Tuba Gultekin Roche

I was born in Istanbul. I started my university education in Cinema / Audiovisual Studies in Turkey and continued in France. Having Turkish as my mother tongue, I have been doing freelance translation and interpretation from French to Turkish and from English to Turkish since 2006.

I worked in the audiovisual field (direction & production) in editing and production roles for 7 years. As a journalist-editor, I was also responsible for translating and adapting texts and interviews from French and English into Turkish in various fields, including politics, economics, international law, the environment, and science, as part of my role as an editor/journalist for an international news channel. My adaptations and articles were broadcast on both television and the channel's website.

I am particularly interested in audiovisual translation (documentary films, interviews...) and the field of social sciences (e.g., translations of scientific articles for Crimson Interactive, USA). As an interpreter, I collaborated with OFII (Office for Immigration and Integration) to provide interpreting services in Turkish and English.

In addition to the fields mentioned above, I have also been interested in literary translation. I translated Mo Hayder's thriller novel 'Pig Island' from English to Turkish, published in 2007.

I also master audiovisual production techniques, such as framing and editing; I direct short films and record performances. Currently, I dedicate most of my time to conducting cinema workshops with young audiences as a director-facilitator.