & Product Development

Our R&D, software and hardware teams build experience technologies designed to perform reliably in the field.

Our Approach to Quality

Creative Ideas. Reliable Processes.

Behind a great experience is a well-managed development process. The quality management system of Harikalar Yazılım ve Bilişim Teknolojileri Ltd. Şti., covering software and application development, has been certified by KingCert to ISO 9001:2015.

The standard centres on understanding customer needs, managing processes consistently and continual improvement. In the experience technologies we build for brands, we give the way we work the same care as the creative idea itself.

Standard and certification body: ISO 9001:2015 · KingCert
Certificate number: I1790169759Q
Issue date: 24 September 2026
Certificate expiry date: 23 September 2027

ISO 9001:2015 quality management system certificate for Harikalar Yazılım ve Bilişim Teknolojileri Ltd. Şti. — Original certificate

Who Are We?

Leadership Team

Atilla Baybara

Founder & CEO

While still in high school, he developed some of the first mobile applications of the era. His company wap3 Technologies received global investment, and Motorola honored him as "the world's youngest mobile internet developer."

A Visual Communication Design graduate from Yeditepe University. In 2006, he founded Harikalar, bringing together advertising, technology and user experience. Though not an engineer, his ability to think like one became his superpower. He pioneered many firsts in experience design and AI in Turkey, taking this vision global with Activation King in 2024.

Creativity for him lives beyond digital — he competes in rally-raid races with a car he built in his own garage — 2023 Turkey Baja Champion. Married and father to a daughter, for Atilla life means transforming technology into experiences that touch people's lives, and above all, leaving a world that inspires his daughter.

Utku Olcar

CTO & Co-Founder

The quiet genius of the team. He builds all software and hardware architecture for both Harikalar and Activation King. Everything he touches works — the wizard behind many projects.

Şaban İlmaz

CCO & Co-Founder

A natural communicator who reads people instantly and shifts the energy of every room. He runs Harikalar's biggest client relationships — the strategist who connects the right technology with the right story.

Yiğit Sarı

COO & Co-Founder

"Impossible" isn't in his vocabulary. He turns even the most complex event into a calm, precise live operation. Whatever it takes, he finds a way — the architect of Harikalar's "we make it happen" culture.

Cüneyt Göktürk

Creative Strategy & Innovation

He sees where an idea can go before anyone else. He brings strategy, experience, product and technology to the same table — creating new opportunities and smarter ways of working for brands.

Our Team

The People Behind the Work

The team that brings strategy, technology and field experience around one goal — carrying every project together from idea to live moment.

Tuğba Sezer

Account Executive

She reads between the lines of every brief, keeping client, team and timeline moving toward the same goal. She usually spots where a project might stall before it does.

Ramazan Mollaoğlu

Senior Software Developer

Hard problems look a little less intimidating when they reach his desk. He guides the architecture and clears the team’s path — without letting today’s fix become tomorrow’s problem.

Bahar Demir

Software Developer

She makes interfaces feel as smooth as they look. When pixels and code disagree, she gets them back to the same table — the user never sees the argument.

Mehmet Tağıl

Software Developer

He turns ideas into working prototypes and prototypes into field-ready products. He does a lot behind the scenes — when it works well, nobody notices.

Mustafa Yıldırım

Software Developer

He turns complex technical needs into simple, sustainable solutions. His code is ready not only for today’s event, but for the next good idea too.

Kadir Uğur

Event Manager

He turns plans into systems that work on site. He keeps people, suppliers and timing aligned — even when chaos walks through the door.

Uğur Yarımbaş

Event Manager

From installation to the live moment, he knows where every detail belongs. He likes surprises on site — as long as he has already solved them.

Emirhan Şahin

Field Operations Supervisor

From the final screw to the first guest, he stays close to the field. He closes the gap between plan and reality with fast solutions — keeping the experience moving.

Emirhan Bektaş

Field Operations Supervisor

The faster the pace, the sharper his focus. He coordinates equipment, people and execution — so the front of house stays calm, however busy it gets backstage.

Our Global Presence

Our Global Offices

We connect our Istanbul and Çanakkale teams with our offices in the US and Qatar. By combining local market knowledge with Harikalar's creative, technical and operational standards, we deliver consistent experiences across geographies.

Steven Organ

Head of US Office

Founder of 2Pixels Digital Studios. Creates award-winning immersive experiences for museums, exhibits and brands. Over 20 years in digital storytelling.

Ahmad Al Basha

Head of Qatar Office

Founder of Perfect Touch Qatar, based in Doha. A leading figure in event management and marketing across the Gulf region, with experience in large-scale activations including FIFA 2022 World Cup.

You Might Know This Project

A Timeless Embrace

For the Republic's centenary, we built an AI application that let participants upload a photo and create an image of themselves alongside Atatürk. We designed the digital participation flow, image generation and shareable output together.

Our Global Brand

Activation King

We turned 20 years of field experience into a global brand. Activation King is our technology brand that transforms Harikalar's hands-on expertise into software and hardware products.

Today, agencies and entrepreneurs across Turkey and around the world use our solutions, starting with AI Photo Booth Pro and our digital activation products. We export to over 100 countries.

activationking.com