About

A learning lab that follows curiosity

For more than ten years, since 2015, Milk Lab34 has brought together nature, technology and AI to design hands-on learning experiences for people of every age. Our approach is inspired by the hands-on, design-led research culture of New York University’s (NYU) Media Research Lab.

Our founder

Merve Keleş Doğan

“Children learn best when they touch, build and ask questions, whether that’s on a farm or with an AI model.”

After researching human-computer interaction at New York University’s (NYU) Media Research Lab, Merve returned to Turkey and founded Milk Lab34. She built apps like Kidofun and Runnery and led Mahalle Akademi in Başakşehir. Today she researches AI at Özyeğin University’s AI Lab while pursuing her doctorate.

AI Lab · Özyeğin UniversityPhD researcherEx-NYU Media Research LabLed Mahalle Akademi

Our values

What we believe

Learning by doing

Knowledge sticks when you can touch it and try it.

Connection to nature

There’s room for trees, animals and soil as well as screens.

Understanding technology

We raise thoughtful creators, not just users.

Access for all

Quality education should reach every child.

Our journey

From apps to AI

2015

App studio

Founded on experience from NYU’s Media Research Lab: mobile apps like Kidofun, Runnery and Polpica, and a web platform for TURSAB.

2019 – 2021

Mahalle Akademi

A STEAM education center for children in Başakşehir, supported by İSTKA.

Today

FoxStudy & Doğanın Çiftliği

Study-abroad consulting and learning-in-nature workshops.

Coming soon

AI for Everyone

Research-based AI classes for children and adults.