Turkish Localization QA Tester
Side (freelance) · 2026
- Tested Turkish game localization, reporting linguistic, functional and UI issues.
I'm currently looking for roles in localization, QA and operations, in games and beyond. Below is my experience so far.
Experience
Accounting & Financial Operations Associate
Pole von Berlin GmbH · 2023–2025
- Handled accounts payable and receivable, and bank and payment reconciliations across Shopify, Billbee and Lexware.
- Produced weekly sales, cost and cash-flow reports for management.
Content Integrity & Quality Analyst
Majorel · 2020–2021
- Audited the quality of multilingual moderation teams, maintaining 98% policy adherence.
- Flagged gaps in guidelines and worked with policy teams to resolve edge cases.
Literary Translator & Editor
Nora Kitap, Istanbul · 2017–2019
- Translated English literature into Turkish, including Jack London's The Call of the Wild.
Digital Marketing & Content Specialist
Ithaki Publishing, Istanbul · 2015–2017
- Ran social media and paid campaigns for book releases, raising engagement by 25%.
Projects
Film Hafızası (non-profit)
Coordinated independent cinema screenings for 200+ attendees, 2016–2018.
Education
- M.A. North American Studies, minor in Economics — Freie Universität Berlin (thesis submitted, 2026)
Thesis Games as an Art of Agency and the Playability of American Culture Open-World Form and American Cultural Reproduction in Death Stranding and World of Warcraft - B.A. American Culture and Literature, minor in Sociology — Istanbul University (2018, GPA 3.86)
Skills
- Localization & QA: LQA testing · bug reporting · translation & editing · terminology research
- Operations & Data: reconciliations · financial reporting · Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)
- Tools: Shopify · Billbee · Lexware · Google Analytics · Meta Business Suite
Languages
Turkish (native) · English (C2) · German (A2, learning)