turkish to english translation

mahir


Joined: 24/06/2010
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
24/06/2010 16:31

Hello can anyone help me, I urgently need someone to translate a document for me, it is roughly 5 or 6 pages, and it concerns the biological study of of the sea. I am willing to pay for the service but it is very urgent.



best regards



mahir

greenman


Joined: 16/02/2008
Posts: 526

Message Posted:
24/06/2010 16:53

http://www.hbpg-trnc.net/documents/translator.html

YFred


Joined: 06/05/2009
Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
24/06/2010 16:55

How much are you paying, which currency and how?

AllyTT


Joined: 13/09/2008
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
24/06/2010 17:07

I work as a translator for an agency in Istanbul, cost is 5TL per page (1000 chars). If I can help e-mail me ally.t.t@gmail.com . Ready within 12 hours up to 10 pages.

yunus



Joined: 14/05/2009
Posts: 327

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 00:52

5 tl per page ? wow !

henrik



Joined: 01/10/2009
Posts: 314

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 20:12

5 TL per PAGE???? 1000 haracters.. Guys, what is this? Google translations? yahoo babellfish?

this cant be a serious offer?



I would expect to pay 50TL - which is fair, not 5... Translation is a serious job..

AllyTT


Joined: 13/09/2008
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
25/06/2010 21:00

No it's not google translations. I work for an agency that charges 10 TL per page (1000 chars), the employees are paid 5-6 lira depending on how complicated the text is. I charge 5 lira when I do private translations and I also work as a simultaneous translator for many large companies (Renault, BAT etc). I'm able to charge such prices because of the volume of translations I deal with. I don't think it's fair to charge any more than what I am paid regularly for the same work just because the work is freelance. And I certainly didn't expect to be told my charges are too low when there are many "Interpreting and Translation Studies" students that translate for as low as 2TL per 1000 chars in Turkey.

I know translation is a serious job, it's my full-time job.

So again, yes. It is a serious offer.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 01:35

You are undervaluing your services. It is not everyone who can do this work, and it is not easy.

AllyTT


Joined: 13/09/2008
Posts: 188

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 05:33

I think you'll find that in Turkey prices are very different to NC for translation and the number of people offering such services is unbelievable. Even Medical translations do not cost anywhere near what you are being quoted. I'm currently working for a pharmaceutical company at 6 lira per page and that was not even their first offer. It's a competitive field. We all work for agency rates because we wouldn't be able to find the same volume of work without them.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
26/06/2010 08:26

i think it was good of allytt to offer such a rate to a student !