Zeynep Nazlı Kolkıran

Translator @ Saran Group

About

Hi! I’m Zeynep, an undergrad at Ankara Science University, specializing in English-to-Turkish game localization, subtitle and webcomic translation with over three years of experience! I’m super passionate about making games more accessible to the Turkish community and creating meaningful experiences for Turkish players. As the co-founder of Ichineko Loc, I work with a small, focused team to deliver localizations that are as sweet and satisfying as the games themselves. 😼🍓 Got a new project? I’d love to be a part of it! Let’s connect and make something amazing together. 📩 Send me an email: znkolkiran@gmail.com

Country

Türkiye

City

Ankara

Industry

Translation & Localization

Skill

Dubbing Translation, Subtitle Edit, Machine Learning, MTPE, Consecutive Interpretation, SDL Trados, Project Planning, Subtitle Translation, Editing, Video Game Localization, Transcreation, Internalization, Project Management, Literary Translation, Interpreting, Document Translation, Translation, Subtitling, Teamwork, Localization

Experience

Translator

Saran Group

2025-9 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Localization Specialist

23 Studios

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Worked on the Turkish localization of a popular real-time tactics video game.

Founder & Project Manager

Ichineko Loc.

2024-9 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

Türkiye

Who are we? A Turkish game localization team of four, brought together with my fellow colleagues. We aim to be the voice of indie games that seek to be heard in the Turkish game market. Why Ichineko? Our name blends "ichigo" (strawberry) and "neko" (cat), symbolizing our approach: we're as focused and determined as a cat on the hunt, and the localizations we deliver are as satisfying and sweet as strawberries! Portfolio: https://ichinekoloc.carrd.co/

Localization Specialist

Dragonbaby

2024-10 - Present · 2 yrs

Super Battle Golf - LQA

Subtitler

BESPOKE LAB

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Game Localization Specialist

Checkpoint Game Localization

2023-6 - Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

Translator

TED Translators

2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Been working on English<>Turkish subtitle translations of TED Talks as a volunteer.

Freelance Translator

2022-10 - Present · 4 yrs

Worked on the translation and proofreading of various comics, subtitle translation of animations, and Turkish localization of games from English to Turkish. Experienced in using subtitle editors like Aegisub and CAT tools such as Smartcat, Phrase, and Trados.

Translation Team Director

Rural African Matters

2024-7 - 2024-11 · 5 mos

Provided document translation for the organization and consecutive interpreting between English<>Turkish language pair to maintain communication as a volunteer.