Native speaker of British English.

Linguist by academic training: MA (hons) in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh

Exceptionally good knowledge of Turkish language and culture: Resident in Turkey from 1987-1999, living for much of the time as a fully integrated member of local society. Hands-on experience of the Turkish business and financial world. Real grasp of the language on an idiomatic level that can only come from lengthy first-hand experience.

Good general knowledge and writing style: Good knowledge of business, finance, politics, social sciences. Above all, ability to write. End results that read like genuine English copy.

Qualified and certified Turkish translator: Holder of prestigious qualifications from the Institute of Linguists, which have official status in the UK.

Following a two-year absence from the profession when I was teaching English at Qatar Aeronautical College, I settled in Limassol, Cyprus in the summer of 2004. Since then I have been working as a full-time freelance translator. I have re-established contacts with many old clients and tapped into important new sources of work. My goal is always to provide accurate translations into natural-sounding English. I am very comfortable with texts of a general, business, financial and legal nature. I have never missed a translation deadline in my life. I look forward to hearing from you and I am always happy to receive inquiries.

Over the past few years, I have increasingly specialised in legal translation. For example, between 2006 and 2009 I translated a large number of Turkish documents which were submitted by the defence as exhibits in a case in which Ferrero successfully defended fraud claims brought against it by Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ and KBC Bank NV. I have become quite familiar with the Turkish legal system and, to a lesser extent, with the de facto legal system in northern Cyprus.

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