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.
ChatGPT Web Scraping: Tutorial & Applications
ChatGPT is an easy way to bring AI to web scraping, saving developers from manual parsing work that requires constant updates. Using LLMs is becoming one of the best web scraping practices.
Speech Recognition: 12 Use Cases & Examples
Businesses generate large volumes of voice data from calls, meetings, and voice interfaces, but manually processing this data is slow and difficult to scale. Speech recognition (also called automatic speech recognition or speech-to-text) converts spoken language into text, enabling systems to analyze and automate voice-based workflows such as call transcription, voice assistants, and meeting summaries.
Top 5 Web Scraping Use Cases in the Food Industry
A food product’s descriptive qualities and components.
The Best Managed Data Services in 2026
Managed data collection services provide a fast alternative to building and maintaining a data infrastructure, and allow businesses to focus on their core activities. Which functions would you like to outsource? Top managed web data collection providers All services claim to be compatible with GDPR and CCPA and offer self-service options.
What Are Shared Proxies? Cheap & Fast Providers
Shared proxies are IP addresses used by multiple customers. Because the cost is split, shared proxies are usually the lowest-cost way to get many IPs quickly, but performance and reliability vary more than with dedicated proxies. Finding cheap options that offer fast speeds for bulk scraping can be tricky.
5 Best Scraping Browsers in 2026 (Bright Data vs Oxylabs vs Zyte)
Scraping browsers handle the unblocking infrastructure, enabling users to interact with websites programmatically and extract data easily. We benchmarked the top scraping browsers on sites with login walls, infinite scroll, and strict anti-bot rules. We updated this guide to include the latest anti-bot evasion techniques (TLS 1.
Top 5 Octoparse Alternatives & Competitors
As a non-technical user, I kick-started AIMultiple’s data collection efforts with Octoparse. However, our requirements expanded over time, and we moved to more scalable services, listed below: Octoparse alternatives pricing comparison Octoparse is a no-code web scraping tool with a visual, point-and-click interface that simplifies the web scraping process.
Tested 7 Best SOCKS5 Proxies in 2026
When it comes to SOCKS5 support across various proxy types, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Some proxies support SOCKS5 natively, while others may require additional setup or have limitations based on the use case (e.g., port settings). We compared the response times and costs of trusted SOCKS5 proxies, including Bright Data, Decodo, and IPRoyal, across datacenter, mobile, and residential proxy types.
How to Bypass IP bans: Tools & Techniques Explored
An IP ban is a security measure taken by website administrators and online service providers to restrict or block access from particular IP addresses, either on a temporary or permanent basis. To avoid IP bans, individuals often resort to solutions like VPNs and proxy servers, which enable them to modify their IP address.
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