Requirements to Become a Certified Translator
Who is a Certified Translator?
Certified translation is a translation bearing a signature and seal that indicates the translation has been made exactly in accordance with the original. These translations, made by certified translators, have the nature of an official document and can be submitted to official institutions, authorities, or consulates. You can have your certified translation works done by translators with authorization certificates through a certified translation agency.
How to Become a Certified Translator
Individuals who meet the diploma and language proficiency requirements can serve as certified translators by proving these qualifications and taking an oath before a notary or in the judicial commissions. Translators who take an oath before a notary are given the title of certified translator or notary-certified translator. Translators who take an oath in judicial commissions hold the title of judicial certified translator or expert certified translator. Individuals who have graduated from university departments of translation or philology can obtain the title of certified translator by proving their language proficiency before a notary or in judicial commissions. For this, they need to meet certain conditions. First of all, they must meet the citizenship requirement. Turkish citizens and foreigners with work permits can work as certified translators. They must prove their language skills. Those who do not have proficiency in the language they will translate cannot serve as certified translators. Language proficiency can be documented by a diploma or by a language exam score. Some notaries may not accept the language score alone and may also require the qualification to be met with a diploma. After completing documents such as criminal record certificate, residence certificate, and photographs, an application for certified translation can be made to the notary. Certified translators can only provide translation services for the languages mentioned in their oath certificate. Texts translated by a certified translator are valid everywhere. However, if a notary attestation is required for these translations, only the notary who issued the certified translator's authorization certificate can attest the translations. They can work individually or provide translation services through a certified translation agency. You can find everything you wonder about certified translation on the cemtercume.com page.
