Ozlem Scholten
Sometimes a picture speaks more than a thousand words. This is why I am portraying my life in snapshots.
Teacher
27-08-2020
All mothers in the Netherlands have suddenly become teachers
Coronavirus
12-03-2020
Translating numerous hygiene guidelines during the biggest crisis of the century
Arman is 1,5 years old
19-02-2015
A present with three wheels for me and my son!
Istanbul Tuyap Book Fair
30-11-214
Book signing in Tuyap in 2014
Being sworn in at the District Court of The Hague
05-10-214
Sworn and listed in the Wbtv Register endorsed by the Dutch Ministry of Justice under number 4049.
Sword of light, Katherine Roberts
07-07-2014
My first translation of a four-part series about the Knights of the Round Table
Documentary about Istanbul
01-03-2014
My name in the credits
Staff magazine
08-11-2013
A fun translation job for the staff magazine of M&G Group.
Breaking News
15-08-2013
Today my son Arman was born!
Turkish language lessons
03-01-2013
Thanks to Skype I can now teach my pupils on holiday or at home.
On holiday
24-07-2012
Living the good life and translating in beautiful natural surroundings!
NLTR400
01-04-2012
The shortest translation ever!
Grimas
01-01-2012
I was always curious about make-up for films. Now, thanks to Grimas, I know exactly how they do it!
Horticulture
03-09-2011
I translate the minutes of this horticulture company’s weekly meetings into Turkish.
Bodrum, Turkey
30-07-2011
The best fish and our table in Bodrum
Paris
28-05-2011
Finally in front of the Notre Dame, a dream come true!
Belgium
19-03-2011
Bruges looks a bit like the Netherlands, except there is more French fries and beer!
Cycling
01-05-2010
In Turkey cycling is for kids; you can even get lessons!
The world of fashion and glamour
18-03-2010
I translate the latest news on trends fresh from the catwalk for an international fashion publisher.
Vigex, now available in Turkey!
13-02-2010
Turkish language lessons
12-01-2010
I teach Turkish at a Dutch language institute.
The course book
13-11-2009
In addition to Dutch, this course book on Basic Safety is now available in German, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese and Romanian. I enjoyed working on the Turkish edition immensely!
Turkish language workbook
19-10-2009
I recorded the dialogues with individualised lessons in the Turkish language, CD Turks op maat, under the auspices of renowned author Gertjan van Schaaik.
Interview in Mijn Rendement
11-09-2009
Interview in Mijn Rendement
Customer service
29-06-2009
Handling the Turkish customer service for an online boutique through a special chat program.
Concentration
28-05-2009
You could shoot a canon right next to me and I wouldn’t hear it when I’m translating!
Online games
24-05-2009
More and more websites are being prepared for the Turkish market. When I’m translating a website about games I always gain first-hand experience first!
Keukenhof
06-05-2009
Remarkable! Every time Keukenhof opens its doors my mother wants to come for a visit...
Flight TK 1951
25-02-2009
A terrible disaster with a tremendous impact on Turkey. Important press releases from the Dutch crisis team need to be translated into Turkish.
BouwAgenda.nl
05-02-2009
This has nothing to do with the Turkish language, but it’s nice to do something completely different. I am on the editorial team of BouwAgenda.nl.
Interpreting
29-11-2008
Falck Nutec is active in the field of safety training. Thanks to an interpreting job I now know how to escape from a sinking helicopter!
Subtitling
27-06-2008
What makes this so hard is having to juggle with the amount of available space as well as the translation. The length of the subtitles need to be in proportion with the words that are spoken!
Book signing
02-09-2007
Here I am signing the children’s book I wrote at the Istanbul Book Fair.
Special day!
21-12-2005
This is why I am living in the Netherlands.
Automagic horse
06-03-2005
L. Ron Hubbard was a productive and controversial American author and the founder of the Scientology Church. In addition to books about philosophy, self-development and management he also wrote science fiction, essays and children’s books. I translated this book for Turkish readers.
Diving
29-06-2003
Turkey is a beautiful country for diving and it soon became one of my hobbies. My record is 60 metres in depth. An important condition is being able to trust your partner.
Tunisia
29-03-2002
A week in Tunisia. The man on the photo just sold me a souvenir.
Prom
24-06-1993
My prom at Istanbul University.
Trabzon
11-07-1987
This city is situated in the Black Sea, in the region where my father was born. Every summer my family stays in our holiday home in the mountains.
First day at school
28-09-1978
In Turkey children don’t start school until they are 6. Here I am in front of my hose before leaving for my first day at school.