Brief Education and Work History


Dogan Sahin (B.Ed.English) Tel: 61 03 93062018 4/14 Gladstone Parade Mobile: 0403958621 Glenroy 3046 VIC. Fax: 61 03 90124559 Australia E-mail: gocyolu@yahoo.com Place and Date of Birth : Icel- Turkey/ 30 January 1962 Nationality : Australian Tertiary Education : University of Selcuk, Faculty of Education, English Language Teaching,Turkey-1994 (Recognized as Education Degree by Australian Education Department)(NOOSR) Professional Authority Practicing Certificates : (NAATI) National Authority for Translators and Interpreters- Australia /Professional Level Interpreter and Translator in English-Turkish languages 1985/1999. Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Courses : Ethical Dilemmas in Interpreting AUSIT- April 2004, Networking Session Linguistic Issues for T/I involved in Legal Cases AUSIT- February 2004, Workshop Immigration and Citizenship Law Course Immigration Rights and Advice Centre- July 2002 Media Relations-Lobbying TAFE –August 2000, Workshop Child Neurology-Autism Spectrum Disorders Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine September 1998 Turkey, 2 day Conference Law Procedures College of Professional Studies Sydney 1987, Course Security Procedures SECTA Sydney 1998, Course Published Works : Kubadan Gece Notlari-Book by Ali Asker Aktas Translation of part the book-Sydney 2001 Dus Publishers. The Harem-Book on Turkish Palace Life by British author N.M Penzer- Translation Into Turkish-Turkey Say Publishers 2000. Babamin Bilmedigi Hersey-Novel, Dogan sahin Elya Publishers-Istanbul 1998 Various articles on TI profession and/or general issues. AUSIT group website 2000-2004 SBS Radio Turkish Programs 1990-2004 3zzz Radio Kurdish Programs 2003-2004 Translations, General Articles Turkish language newspapers published in Australia Membership to Professional organizations :AUSIT (Australian Institute for Translators and Interpreters) Professional member. ITIA (Irish Translators and interpreters Association) Professional member. Australian Turkish Journalists Society Founding member-Sydney TODEV (Turkish Autistic Education and Solidarity Trust) Honorary member Work History : Turkish Consulate General Freelance Interpreter/Translator 2004, Melbourne Royal Melbourne Hospital Contract Interpreter 2003- 2004 VITS (Victorian Translation and Interpreting Service) Freelance Interpreter/Translator 2004, Melbourne Conference Interpreters-Sydney, Melbourne Freelance Translator/Interpreter 2001-2004 Ethnic Interpreters Sydney Freelance translating, 1999-2004 Anamur College-Turkey English Language Teacher 2002-2003 Besiktas Translations-Istanbul Interpreter/Translator 1997-1999 Ankara University-TOMER-Izmir Language Lecturer-1995 Ministry of Education-NSW Australia Teacher`s Aide 1986-87 Interturk Translators-Sydney Translator/Interpreter 1986 Corrective Services Department NSW Australia Corrective Officer 1985 Migrated to Australia August 1984 Career Highlights Interpreting at Habitat Conference for NorwegianPrime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik and Mrs.Bondevik and Norwegian Foreign Minister Knout Vollebaek and Mrs Vollebaek in Istanbul in November 1998. Interpreting at a press conference for Romanian Ministerial commission at Izmir International Trade Fair in 1995 Conference Interpreting at OECD Environment Commission Conference in Mersin – Turkey in 1989 Freelancing since 1986 at all levels of Legal, Health, Education sectors belonging to State and Private business in Australia, England, Turkey,