Şengel presented in Accessibility Conference
December 2023 – Green Digital Accessibility Conference, Barcelona / The second edition of the GDA focused on bridging the gap in knowledge in accessibility and environmental sustainability, drawing together experts in the fields of media, accessibility, technology, environmental studies and education. Our instructor Zeynep Şengel presented the preliminary findings of her research titled: How meaningful is “can anybody hear me” during a disaster? By conducting interviews with key stakeholders, namely the chairperson of the Association of Turkish Sign Language Interpreters and the Turkish National Federation of the Deaf, the study aims to gain firsthand insights into the experiences and difficulties encountered by the deaf and HoH community in terms of accessibility during a natural disaster.
TRIN Students Receive Scholarships
Class of 2023: M.Burak Bulat, Meriç Demircioğlu, E.Ege Ünver
The Department of Translation and Interpretation is proud to announce that three of our students have been admitted to the College of Europe, Natolin, for graduate studies. Two of them have received scholarships from the EU Presidency, while one has received a scholarship from the Polish government. We wish our students all the success in their future endeavors
Şengel reflecting on sectoral reception at Boğaziçi University
12.09.2023 – Our instructor Zeynep Şengel was invited to speak at the roundtable meeting of the First National Congress on Translation and Interpreting Technologies organized by the Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies and Computer Engineering at Boğaziçi University. The session moderated by Jonathan Ross featured a lively discussion with the participation of Prof. Ebru Diriker, Prof. Levent Arslan, Prof. Aymil Doğan, Prof. Dr. Oktay Eser, and Assoc. Prof. Şeyda Kıncal. Şengel presented the sectoral reception towards technologies used in conference interpreting settings through the survey carried out by the Conference Interpreters Association of Turkey.
Dr. Duygu Duman Presented a Paper on Mental Healthcare Interpreters in Turkey at PSIT8 Conference
12.09.2023 – Dr. Duygu Duman was honored to represent her colleagues and their joint endeavor for mental healthcare interpreters in Turkey from an institutional perspective at the 8th International Conference on Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT8). Dr. Duman’s representation of mental healthcare interpreters in Turkey at the PSIT8 conference highlights the importance of providing access to mental healthcare for individuals who do not speak the same language as their healthcare provider. Her work serves as a reminder of the need for qualified interpreters in the healthcare industry, particularly in mental healthcare, and the impact they can have on patient outcomes.