Dilek Y.

Dilek Y. has been working in the field of translation and localization since 2006. Dilek began their career as a Turkish Medical Translator at Transcom Global Ltd. and then worked as a Turkish Translator/Editor at Wordbank Denver, where they edited and QA checked thousands of pages. In 2008, they became a Turkish Translator at Welocalize Life Sciences. In 2017, they worked as a Turkish Translator/Localization Specialist at Amazon and a Turkish Language Specialist for Event Management Software at Cvent. From 2020 to 2021, they worked as a Software Localization Specialist at Roche and a Turkish Localization Specialist at Quizlet, what3words, and Gummicube, Inc. Dilek is currently a Turkish Localization Specialist at Speechify.

Dilek Y. has a diverse educational background. Dilek obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Translation and Interpretation, Turkish<>English from Hacettepe University between 1995 and 2000. Dilek then earned a Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from Atılım Üniversitesi between 2006 and 2008. In 2009, they obtained a Localization Certification from California State University, Chico and a Certified Localization Professional, Level 1 (Engineering, Management, Linguistics) from The Institute of Localization Professionals - TILP. In 2010 and 2011, they earned a Certificate in French Course for Non-Native French Speakers from UMONS. In 2017, they obtained a Certificate in Localization: Customizing Software for the World from the University of Washington and a Subtitling Certificate from the Online Professional Subtitling Certificate Program, GoSub. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications, including an English to Turkish Translation Test - ALTA 12 / ILR 4+ from ALTA Language Services, Inc. in 2017, a Certified Localization Project Manager from The Localization Institute in 2017, a Member from the American Translators Association in 2006, and a Legal Translator Certificate for the EU Legislation - Level 1 and Level 2 from the European Union Studies Center, Ankara University in 2004 and 2005, respectively.