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“I WANT TO SPEAK TURKISH” DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE I wrote this course book in 2005 when I was working as a teacher of Turkish. This is a free Turkish learning course, consisting of 10 lessons that cover basic grammar and rules of the Turkish language as well as vocabulary. Download the pdf version of I…
Why do we need to distinguish ourselves as professional translators? “Professional lawyer”, “professional teacher” or “professional accountant” — you simply don’t see such names of occupations preceded with the word professional. The “liberal professions” go back to the notion of artes liberales. Cicero and Seneca believed these pursuits were carried out by a free person and their…
I have tried to compile some useful information about the Turkish language in this article, starting with the history and then looking at the characteristics of it. First, the history… The history… Old Turkish Turkish Language goes back 5500-8500 years. It originates in Central Asia (The oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in…
When I first decided to become a freelance translator, I wasn’t sure where the journey would take me. I am not going to talk about how I started, in this post as I have covered how things unravelled for me from working as an archaeologist to becoming a freelance translator, here. I sent in my…
Whether you have just launched your freelance career or you are an experienced translator at a juncture on your career path, wanting to finally specialise but not sure which direction to go; want to diversify in order to gain more income streams or become more resilient against the challenging circumstances of the industry or price…
How effectively do you use social media for your freelance translation business? It’s needless to say how important social media has become for small businesses and freelancers. The number of people going freelance seems to be on the rise. According to IPSE, there were 2.1 million freelancers in the UK in 2020 (this figure doesn’t…
I wasn’t a qualified simultaneous interpreter when I was offered this job. I just rose to the opportunity which was exciting and enticing. The offer was to work as a simultaneous interpreter during the Emirates Cup to which my favourite team Galatasaray was invited, at the Emirates Stadium in London in 2013. Bu there was…
The impact of poorly written source text on translation Have you ever tried to translate a source text that has been poorly written that you wanted to bang your head on the wall because it was driving you crazy when you were trying to produce a good enough translation from it and felt like you…
Unpaid test translations and should you take them? In which circumstances should you take an unpaid test translation? Some experienced translators prefer not to carry out unpaid test translations on principle, some translators would only take unpaid test translations if the test is about 200-300 words long. Surely how long it takes to complete a…
Importance of wellbeing for freelancers – lessons from a real-life experience This is not intended to provide a comprehensive outlook on the wellbeing of freelancers. It’s a little article where I draw on my recent life experience when I almost become immobile due to a health issue and the lessons I learned when things get…
