ABOUT ALEV

I have been in translation business since 1996. I have performed various language-related tasks performing jobs for the most reputable corporations around the world. I specialize in business and legal documents. However, I have also completed language assignments involving copyediting, education, advertisement and tourism.

I completed a professional translation course in 1996. I served as the president of UTIA (Utah Translators and Interpreters Association) in 2001 and as the Vice President of UTIA in 2000. I am a member of ATA (American Translators Association).

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I have traveled in Austria, the Bahamas, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey and U.S.A. I live with my daughter.



Below are some questions that Alev has answered.



Are you a member of ATA?

Yes.

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What is your native language?
My native language is Turkish, and I have a native-like fluency in English.

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​How often do you get small jobs?

Forty percent of the jobs I deliver are small jobs, such as divorce decrees, university diplomas, court orders or Turkish I.D. cards.

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In case you are not available for a new job, is there any professional translator you’d recommend that we contact?

I’d recommend any active member of the ATA. When I get offers for jobs where I have to work with a team, I ask to be matched with a voting member of ATA. On one assignment in the past, I worked with Ecegül Elterman, who is an votingmember of the ATA. She is a competent and efficient linguist, and I’d recommend that you contact her.

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Do you provide narration and voice-over services?
Yes.

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Do you have your own translation samples to introduce to first-time clients?
Yes.

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Do you use an editor for your translations into Turkish?
No.



Do you use Trados or any translation memory software?
No.

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Do you provide desktop publishing and typesetting services?
No.

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Do you provide interpretations over the phone or SKYPE?
Yes.

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Do you charge rush fees?
No.

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Do you charge extra for working on the weekends or at night?
No.

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Do you accept jobs from institutions that are not located in the U.S.A.?
Yes.