Our Team

EVREN AY

CEO & Founder

Evren has been a veteran of the translation industry for over 20 years.

OYTUN TEZ

CTO & Co-Founder

Translation studies scholar with a thesis on machine translation -- overall technologist and obsessed with smart, seamless translation flows

TOLGA SECİLMİS

CSO

With over two decades of leadership in the translation and localization industry, Tolga has held key directorial roles in leading firms. He has also been a dedicated educator for 18 years, contributing significantly to the field's knowledge base.

BANU ORUC

CFO

After her tenure of 25 years at Warner Bros, as Financial Director, Regional Financial Director overseeing several countries and later as Managing Director, Banu brings MotaWord operational and financial excellence.

ASENE DUYAR

Marketing Director

Asene Duyar is an enthusiastic digital marketer with a master's degree in social science. She brings a unique perspective to crafting effective marketing strategies to help MotaWord grow.

KAAN DEMIREL

Senior Software Engineer

Kaan is an aspiring software engineer, responsible for translating ideas into ones and zeros.

ALI CAGATAY UCAR

Senior Software Engineer

Cagatay is an enthusiastic software developer who thinks the developers are the wizards of today's modern world.

CAFER YUKSELOGLU

Senior Software Engineer

Cafer is a computer scientist with 10+ years of experience in software development. When not coding, Cafer enjoys games, music, and caffeine-fueled computer sessions.

PAM SELDON

Project Manager

Pam is a wizard of looking at large datasets and deriving meaningful actions from them. As a community/project manager and client liaison at MotaWord, Pam ensures timely creation and delivery of projects and all vendor/client related matters.

OMER BISIREN

Senior Community Manager

Having begun his career as a translator, Ömer brings unbridled enthusiasm to all projects at all times. He is a great team player and always looks for ways to improve himself and elevate others.

ALP KARDES

Senior Community Manager

Being a tech savvy, Alp always looks for ways to improve and enhance his translation skills. His attention to detail assists him in surmounting challenging tasks and his impeccable work ethics brings another perspective to the team.

IREM KOCASLAN

Senior Community Manager

Being a passionate translator at heart, Irem is dedicated to reflecting her love for languages onto projects. She is a strong-minded team-mate who will challenge the status quo for the greater good.

HOANG PHUONG THUY

Community Manager

Industrious and organized with high sense of responsibility, Thuy is an experienced team player ready to learn new things, having strong ethic and motivation towards work and life.

MURAT BOYRAZ

Creative Director

Murat is a designer with over 15 years of experience creating online and offline design projects and he is officially recognized by Adobe as Certified Professional.

DIDEM AYDIN

Customer Success Manager

Didem is a seasoned professional who's passionate about creating exceptional customer experiences. She's all about results, but also makes every interaction friendly, positive, and productive.

MARK ROGERS

Evaluation Specialist

Mark is a credentials evaluator expert with over five years of experience in the industry. Throughout his career, Mark has demonstrated a keen attention to detail and a thorough understanding of international education systems, contributing to his reputation as a trusted authority in the field of credentials evaluation.

NICHOLAS TRIPANON

Sales Development Representative

Nicholas is a passionate salesperson who used to be a professional tennis player and lives by the quote, “ pressure is a privilege“.

BEHLUL TOPAK

Email Marketing Manager

Always being a Pragmatic, Behlul does his best to provide a practical solution to any problem. His background in Email Marketing and Financial Markets built a vision to simplify tasks and create 10X results.

BURCU ILZE

Community Manager

Burcu is a passionate translator who brings fresh perspectives, a love for cultures, and a strong drive to grow. Her dedication to excellence and collaborative spirit make her indispensable, consistently bringing value and insight to every project she undertakes.

SOL ARTIGAS

Community Manager

A creative thinker and a meticulous professional, Sol thrives on turning linguistic challenges into bridges of understanding. With over 15 years of experience, she is dedicated to bringing the beauty of the Spanish language to life through her work.

