▮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. → About Volkan Güvenç. 

"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 Gönülsüz, 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."

▮Toprak Deniz 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."