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Media and Entertainment Translation

Subtitles, scripts, SDH and metadata: into Turkish, and from Turkish drama to the world.

 

Media work is judged on screen, against a deadline, by viewers who never see the source. Alafranga's media team has subtitled Disney and Fox TV content into Turkish, written catalogue metadata for a streaming launch, and prepared English metadata for Turkish series entering an international catalogue. We work for platforms, broadcasters, distributors and the media localization companies that serve them.

 

▮Who We Work For
Who you are What you usually need Where to start
Streaming platform or broadcaster Turkish subtitles, SDH and catalogue metadata for new releases and the back catalogue Subtitles and media
Distributor of Turkish series English templates from the Turkish source, review of existing subtitles, dubbing scripts and international metadata Turkish drama localization
Media localization company Turkish capacity on deadline, and SDH in Turkish and European languages SDH subtitles
Corporate, training or e-learning video Subtitles and voice-over scripts, with fast turnaround Subtitles and media
 
▮Content We Handle
  • Drama series, including long-running daily and weekly series
  • Feature films and film archives
  • Children's and family content, with shorter lines for younger readers and songs rewritten, not translated word for word
  • Comedy, where the joke has to work in the target language
  • Documentary, food and lifestyle programmes
  • Corporate, training and e-learning video
 
▮What Each Market Expects
A Turkish series sold into ten markets may need dubbing scripts for some, subtitles for others and SDH for all of them. Planning the source work for the whole set saves a second round later.

Market Usual delivery for drama What it means for the source work
Germany, France, Italy, Spain Dubbing, with subtitles as an option Dubbing scripts need lip-sync adaptation and one series glossary shared with the subtitles
Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Portugal Subtitles Reading speed and line length follow the broadcaster's or platform's rules
Poland and parts of Central and Eastern Europe Single-voice voice-over or subtitles A clean, timed script matters more than lip-sync
Every EU market SDH in the market's language Required under the European Accessibility Act for services that give access to audiovisual media
 
▮Experience
  • 647 Disney episodes and films, about 333 hours, subtitled into Turkish in five weeks ahead of the Disney+ launch in Türkiye.
  • 59 children's and family titles subtitled into Turkish in 2021.
  • Turkish titles, synopses and credits for the Disney+ Türkiye catalogue, hundreds of thousands of words.
  • English metadata for more than 30 Turkish drama, comedy and lifestyle productions entering an international streaming catalogue.
▮Questions We Are Asked
Do you work directly for platforms or through localization companies?
Both. Our largest media programme ran through a global media localization partner, and we also work directly with platforms, broadcasters and distributors.

Which languages do you cover for media work?
Turkish in both directions, and German, French, Italian, Spanish and other European languages through our specialist network, for subtitles, dubbing scripts and SDH.

Can you handle a whole catalogue, not only new releases?
Yes. Catalogue work is planned in batches on one shared glossary, so titles, names and credits stay consistent across hundreds of titles.

Do you produce the dubbing itself?
We prepare dubbing and voice-over scripts. Recording is done by the studio you or your client choose.