SALIH ERKAN

Community Manager

Salih's passion for technical translation is fueled by his enthusiasm for aviation and automotive mechanics. He loves immersing himself in service manuals and spec sheets. He believes that comprehending the mechanics behind everything is the key to progress, both in translation and in reinforcing effective communication within the industry.

OUR NOTABLE LINGUISTS

VERONIQUE ELOIR

French Translator

Veronique has been with MotaWord since 2016 as a French translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,500 French translation projects.

BEATRIZ GOYANES

Spanish Translator

Beatriz has been with MotaWord since 2016 as a Spanish translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,100 Spanish translation projects.

ZIANA MITCHELL

Korean Translator

Ziana has been with MotaWord since 2018 as a Korean translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 150 Korean translation projects.

JUGUO ZHANG

Chinese Translator

Juguo has been with MotaWord since 2015 as a Chinese translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 2,700 Chinese translation projects.

TRACY WANG

Chinese Translator

Tracy has been with MotaWord since 2014 as a Chinese translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 400 Chinese translation projects.

CRISTIANA SIMA

Romanian Translator

Cristiana has been with MotaWord since 2014 as a Romanian translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,300 Romanian translation projects.

AMGAD ABOUAMASHA

Arabic Translator

Amgad has been with MotaWord since 2016 as an Arabic translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 2,000 Arabic translation projects.

JAMES ONYEJEGBU

Spanish Translator

James has been with MotaWord since 2017 as a Spanish translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 1,800 Spanish translation projects.

ERICA ALEM

Portuguese Translator

Erica has been with MotaWord since 2016 as a Portuguese translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 400 Portuguese translation projects.

RODRIGO HERRERA ILLESCAS

Spanish Translator

Rodrigo has been with MotaWord since 2021 as a Spanish translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 900 Spanish translation projects.

COLIN SPEED

Spanish and Portuguese Translator

Colin has been with MotaWord since 2015 as a Spanish and Portuguese translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 2,000 Portuguese and Spanish translation projects.

SANDRA RODRIGUES DOS SANTOS

Portuguese Translator

Sandra has been with MotaWord since 2017 as a Portuguese translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,150 Portuguese translation projects.

KHRYSTYNA LUTSYK

Ukrainian Translator

Khrystyna has been with MotaWord since 2015 as a Ukrainian translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 500 Ukrainian translation projects.

IRENA RULLO

German Translator

Irena has been with MotaWord since 2018 as a German translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,200 German translation projects.

ELISABETH SCHMITT

German Translator

Elisabeth has been with MotaWord since 2017 as a German translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 500 German translation projects.

MATEUSZ MATYSIAK

Polish Translator

Mateusz has been with MotaWord since 2017 as a Polish translator. To date he has managed and participated in over 1,600 Polish translation projects.

OLIA COTEY

Russian Translator

Olia is a US-based Russian translator and she is also the first winner of the MotaWord social media prize.

MARIA GRACIA ZAVARSE

Spanish Translator

Experienced in all tasks behind the linguist desk: translation, subtitling, proofreading, copywriting, DTP-ing. Maga is a 100 project certificate holder.

IFEANYI UKO

French Translator

Ifeanyi is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

ADAM MIAN

French Translator

Adam is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

RAMADHAN RAJAB

Arabic Translator

Ramadhan is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

GINA DIMURO

Italian Translator

Gina is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

MARIA BATAN

Russian Translator

Maria has been with MotaWord since 2018 as a Russian translator. To date she has managed and participated in over 1,500 Russian translation projects.

GUIDO BOUWENS

Dutch Translator

Guido is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

PATRICK MERCIER

French Translator

Patrick is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

WINNIE NGIMOR

French Translator

Winnie is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

PATRICIA PABST

French Translator

Patricia is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

VANESSA MAHEU

French Translator

Vanessa is a 100 project certificate holder for 2018.

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