Certified Turkish-English Translation You Can Trust
Chartered Linguist, qualified member of the ITI and ISO 17100:2015 certified. Over 20 years translating documents that have to hold up — for courts, insurers, universities and government bodies.
Translation and copywriting delivered for
- Hilton
- Marriott
- YouTube
- UEFA
- BBC Panorama
- Apple
- Pernod Ricard
- Meta
- Shopify
I provide certified Turkish-English translation services trusted by UK institutions, including the Home Office, UKVI, HM Passport Office, UK ENIC, universities, courts, local authorities and other institutions. Turkish to English certified translations include personal documents, Turkish marriage certificates, birth certificates, death certificates, diplomas and degree certificates, academic transcripts, immigration papers, divorce certificates, driving licences, criminal record certificates, and business certificates. Prices start from £30 per one page document (applies to digitally delivered translations of short, one page documents such as diplomas, degree certificates or birth certificates), with a standard turnaround time of 1–2 business days. When you request a certified translation, you receive more than just the translated text — it comes with a signed and dated certificate of translation, the translator’s credentials and contact details, an official stamp, all confirming the document is a true and complete representation of the original. For hard copy requests, I also add an embossed stamp and wet signature on each page, plus a physical certificate of translation with a wet signature, ensuring the translation is accepted by UK institutions including the Home Office, HM Passport Office, and universities. Please visit the certified Turkish translation services page for more information or call me on 07356 217476 to discuss your requirement!
Not sure whether you need a certified, notarised or apostilled translation? Read my guide: Certified vs Sworn, Notarised, Legalised and Apostilled.
Send me your document and I will come back with a fixed price and a delivery date. Whichever way suits you:
With over 20 years of proven track record in the language services industry, Bosphorus Translation is your one-stop shop for Turkish translation services in both directions, English to Turkish and Turkish to English. As well as offering various services in English to Turkish, I also offer translation services in Turkish to English for certain domains and formats such as personal and official documents requiring certified translation as well as media and subtitle translation. Please get in touch with your specific request.
I’m a Chartered Linguist, a member of CIOL and ITI, and an ISO 17100:2015 qualified translator — the international standard for translation services and the highest recognised benchmark for freelance translators.
From certified translations to localisation, transcreation to copywriting, and copyediting, I offer a full range of linguistic services to help you communicate effectively and achieve your business goals in the Turkish market as well as helping you with your personal translation requirements. I am ready to work with you to achieve the best possible solutions for your requirements.
Get the Turkish Translation Service You Need
Websites, apps and software, subtitles, technical documentation, legal and official papers, marketing copy — if it has to work in Turkish, it is work I do, in whatever file format you already use. Whether you are adapting a whole product for the Turkish market or sending one document, terminology stays consistent across everything you send me, so a term signed off last year still reads the same way this year. See the full range of Turkish translation services.
Why Your Translator’s Credentials Matter
In the UK, anyone can call themselves a “certified translator” — there is no official register. What makes a certified translation hold up is who signed it, and whether that person can be checked. If a document reaches the Home Office, HM Passport Office, a court, a solicitor or a university and the translator can’t be verified, it can be questioned or rejected — delaying your visa, passport or application, and sometimes meaning you pay twice.
Before you order, check that your translator belongs to a recognised professional body such as the CIOL or ITI, and look them up in that body’s public directory. I’m a Chartered Linguist (CIOL membership no. 42759) and a qualified member of the ITI (membership no. 8695) — both can be checked independently.
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Why Work With Me?
By partnering with me, you’ll benefit from:
- Native Turkish translator with near native level English — a real feel for both languages and both cultures
- Certified, qualified and chartered: Diploma in Translation (DipTransIoLET), Chartered Linguist, member of CIOL and ITI
- ISO 17100:2015 qualified — the international standard for translation services
- Industry expertise: legal and technical work through to creative marketing content
- Cultural sensitivity: accurate, and written so it lands the way you intended with a Turkish reader
- Straightforward to work with: extensive portfolio, multiple file formats, robust quality assurance, realistic turnaround times and competitive rates
Why Choose a UK-Based Chartered Linguist?
