Our Department

Aim of the Department

The Department of English Translation and Interpreting aims to equip its students with advanced translation competence in the English–Turkish language pair while also developing professional-level communication skills in a second foreign language and basic-level communication skills in a third. The program enables students to grasp the grammatical, semantic, lexical, and cultural structures of the source and target languages, and to analyze different text types and render them in a manner appropriate to their purpose.
By integrating theoretical knowledge in translation studies with practical skills, the department seeks to ensure that students can make effective use of modern translation technologies and information and communication tools. Graduates are thus trained as professionals who are competitive in the national and international translation markets, committed to professional ethics, and dedicated to lifelong learning.

Objectives of the Department

The program aims for students to attain a level of competence that allows them to manage written and oral translation processes, apply translation strategies effectively, and develop creative solutions to the problems they encounter. Intercultural communication skills and domain knowledge of text types across various fields of specialization are intended to support graduates' versatile translation competence.
The program further aims to enable students to transfer interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to their translation work, to take on active roles on national and international platforms, and to sustain their professional development. Accordingly, graduates are expected to play an effective role not only in the translation industry but also in a range of language- and communication-oriented professions.

Career Opportunities

Students of the English Translation and Interpreting program may be employed as translators and interpreters at publishing houses, in the foreign trade departments of private companies, in the public sector at institutions such as the Ministry of Trade, the National Intelligence Organization (MİT), and the Ministry of Justice, in the translation offices of relevant departments, and at magazines, newspapers, and film studios. Opportunities are also available in freelance translation and interpreting as well as at translation agencies. In addition, graduates who wish to pursue an academic career may continue on to master's and doctoral programs, focusing on academic work in translation studies, linguistics, or communication. Positions such as translator or interpreter at international institutions and organizations, cultural attaché, and media consultant are also among graduates' career options.

Programs Eligible for Lateral Transfer

Students are admitted to the associate and undergraduate programs of our University through lateral transfer, within the available quotas, in accordance with the “Regulation on the Principles of Transfer Between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs at Higher Education Institutions, Double Major, Minor, and Inter-Institutional Credit Transfer.”

Programs Eligible for Vertical Transfer

All students who wish to transfer vertically to the English Translation and Interpreting program are placed by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM) upon obtaining a sufficient score on the Vertical Transfer Examination (DGS).