Hakan Sevimoğlu Hakan SevimoğluFreelance Developer · 18 yrs
Germany · Turkish-speaking

Software Developer for Turkish Businesses in Germany: Plan in Turkish, Launch in German

If you run a restaurant, grocery store, phone shop, travel agency or manufacturing business in Germany, plan your app, website and business software in Turkish and offer it to your customers in German and Turkish.

Quick answerHakan Sevimoğlu is a freelance full stack and iOS developer in Izmir with 18 years of experience. He works with Turkish business owners in Germany in Turkish and delivers products in German, Turkish and English. Turkey is 2 hours ahead of Germany in winter and 1 hour in summer, so the working day almost fully overlaps. He has worked on lieferstdu.de, a restaurant ordering platform in Germany.

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Why work with a developer in Turkey?

Growing a business in Germany brings two software problems: high local agency costs and not being able to discuss technical details in your native language. Planning the project in Turkish lets you explain exactly what you need, so no budget is lost to misunderstandings.

Turkey runs on UTC+3 all year, 2 hours ahead of Germany in winter and 1 hour in summer. When you open your shop I am already working, and questions are solved the same day.

Common needs of Turkish businesses in Germany

  • Restaurants and döner shops: online ordering website, ordering app, menu and promotion management
  • Grocery stores and kiosks: barcode sales, stock tracking, supplier orders
  • Phone shops: repair tracking, device inspection, second-hand purchase records
  • Travel agencies: flight booking website, reservations and customer tracking
  • Manufacturing and wholesale: B2B dealer ordering portal, ERP, shipment tracking
  • Service businesses: appointments, customer cards, WhatsApp notifications

I have live projects in each of these areas: phone inspection and repair shop software, a flight booking website, B2B dealer ordering software and multi-store retail software. Where German law requires certified cash register or accounting systems, we define the integration path with certified systems during the pre-analysis.

German, Turkish and English interfaces

Your customers can use German while your staff use Turkish. I build multi-language support from the start: pdksPro, the staff attendance system I developed, runs in Turkish, English, German and Dutch, including payslip language and currency.

How remote work runs

  1. Free pre-analysis via WhatsApp or video call
  2. Scope, timeline and quote in writing
  3. Staged development; you see each stage on a test environment
  4. Launch: App Store, Google Play, server setup
  5. Post-launch maintenance and support

What I offer

  • Turkish communication

    Planning, meetings and support in Turkish; the product in German, Turkish and English.

  • One point of contact

    You talk directly to the person writing the code; no middlemen or sales reps.

  • Almost the same time

    1–2 hours difference to Germany; the working day overlaps.

  • Staged delivery

    No stage starts before you have tested and approved the previous one.

  • Your source code

    Code, accounts and servers are set up in your name or handed over.

  • Long-term support

    Bug fixes, updates and new features after launch.

Agency, off-the-shelf package or freelance expert?

See at a glance which model delivers the most value for the same budget.

Software agency vs. off-the-shelf package vs. freelance developer
CriteriaSoftware AgencyOff-the-shelf / SaaSHakan Sevimoğlu
Point of contactSales + project manager + teamSupport lineThe expert who writes the code
Cost structureOffice, sales and management layers are priced inPer-user / monthly license, foreverDevelopment work only
Fit to your businessScope changes need extra contracts✕ You adapt to the package✓ Software adapts to you
Response timeTickets, meetings, approval chainsQueued✓ Direct WhatsApp / phone
Technical depthDepends on who is on the teamLimited customization✓ 18 years, every layer from mobile to IoT
MaintenanceKnowledge is lost when the team changesData risk if the product shuts down✓ Supported by the person who built it

Technologies I use

SwiftSwiftUIKotlinLaravelPHP 8MySQLReactVueREST APIPWA

Example projects

A selection of live projects serving real users.

How we work

  1. Free intro call

    We clarify needs, existing systems and goals together.

  2. Quote & roadmap

    Scope, technology, timeline and budget within 24 hours.

  3. Staged development

    Weekly demos and a live test environment.

  4. Launch & support

    Go-live, training and ongoing maintenance.

Free pre-analysisThe first meeting and roadmap are completely free, with no obligation.

Staged delivery and approvalYou review each module on a test environment before we move on.

Written scope and rightsScope, delivery and source code rights are defined in the contract.

Frequently asked questions

Does it make sense for my business in Germany to work with a developer in Turkey?

Yes: you can explain your needs fully in Turkish, the time difference is 1–2 hours and you work with a senior developer without agency overhead. What matters is staged delivery and a written scope.

What is the time difference to Germany?

Turkey is UTC+3 all year. Germany is UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer, so Turkey is 2 hours ahead in winter and 1 hour in summer.

Can the app and website be in German?

Yes. Interfaces, emails and documents can be prepared in German, Turkish and English, and users can choose their language.

Have you worked in Germany before?

Yes. I worked on lieferstdu.de, a restaurant ordering and delivery platform in Germany, including a mobile interface redesign and multi-language content fixes.

Do you build cash register systems (Kassensystem)?

Cash registers in Germany require legal certification. I build the ordering, stock and reporting side; integration with certified systems for the legal cash register is defined in the pre-analysis.

How do we start?

Briefly describe your project via WhatsApp or the quote form; we start with a free pre-analysis call and a written quote.

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