Aşkın Samuray Bayraktaroğlu Email & Phone Number

I have been working as a professional translator since my second year at Bilkent University's Translation and Interpreting Faculty, from which I graduated in 2002.Between 2002 and 2006, I worked as copywriter in an advertising agency, served as foreign news editor in a national newspaper, published an alternative health magazine, and established a private publishing and music production company. During this period, I also authored and published a political book on the early symptoms of the controversial 'Ottoman revival' in the Middle East.In 2007, I decided to leave the media sector and returned to translation business. I started as a Project Manager at one of the biggest localization companies in Turkey and after gaining some very valuable experience with clients, projects and translation tools, I decided to continue as a full-time freelance translator. Since November 2008, I have been providing highly valued translation, proofreading, editing, MTPE and transcreation/cultural localisation services to several reputable companies around the world.I have been using computers since childhood (starting with a Commodore 64 in 1988 and continued with Apple OS7 in the early 90s), and I translated hundreds of thousands of words for several leading hardware and software manufacturers in the last 15 years. The linguistic services I provide in the IT field range from games to websites, including creative texts and user interfaces.Not only as a linguist but also as a publishing enthusiast, I still have a keen interest in advertising, marketing, journalism, and law. I frequently translate press releases, codes of conduct, business agreements, HR documents (including recruitment and induction documents, employee surveys, etc.), advertorials and brochures, field studies, e-newsletters, terms and conditions, etc.On top of that, since January 2022, I have been translating daily financial analysis and market reports as part of a long term project. This project is particularly important to me as it has not only helped me gain a deeper insight and wider vocabulary in the field of finance, but has also challenged my transcreation skills to find a perfectly fluent and natural tone that is much appreciated by Turkish readers.As an empathetic professional who sees things from both a project manager's and translator's points of view, my basic principle is to provide the best service at the best price. And my vision is to expand and enrich my client base with leading global localisation companies to build strong professional relationships in the long run.

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