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Ziya Dikbaş
NRPSI, DPSI, DipTransIoLET
20 minutes travel-time to central London
Slough, SL1
Country code : UK
Tel : +44 (0)1753530781
Fax : +44 (0)1753530781
Mobile : +44 (0)7792921164
Languages and specialist subject areas
Turkish > English
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English > Turkish
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Memberships, accreditations
IOL, ITI
NRPSI, DPSI, DipTransIoLET
CV
Presentation :
Native speaker of English and Turkish with intimate knowledge and experience of both cultures. Experience in conference interpreting (Turkey and the UK) and public service interpreting in the fields of law, local government and health (UK).
Experience working with multicultural groups in countries like Canada, India and Italy. Proficient in Microsoft Office 2003 packages, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
References :
Available on request.
Interests :
Yoga-meditation, world cultures, current affairs and art.
Qualifications :
Chartered Institute of Linguists exams:
‘Interpreting for the Metropolitan Police’ (Dec2004): Distinction in Simultaneous Interpreting.
'Diploma in Translation' : Distinction in Literature and Social Sciences.
'Diploma in Public Service Interpreting' -specialising in English Law (June2005): Distinction in all oral categories.
Professional courses :
Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (Law),
Goldsmith's College, October 2004 – June 2005
Diploma in Translation course,
City University, September –December 2004
Interpreting for the Metropolitan Police Force,
Middlesex University, June –July 2004
Professional experience :
Interpreting:
Crown Courts, Magistrates’ Courts and County Courts (mostly in London, the Southeast and the Midlands); including: The Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey); Reading, Wood Green, Blackfriars and Snaresbrook Crown Courts; Greenwich, Thames, Slough, Highbury Corner, Enfield, Camberwell Green and Walsall & Aldridge Magistrates’ Courts; Edmonton and Bournemouth County Courts; the Royal Courts of Justice; the Mayor's and City of London Court. Interpreting at an internationally-conducted trial using video conferencing; for the Identity and Passport Offices (IPS) in London, Swindon, Bristol, Bournemouth, Manchester and Liverpool; for police stations in Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey; government offices in Berkshire; Harmondsworth and Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres; Broadmoor High Security Psychiatric Hospital. Interpreting at numerous hospitals (such as Royal Brompton Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital) for medical assignments (psychiatric assessments, consultations and tests); for The Refugee Arrivals Project (RAP); the Reading Refugee Support Group (RRSG); also voluntary interpreting for the Citizens Advice Bureau (Holborn). Conference interpreting at Cambridge University and in London. Telephone interpreting for Language Line Services and Language Services Associates.
Feedback received following a two-day hearing at the Manchester Civil Justice Centre (June 2008):
“We thank you for your great assistance and professionalism.”
(Elliott Stephens & Co. Solicitors)
Translation:
Recent projects include:
• Assessing the results of the translation tests completed by linguists applying for the Editor Position of a leading global magazine in Turkey.
Feedback received (via Kwintessential Ltd, UK):
"Thank you so much for your prompt, professional and responsive help in appraising our Turkish test, which has helped our decision-making enormously. The culturally-sensitive and linguistically-informative reports were all that we could have wished for".
• Transcription/translation of sensitive audio material for UK company (T>E, more than 40,000 words)
• Health and Safety document for local translation agency (E>T, 650 words);
• Detention Centre guidelines for local translation agency (E>T, 1200 words);
• Historical essay about a region in Turkey, for a private client (T>E, 2300 words);
• Scientific report on a copper mine, for UK-based Agency (T>E, 4300 words).
Translation services available include: transcription and translation from audio / video material; localisation; editing, proofreading, abstracting, revising and subtitling.
More feedback:
"Thank you Ziya, the translation looks amazing!"
(CITAS - www.citas.org.uk)
Prices :
Interpreting:
£20 per hour; with a 3-hour minimum charge applies in most cases*. Travel costs; and for assignments taking place at far-off locations, a travel time rate will apply. A cancellation fee will be charged in the event of a previous-day or same-day cancellation; the amount to be agreed upon at the outset.
* Special rates apply for charitable institutions.
Translation:
Normally 0.05 - 0.08 GBP per source word.
(Rates depend on factors like subject area, degree of specialisation, volume and deadline).
Working method :
A contract/purchase order should be signed and returned at the beginning of translation projects.
PC with broadband connection. Operating system: Windows XP. Printer, scanner and fax machine.
English-Turkish, Turkish-English Interpreter and translator ; İngilizce-Türkçe, Türkçe-İngilizce çevirmen.
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