Ahu Yalcin
Freelance Translator & Interpreter (English -Turkish)
[email protected]

Experience

Freelance Translator
Language Connect
2010 – Current
Translation, proofreading, link checks, coding, transcription

Consultant
STEM Marketing
March 2011 – Current
Conducting marketing audits

Interpreter
R L Translations Ltd
December 2012 –Current
Consecutive interpretation at meetings

Freelance Translator
ComTranslations
October 2012 – Current
Trailer and subtitle translations

Freelance Translator
Istanbul Bilgi University
May 2012 – Current
Translation of job descriptions of university staff and academicians for HR Department

Freelance Translator
Statkraft Energy
October 2010 – Current
Translations regarding energy and hydroelectric power plants

Freelance Translator
HL TRAD
July 2012 – Current
Translation, proofreading

Freelance Translator
Tetras, LLC
May 2012 – Current
Translation

Owner- Freelance Translator
Utopia Translation
Ağustos 2011 – Current
English-Turkish Turkish-English translation, transcription, proofreading, interpreting.
Consultancy.

Freelance Translator
SDL International
2011 – Current
Linguist

International Relations Expert at Turkish Chamber of Shipping
March 2008 - August 2011 (3 years 6 months)
Following up the activities of international organisations (EU, IMO, OECD, UNCTAD, BIMCO, ICC, ICS,
FONASBA, ECASBA, INTERTANKO, THE BALTIC EXCHANGE) and conducting correspondence with
them.
Following daily / weekly newspapers on maritime industry and circulating important innovations / procedures
to the Turkish Shipping Sector.
Organising conferences and joining negotiations with foreign delegates.
Preparing reports on maritime issues.

Freelance Translator at Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
May 2010 - June 2010 (2 months)
Translation of artistic texts for exhibiton

Freelance translator at Synovate Healthcare
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
Transcribing and translating medical market research interviews.

Freelance translator at Ubiqus
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Translation

Import Specialist at Lubricon Lubrication Consultant
October 2006 - September 2007 (1 year)
Being in charge of import procedures, market & product research, negotiations with exporters, product labels
and MSDSs translations.

Languages
Turkish (Native or bilingual proficiency)
English (Full professional proficiency)
Dutch (Limited working proficiency)
Spanish (Elementary proficiency)
Greek (Elementary proficiency)
Persian (Elementary proficiency)

Education
İstanbul Üniversitesi
Master's, Ataturk's Principles and Revolution History, 2009 - 2012

Université libre de Bruxelles
Master's, International Politics, 2005 - 2007

Marmara Üniversitesi
Bachelor, Political Science and International Relations, 2000 - 2004

Moda College
1992 - 1999