AI Interview Preparation 2026: Comprehensive Turkish Guide for Candidates + Employers

## 1. 5 Stages Standard Phone, coding, ML/AI knowledge, system design, behavioral. 4-8 hours total Turkey, 8-10 hours Big Tech. ## 2. Role-Specific Prep - Data Scientist: SQL + stats + business case - ML Engineer: algorithm + system design - AI Engineer: LLM + RAG + agentic - Research Scientist: math + paper reading ## 3. 50+ Question Categories ML fundamentals, DL, LLM, math/statistics, system design, behavioral. ## 4. Turkish Company Formats Trendyol, Getir, Turkish banks, Aselsan — each with different process structure. ## 5. AI-Assisted Prep GPT-5/Claude mock interviews. Effective for prep, but live use = disqualification. ## 6. Employer Side Bias-free rubric, junior vs senior question difference, illegal questions (age, religion, marital status). ## 7. Salary Negotiation Junior Turkey ₺70-100K, senior ₺180-280K. Never accept first offer. Anchored counter strategy. ## 8. Conclusion 30-day prep: CV + LinkedIn + 50 questions + 3 mock interviews + system design study + 20 applications.