Working languages:
English to Turkish
Turkish to English
French to Turkish

Ovunc Demir
EN-TR, FR-TR MARCOM Translator

İstanbul, Türkiye
Local time: 11:12 +03 (GMT+3)

Native in: Turkish Native in Turkish
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Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Medical (general)Business/Commerce (general)
Human ResourcesManagement
MarketingAdvertising / Public Relations
Telecom(munications)

Rates
English to Turkish - Rates: 0.03 - 0.04 USD per word
Turkish to English - Rates: 0.03 - 0.04 USD per word

KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 4, Questions answered: 2
Blue Board entries made by this user  0 entries
Translation education Bachelor's degree - Bilkent University
Experience Years of experience: 11. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2014.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials French to Turkish (Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale)
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, OmegaT, Powerpoint, Trados Studio, Wordfast
CV/Resume Turkish (PDF), English (PDF)
Bio










WORK EXPERIENCE

International                                                                                                    Language
Connect

November 2015 -                                                                                           Translator,
Freelance     

- Translation:
Marketing (several), Communications
(Zorlu Holding), Technical (E.C.A.)

- Proofreading


 

Istanbul, TURKEY                                                                                              NR
Translation

January 2015 -                                                                                              Translator,
Freelance     

- Translation: Medical (AstraZeneca, Merck,
Allergan), Technical (Siemens, Stryker), Marketing and Communication (McKinsey,
BSH)

- Proofreading

 

Istanbul, TURKEY                                                                                          NR
Translation

March 2014 - January 2015                                                                          Translator,
Full-Time     

- Medical Translation (AstraZeneca, Merck,
Allergan), Technical Translation (Siemens, Stryker), Marketing and
Communication (McKinsey, BSH)

- Translation Subtitling

- Proofreading

- Organising and editing
translated texts and documents and folders.

 

Ankara, TURKEY                                              Center for Middle Eastern Strategic
Researches (ORSAM)

August 2011 - September
2011                                                                                         Translator, Intern                                               

- Translating documents which
involve the Foreign Policy of Turkey from English into Turkish and vice versa

-
Researching about the recent news regarding the Middle East.

-
Organising website translations

 

Istanbul, TURKEY                                                                                         Evrensel
Translation

June 2006 - January 2008                                                                           Translator,
Full-Time     

-
Translating technical and legal texts from English into Turkish and vice versa.

- Organising and editing
translated texts and documents and folders.

 

EDUCATION

 

Warsaw, POLAND                                                                                           College of Europe        

September 2012 – June 2013                                           M.A. in European Interdisciplinary Studies

                       

-     Master`s
thesis on “The European Union and the Responsibility to Protect: A Case Study
of Libya”

·      
Main Courses:
L`UE en tant qu`acteur globale, the World Economy, EU law, Policy and Politics
of the EU, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Policy of the European
Union

 

Brussels,
BELGIUM                                                                              Haute
Ecole de Bruxelles
   

September
2009 - February 2010                                        Erasmus, Traduction et Interprétation   

     ·      
Main Courses:
Consecutive Translation, British Literature, Scientific and Technical
Translation

 

Ankara,
TURKEY                                                                                               Bilkent
University   

September
2007 – June 2012                           B.A. in Translation and Interpretation (EN -
TR – FR)


·       Main Courses: EU Texts and Documents Workshop; Literary Translation, Technical Translation, Financial
Translation and Medical Translation, 
Subtitling and Transcripting,
      

§  Awards: Graduated with High Honour

 


SKILLS
AND COMPETENCES

 - Competent with most Microsoft
Office programs and CAT programs (Trados, Wordfast…)

- Capacity of translating 3500
words per day

- Professionalism: Responsible
and accountable. I work hard and strive to fully satisfy the needs of customers

- Adaptability: Quick-learner. I
can deliver on even the most complex and unique projects

- Very good organisational
skills: Confident in meeting deadlines and work under stress. I am also very
detail-attentive.

- Excellent communication skills:
I write and speak clear and concisely thanks to my translation studies and
participation in the debating team.

 


VOLUNTEER
AND EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE


- Member,
Debate Club, participated in many debate tournaments in and outside Turkey,
including the 2010 European Debating Championship in Amsterdam

- President, Chess Club, founder,
funded a number of key items needed for the club to be operative

- As a member of the Youth
Illumination Club, visited a village to listen to their problems and opinions
on current issues.

 


OTHER INTERESTS

 -
Traveling, photography, foreign languages, modern cinema, playing the piano,
chess.

 

 



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Profile last updated
Feb 8