Cheaper translation services are easy to find online, often based outside the UK. When your document is going to the Home Office, a court or a university, it matters who translated it and whether you can reach them. With me you get:
- A UK-based Chartered Linguist you can phone, email or WhatsApp, bound by CIOL and ITI codes of conduct
- No subcontracting: every translation is done and signed by me personally
- Free correction if a UK authority rejects my translation because of a translation issue
- Signed paper copies posted by Royal Mail anywhere in the UK
- Your documents deleted once the job is complete, unless you ask me to keep a copy
- Same time zone as you: I work on UK time, so there’s no waiting overnight for an answer from another continent
- Fast replies: I usually respond within an hour during working hours
- Flexible working hours: Monday to Thursday 8am–8pm, Friday and Saturday 8am–5pm, so you can message me before or after your own working day. Messages sent on Sunday are answered on Monday morning
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Benefits of Working with a Professional Translator
- Expand your reach and grow your market presence in Türkiye with customer-focused translations
- Accurately convey tone and intent in the target language
- Maintain brand consistency across all communications
- Deliver seamless customer experiences
Professional English–Turkish-English Translator in the UK
I’m Ali Yildirim, a certified English-Turkish-English professional translator, editor and copywriter based in the UK. For over twenty years I’ve helped brands, agencies and organisations speak to Turkish-speaking audiences in language that feels natural, precise and genuinely their own — not simply translated but written for the reader.
Since starting out as a freelance linguist in 2005, I’ve delivered work across the sectors where accuracy matters most: technology , marketing and transcreation, automotive, travel and hospitality, healthcare, and business. That has meant subtitling for Google and YouTube, transcreating campaigns for global names such as Hilton, Marriott and Pernod Ricard, localising websites for companies entering the Turkish market, and translating public-health information for the NHS. Whatever its scale, every project gets the same care: the right terminology, the right tone, and copy that reads as though it was born in Turkish.
What sets professional translation apart from a quick machine version is judgement — knowing how a phrase will land with a Turkish reader, where a brand’s voice needs protecting, and when a literal rendering would quietly undermine the message. That’s the difference I bring to every commission.
I’m a member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) and the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL), a Chartered Linguist, and an ISO 17100-qualified translator — so you can trust that the work meets recognised professional standards from first draft to final delivery.
Whether you need certified document translation, website translation, marketing translation or transcreation, or Turkish copywriting, I offer a single, accountable point of contact who cares about your message as much as you do. Take a look at my portfolio to see the work — and when you’re ready, get in touch to talk through your project.
Some recent client testimonials
Ali is a great translator, he is easy to work with and always delivers high quality translations, on time!
It is always a pleasure working with Ali. I have worked with him on various projects over the last two years. He delivers on time, follows the instructions, asks for clarification if needed and always provides helpful information when queries are raised.
Ali was great to work with, showed attention to detail, was proactive in keeping in touch and delivered on time. I would definitely be happy to work with him again.
Turkish Marketing Translation, Creative Translation and Transcreation
For businesses looking to connect with Turkish-speaking audiences, I offer specialised English to Turkish marketing translation and transcreation services. Marketing content needs more than word-for-word translation — it needs creativity, cultural adaptation, and a feel for what your audience actually responds to.
Transcreation means rebuilding the idea rather than the sentence: an English headline built on a pun, a campaign line resting on a cultural reference, a tagline that has to fit the same space on the page. Social posts, product descriptions, advertising campaigns and landing pages all get that treatment — so your brand sounds like itself in Türkiye, rather than like a translation of itself.
Areas Covered
Based on the South Coast in Hampshire, I provide English to Turkish and Turkish to English certified translation services to clients across the whole of the UK. Because every project is delivered digitally, there’s no difference in turnaround or cost wherever you’re based — so if you’re looking for a certified Turkish translator near you, what matters is the qualification, not the postcode.
London has the UK’s largest Turkish-speaking community and the highest demand for certified, legal and business translation — but I work with businesses and individuals everywhere, including:
London · Oxford · Cambridge · Portsmouth · Southampton · Brighton · Bristol · Cardiff · Birmingham · Manchester · Leeds · Liverpool · Sheffield · Nottingham · Newcastle · Edinburgh · Glasgow — and everywhere in between.
Let’s Work Together
Whether you need certified English to Turkish and Turkish to English translations for official purposes or creative, marketing-focused translations to engage Turkish-speaking customers, I am here to help. My commitment to quality, accuracy, and cultural relevance ensures that your projects are in the best hands.
CONTACT today for a hassle free quote!
Ali Yildirim: Professional, Qualified, Chartered
How working together works
The steps below apply to large or contracted projects. For a certified translation of a personal document, such as a diploma, birth certificate or Turkish marriage certificate, just send me a scan and I will come back with a fixed price and a delivery date.
Get in Touch
Once you’ve had a thorough look around the website and feel you’d like to work with me, get in touch with your request. We can then discuss your requirements, agree on a delivery timeline, and settle the fee. Discuss your project
Work is Underway
After we agreed on the delivery timeline and the fee, depending on the type of work, we can sign a contract, setting out the terms and conditions of the work I am going to carry out for you. Terms and conditions
Payment
Depending on the type of work, sometimes it might be necessary to make 50% of the payment upfront. Payments are usually made using bank transfer (faster payments) in most circumstances. FAQs