Gokhan Armagan

PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name: Gökhan Armağan Date of Birth: 14/09/1990 Place of Birth: Ordu Current Abode: İzmir Address: Özkanlar Manavkuyu Dist. 245 St Dilber Apt. A Blk. Floor:7 Door:16 Bornova Telephone: 0554-377-74-12 Marital Status: Single Military Status: Exemption from service due to tuberculosis treatment E-Posta: gokhan.armagan@hotmail.com EDUCATION Elementary Education: Ordu Merkez Public Elementary School High School: Ordu Anadolu High School College: Ege University, Faculty of Letters, Department of English Language and Literature (ongoing) ABOUT ME Born in 1990, on Ordu, I have always had a tendency to learn foreign languages thanks to my elder brother’s supports. First, I started to learn English pre-school, tutored by my brother. Later on, discovering my tendency on art, sports and foreign languages, I started to play the guitar, practice Le Parkour and choose a language focused education throughout my education. Upon graduating from high-school, I attended Ege University, English Language and Literature department in 2008; and with the sole aim of improving myself, I have been studying still. FOREIGN LANGUAGES KNOWN English (Proficient) Japanese (Elementary) NATIVE LANGUAGE Turkish EXPERIENCES AS FREELANCE TRANSLATOR Participated in the translation of a construction agreement (30.000 words) for Link Translations in July, 2013. Participated in a 25,000 words Project for Link Translations in June, 2013. Since 2008, I have been translating essays, thesis, dissertations as a freelance translator. Since 2012, August, I have been translating subtitles for the leading tv-series streaming website, Dizimag. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE Literary Translation, Legal Translation, Technological Translation, Subtitles, Editing, Proof-reading SOFTWARES KNOWN AND USED Microsoft Office 2010 OmegaT Across PERSONAL TRAITS & SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Playing rock n’ roll and blues guitar since 2004, played in several concerts as lead guitar. Currently the chief editor of the website of Turkish Parkour Association, located at www.parkour.org.tr, interested in c++ programming language.

Constantly improving myself in as many fields as possible. Learning programming languages, philosphy, rhetorics, guitar, extreme sports etc. I have no boundaries when it comes to learning.

guitar - serious guitar player, Translation - English to Turkish

...playing the guitar as well as singing, playing the game of go, doing Le Parkour.