▮Volkan Güvenç — Founder & Director

Volkan founded Alafranga in Istanbul in 2002 and has led the company through every phase of its development — from a specialist Turkish translation desk to a London-registered agency serving LSPs and direct clients across Europe. He oversees strategic direction, client relationships, and quality governance across all operations.

"The work that matters most is the work where a mistake has real consequences. That is what we have built this agency around — and that standard has not changed in 23 years."

▮Şule Gonulsuz — Finance Manager
Şule joined Alafranga in 2004 and oversees financial planning, vendor payments, and administrative coordination. She ensures that invoicing is transparent, vendors are paid on time, and multi-currency transactions run cleanly — even on complex or time-sensitive projects.
"Financial discipline is what keeps a project operation trustworthy. Clients and translators both need to know that commitments will be honoured."

▮Deniz Toprak Odabaşı — Translation Project Coordinator
Deniz coordinates multilingual translation workflows — managing linguist assignments, quality supervision, and day-to-day client communication. She is the operational centre of every project, translating client briefs into clear workflows with defined timelines and quality checkpoints.

"A well-structured project is the first quality control. Before the first word is translated, the right people, tools, and expectations need to be in place."