Gulbahar Karatas
Gülbahar is an AIMultiple industry analyst focused on web data collection, applications of web data and application security.
Professional experience
She previously worked as a marketer in U.S. Commercial Service.
Research interests
She is a frequent user of the products that she researches. For example, she is part of AIMultiple's web data benchmark team that has been annually measuring the performance of top web data infrastructure providers.
Education
Gülbahar has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management in 9 Eylul University.
Latest Articles from Gulbahar
Bright Data Proxies: Features and Pricing
Bright Data expanded its platform beyond traditional proxy infrastructure. The company introduced Web MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools designed for AI agents and automated systems, enabling programmatic web browsing, scraping, and search capabilities optimized for LLM-based workflows.
Best YouTube Datasets: Bright Data, Oxylabs & Grepsr
YouTube has become a primary source for training advanced multimodal AI and large language models (LLMs). However, obtaining YouTube data at scale remains difficult due to anti-bot measures and significant bandwidth requirements. This review examines key companies in the YouTube data sector: Bright Data, Oxylabs, Decodo, and Grepsr.
Telegram Proxy Setting: How to Set Up a Proxy in Telegram Step by Step
Telegram supports two main proxy types in its apps: SOCKS5 and MTProto. SOCKS5 uses a server and port, with username and password optional. MTProto uses a server, port, and a required secret. Telegram also supports proxy links that can open and prefill these settings for you.
Best High Speed Proxies Based on Our Benchmark
The fastest proxy is not always the one with the lowest response time. In real-world scraping and automation, speed is important, but requests must finish reliably. A provider that seems fast on its own but fails more often can cause more retries.
Proxy Locations: Proxies by Country, City & Region
Your IP location affects search results, pricing, ads, product availability, language, shipping, and local pages. We tested top proxy providers in different countries and compared their success rates and response times. Our tests used residential proxies across high-traffic platforms, including e-commerce sites (e.g., Amazon and eBay), search engines (e.g., DuckDuckGo) and classified sites (e.g., Craigslist).
Benchmarked the Best Canada Proxies (Fastest CA IPs)
Using Canadian proxy servers effectively requires more than just a local IP, consistent reliability, and speed. Whether scraping e-commerce data, conducting localized SEO audits, or managing social accounts, choosing the right provider is critical to project success.
Best UK Proxies in 2026: England & British IP Servers Ranked
We benchmarked the top 6 UK proxy services against high-security British domains, including social media and e-commerce sites, to identify the best UK-based residential proxies.
Best US Proxies in 2026: American Proxy Servers Tested & Ranked
Finding a reliable US residential proxy is critical for navigating high-traffic sites like Amazon, eBay, and Walmart. We tested and ranked the top US proxy services across 100+ unique URLs every 15 minutes to measure real-world success rates and speed.
Large-Scale Web Scraping: Techniques & Challenges
We benchmarked leading web scraper APIs with 12,500 requests to e-commerce platforms and search engines. Then, we tested the reliability of the underlying services (i.e. residential proxies) with 5,000 and 100,000 parallel requests. Based on these experiences, we outline how to efficiently and ethically scrape large-scale data.
Best Twitter Proxies in 2026: No Captchas, Bans or Access Limits
We evaluated the top proxy service providers using 30 million requests in our enterprise proxy benchmark. We also used proxies for X.com (formerly Twitter) to assess their performance across various use cases and scales. Best Twitter Proxy Providers of 2026 The minimum cost of a residential proxy plan.
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