WORK EXPERIENCE
Fairload Ltd (LVbet.com) (MALTA) - Localization and translation of the website, web products and some supporting documents (such as T&C, game descriptions, manuals, etc.).
Alchemic Dream (CANADA) - QA Tester in Turkish (remotely) Providing quality assurance and checking quality of the translation and replies by the CS Agents from certain perspectives (such as syntax, spelling, vocabulary, grammar, tone of language, etc.)
4Localize (EGYPT) - Freelance Translator (remotely) Localisation and translation of websites, applications, software such as Shutterstock, Snapchat, Flipagram, etc. including their descriptions, advertisements, promotions, announcements, legal terms and conditions.
Order Box Media (CYPRUS) - Freelance Translator (remotely) Localisation activities and translation of any kind of documents such as descriptions, advertisements, promotions, announcements, legal terms and conditions, SMSs, etc. about casino games and iGaming industry.
KindyROO Turkiye (TURKEY) - Freelance Translator (remotely) Translating any kinds of documents such as curricula, forms, teaching materials, teacher's manuals, etc. for that pre-school education institution (Freelancer)
Thermodif Ic Srl (ITALY) -Translator & Interpreter Translating technical documents and documents related to the company from English to Turkish
KindyROO Turkiye (TURKEY) - Translator (freelance)
Translating any kinds of documents such as curricula, forms, teaching materials, teacher's manuals, etc. for that pre-school education institution
Tradu24 translation Agency (UNITED KINGDOM) - Translator (Freelance) Translating EU Project documents on Gender Equality in Work from English to Turkish
Milano Traduzioni (ITALY) - Translator (Freelance)
Technical translation from English to Turkish
Çankaya Translation Office (TURKEY)
- Translator (Freelance)
Translating documents in a wide range of fields from nursing, economics, law to educational science, disaster response from English to Turkish and vice versa
Bahcesehir University (TURKEY) from September 2012 to September 2013
Instructor of English Language
Principal subjects-occupational skills
Teaching English as a Second Language (full-time; 24 hours a week)
Istanbul Aydin University (TURKEY)
from September 2011 to September 2012
Instructor of English Language
Principal subjects-occupational skills
Teaching English as a Second Language (full-time; 24 hours a week)
Turkish Ministry of Finance (TURKEY)
from April 2007 to December 2010
English Translator & Interpreter (full-time contracted)
Principal subjects-occupational skills
i) Translation of institutional papers such as strategic planning documents, performance-based budgets, accountability reports, performance reports, EU project documents (Matra and Twinning Projects) and etc. as well as OECD, World Bank and IMF reports and bulletins; ii) consecutive interpretation in meetings with foreign experts and in EU project meetings; iii) working as a project team member as well as translator and interpreter in the Twinning project entitled “TR080206 Decision Making and Performance Management in Public Finance” throughout the process from circulation of the project announcement till beginning of the trainings within the scope of the project; and iv) working as a translator and consecutive translator in the Matra Project entitled “MAT09/TR/8/5 Strengthening accountability within the Internal Control System” during visits to the Prime Ministry, Parliament, and Turkish Court of Accounts
Turkish Air Forces (TURKEY)
from October 2004 to April 2007
Technical Translator (full-time permanent)
Principal subjects-occupational skills
Technical translation for the 11th Air Transportation Base
Directorate General of Press and Information (TURKEY)
from February 2003 to March 2003
Trainee translator
Principal subjects-occupational skills
Translation of articles and news for the Division of Foreign Press Office of News
Turkish Ministry of Tourism (TURKEY)
from August 2002 to September 2002
Trainee translator
Principal subjects-occupational skills
Translation for the Department of International Agreements Documentation and the Department of Common Education
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I have been working with several translation agencies
since my second year at the university such as Desifre Translation Agency
(Ankara / Turkey, http://www.desifre.com.tr), Puza Translation Agency (Ankara /
Turkey, http://puzatercume.com), Akademi Translation Agency (Istanbul/ Turkey,
http://www.akademitercume.com), Milano Traduzioni (Milan,
http://www.milanotraduzioni.com/), Tradu24 translation Agency (London,
http://www.tradu24.com/), Quills Linguistics (Las Palmas / Spain,
http://www.quillslinguistics.com), Jabro GmbH & Co KG (Gütersloh / Germany,
www.jabro.de), SeproTec Multilingual Solutions (Madrid, Spain), The Translation
Studio (TTS Perth, Australia), and etc.
Some of my outstanding projects as a freelance
translator are as follows:
TFI Academy Website
This project includes translation of the Website as well as some articles to be uploaded into the website to share them with the members. This is an ongoing project, they are sending new articles from time to time to update the website.
Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD)
This is collaboration with a Turkish public agency called Turkish Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and includes translation of agreements, protocols, contracts signed between this agency and some other international organizations such as UNICEF, UNESCO and correspondent agencies in other countries as well as reports, bulletins and other relevant documents. Our collaboration is still going on.
Borsa Istanbul
I translated some highlights and some OECD reports about the Borsa Istanbul, which also includes financial and economic analysis about Turkey.
Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
In this project, I worked with a dentist who is also a professor at the university. I translated some parts of this book for his one of the academic projects at the university.
"The Changing Role of Parliament in the Budget Process" symposium booklet
I worked in the translator team for this project. We, as a team of three translators, translated all the presentations made in English into Turkish for publication of this symposium book.
EURYDICE Documents for the Turkish National Ministry of Education
This project includes translation of some Eurydice documents such as Quality Assurance in Teacher Education in Europe and Focus on the Structure of Higher Education in Europe from English to Turkish and translation of some documents prepared by the Ministry in relation to the Turkish Education System from Turkish to English.
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS – SMSCOM Training Materials
This project includes translation of all the training documents including .ppt presentations, guides, and any kind of training materials for Siemens Company.
Bodrum Municipality – Integrated Waste Management Project
I translated documents for a European Union Project to be carried out in Bodrum district with an aim of creating an integrated waste management system including many different aspects from preparing brochures to increase the awareness of community on waste management to construction of landfill areas.
SEMINARS & CERTIFICATES
June 2011 One-semester (30 ECTS) postgraduate program in “Development Studies: Exploring Education” by International Educating Classes (Group T, Leuven Education College) in Leuven, Belgium.
May 2011 UNESCO seminar entitled “Education for Future” by Hogeschool van Amsterdam University of Applied Science in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
April 2011 Two-day seminar organized by the UNESCO at OECD, UNESCO and IIEP (International Institute for Educational Planning) offices in Paris, France.
May 2009 Working Programme for Basic Quality Concepts and Institutional Culture at TUSSIDE/TUBITAK.
June 2004 Seminar Program on Translation and Implementation of the European Union Acquis Communautaire at the Law Faculty of Ankara University.
Expertise