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Ali Yildirim MCIL CL MITI

Ali Yildirim MCIL CL MITI

Archaeologist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    🧿 English to Turkish Marketing and Technology Human Translator | Transcreator | Reviewer | Helping companies and organisations effectively communicate with their Turkish-speaking audiences 🧿

  • Education

    • Chartered Institute of Linguists

      2010 - 2012
      IoLET Level 7 Diploma in Translation (QCF) Translation DipTransIoLET

      Written Translation of General Text: Pass Written Translation of Semi Specialised Text - Technology: MeritWritten Translation of Semi Specialised Text - Law: Distinction

    • ICAL

      2004 - 2005
      TEFL/TESL Teaching English as a Foreign Language

      Activities and Societies: This was a distance learning course I completed for teaching ESOL. Although I never intended to become a teacher of English I did this course to study the English grammar in depth and use it to help with my translation work when translating into English. I thought that the course was clearly structured and the tutor that was assigned to me was very helpful.

    • Istanbul University

      1996 - 2001
      BA (Hons) Classical Archaeology and Pedagogy

      Activities and Societies: I was the chair of University's Archaeology Society between 1998-2000, organising various events and conferences for students, initiating research about current issues, participating in our ancient theater organisation and organising our national Arkhe association which we founded as a networking organisation for archaeology students. We organised a big 3 day event at an ancient site every year that consisted of workshops, seminars, debates and tours to archaeological sites.

    • University of London

      2003 - 2004
      MA History and Politics

      Activities and Societies: During my study at the University of London I acquired skills to write dissertations in English, in postgraduate level. I have been able use extensive research facilities of the university and that of SOAS. I had a chance of being taught by senior lecturers and enjoyed discussion sessions at the end of each lecture with other students who were from variety of age groups. I focused on sections and concepts of colonial history, the Ottoman Empire and the Israeli & Palestinian conflict. One year of two years of Postgraduate Degree

    • University of Cambridge

      2003 - 2003
      IELTS Academic Capability Exam in English

      Activities and Societies: This is the academic test taken to which is a prerequisite to studying an academic degree taught in English. I took this in order to undertake a postgraduate degree. I passed this exam with the total score of 7.0 out of 9.0.

  • Experience

    • Amtec Co-op

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2003
      Archaeologist

      As well as participating in excavations from time to time as an archaeologist I was part of different operations the company carried out such as archaeological conservation, experimental archaeology, running courses for children and adults and casting projects.

    • Portsmouth City Council

      Jun 2004 - Dec 2004
      Bilingual Teaching Assistant

      As a bilingual teaching assistant I assisted Turkish speaking pupils in their school environment and I also helped them and their parents to communicate with their teachers.

    • LSI Portsmouth

      Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
      Teacher of Turkish

      As a teacher of Turkish I trained British diplomatic personnel to acquire proficiency in general Turkish language as well as in diplomatic and technical Turkish.

    • Bosphorus Translation

      Feb 2005 - now
      English to Turkish Freelance Translator | Transcreator | Reviewer

      English to Turkish translator, transcreator, reviewer, localization specialist with experience in the areas of:-Marketing:🔷 automotive 🔷 aviation 🔷 e-commerce 🔷 e-learning 🔷 football 🔷 healthcare 🔷 leisure 🔷 market research 🔷 printers 🔷 SaaS 🔷 social media 🔷 software 🔷 travel and tourism -Technology:💠 artificial intelligence 💠 block chain technology and crypto💠 cloud 💠 cyber security 💠 mobile applications 💠 social media 💠 software 💠 SaaS

    • Portsmouth City Council

      Jun 2005 - Apr 2007
      Translator, Interpreter

      Official interpreter and translator for Portsmouth City Council. Translation duties involved translating official letters to Turkish clients and interpreting duties involved interpreting at health centres, hospitals, courts, job centres.

    • LanguageLine Solutions

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
      Telephone Interpreter

      Telephone Interpreter. Providing telephone interpreting service to UK based government agencies such as NHS, the Police, Highways Agency, councils and private companies such as utility providers and banks as well as USA based government and private organisations including emergency services, local government agencies, banks, insurance and tech companies.

    • Canon Europe Ltd.

      Jun 2006 - Apr 2007
      Software Localization Specialist (Contractor)

      Canon Europe (Bracknell ­ UK) Translating and proofreading Canon printer software. Software testing.

    • Portsmouth Friendship Centre

      Sept 2006 - Jan 2008
      Project Manager (Part-Time)

      I was responsible for smooth running of the Multicultural Project. The duties were involved; finding volunteers for the project, training volunteers, organising events, providing services for Centre customers.

    • South Downs College

      Mar 2008 - Jun 2008
      Teacher of Turkish (Part-Time)

      I was teaching elementary level Turkish to mainly English speaking adult pupils and carrying out assessments based on school's curriculum and assessment modules.

    • Institute of Translation and Interpreting

      Aug 2008 - now

      • Qualified Member

        Jun 2019 - now

      • Associate Member

        Aug 2008 - Jun 2019

    • Chartered Institute of Linguists

      Jun 2012 - now

      • Chartered Linguist

        Feb 2019 - now

      • Linguist

        Jun 2012 - Feb 2019

    • WILD THYME WHOLEFOODS LIMITED

      Apr 2014 - Dec 2018
      Co-founder, Co-owner, Director

      I helped establish the award winning Wild Thyme Wholefoods brand as a co-founder and run the business from April 2014 to December 2018 as a co-owner and director.Wild Thyme Wholefoods is a worker cooperative offering a wide range of natural, vegan and organic foods with a juice bar and a takeaway section, promoting healthy and sustainable living in the community with ethical and sustainable product offerings. I was involved in establishing the brand, designing and creating the premises as well as establishing the business for operation including designing and preparing the kitchen and takeaway operations. Regular responsibilities involved day to day running of the business, customer service, social media marketing, creating menus for kitchen operations, running various public events such as themed food events, attending special catering events and fairs, attending meetings, buying, recruitment, supplier relations, planning, health and safety etc. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Translator

      Issued by Translators without Borders on Jan 2012
      Translators without BordersAssociated with Ali Yildirim MCIL CL MITI