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London, GB

Translated "Les Yeux de Mona" written by Thomas Schlesser. (French -> Turkish)

Translated "Les Choses humaines" written by Karine Tuil, who won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens in 2019. (French -> Turkish)

Istanbul, Turkey

• Working at UK Visa Application Centre in Istanbul, Turkey, collaboratively partnered with UKVI, TLScontact, and the British Consulate General Istanbul. Responsibilities consist of:
• Proficiently handling day-to-day visa applications in strict compliance with SOP.
• Working with customers all around to world and helping them in different languages. (English, French, Turkish)
• Welcoming and assisting customers in completing applications, ensuring the collection of biometric data and necessary documentation.
• Engaging with applicants proactively, delivering a superior level of service and ensuring a positive customer experience.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Founded a graphic design studio in Covent Garden. Currently managing it from another country.
• Formulated and implemented the company's vision, mission, and strategic objectives.
• Creating Photoshop assets and selling them online.
• Making on demand designs and selling them on Redbubble and Everpress.

Cevirmenler Meslek Birligi is an association for translators who fight for the rights of their members, mainly consist of book translators as well as subtitle translators. I was responsible for conducting in-depth research to verify the authenticity of translated books.

Translated "Monuments turcs d'Anatolie, Tome I, Kayseri-Niğde", written by Albert-Louis Gabriel. (French -> Turkish)

Held the position of a translation editor for French literary books that were translated into Turkish.

Fulfilled the role of a translation editor for French literary books that were translated into Turkish.

Translated "La Maison du chat-qui-pelote" written by Honoré de Balzac. (French -> Turkish)

Worked as a translation editor and proofreader specializing in academic books and articles. (English -> Turkish)

Ankara, Turkey

Translated "Les Pays des autres" written by Leila Slimani. (French -> Turkish)

Translated "Le dernier jour d'un condamné" written by Victor Hugo. (French -> Turkish)

Ankara, Turkey

• Worked at The Embassy of France's VAC in Ankara. Responsibilities consist of:
• Proficiently handling day-to-day visa applications in strict compliance with SOP.
• Working with customers all around to world and help them in different languages. (English, French, Turkish)
• Welcoming and assisting customers in completing applications, ensuring the collection of biometric data and necessary documentation.
• Engaging with applicants proactively, delivering a superior level of service and ensuring a positive customer experience.

Ankara, Turkey

• Gaia Dergi is an online ecology mag that advocates for life in favor of nature and the natural, against racism, gender discrimination, speciesism, and concreteization. Responsibilities consist of:
• Managing a team of writers and translators.
• Selecting articles and news to be translated and sending them to the team.
• Deciding the mag's theme of the month and finding accurate content for contributors, especially for translators.
• Fostering a collaborative and creative work environment by using collaborative e-mail groups.
• Providing guidance, feedback, and support to team members.