Turkish Software Localization Services
Native Turkish linguists translate your interface, documentation and store listings, test them in your build and keep every release in Turkish.
- Languages
- 19
- Languages
- Vetted Native Linguists
- 700+
- Vetted Native Linguists
- Localization Tasks / Year
- 100K+
- Localization Tasks / Year
- Founded
- 2016
- Founded
El Turco provides Turkish software localization services for SaaS companies, app publishers and enterprise product teams. Native Turkish linguists translate UI strings, help content, release notes and app store listings. A second linguist edits every file under ISO 17100. Production runs from our Istanbul office, with headquarters in London and source files, builds and customer data protected under ISO/IEC 27001.
Turkish software localization means adapting an interface, its documentation and its store presence so Turkish users read the product as if it had been built for them. Turkish grammar puts suffixes on placeholders, the dotted and dotless i break case conversion in code and many strings run longer than English. Enterprises and software vendors that own their products are our main clients. LSP partners use the same team as a white-label Turkish desk and can start with a free 300-word test.
Shared workflow: Translation & Localization and Technology & IT.
Scope
What does Turkish software localization cover?
UI strings and microcopy
Buttons, menus, dialogs, error messages, onboarding flows and notifications, translated in your resource files with placeholders, tags and length limits kept intact.
Help center and documentation
Knowledge base articles, user guides, API documentation and in-product help. MTPE under ISO 18587 is available where the content suits it.
Release notes and product updates
Changelogs, what's new screens, in-app announcements and transactional email templates, delivered on your release cycle.
App store listings
App Store and Google Play titles, descriptions, keywords, screenshot captions and update notes, written for Turkish search terms and within each field's character limit.
Legal, billing and account screens
Terms, privacy notices, consent dialogs and billing settings. Privacy and consent texts for users in Türkiye often refer to KVKK, the Turkish personal data protection law, so terms follow your approved Turkish legal text.
Continuous localization
New and changed strings move from your repository or TMS through a connector or API, then return translated without manual file handling.
Turkish specifics
What makes Turkish different for software localization?
Placeholders that need suffixes
Turkish attaches case endings to nouns and names, and the ending changes with vowel harmony. A string such as "{app} could not open {file}" needs a different ending for each file name. We rewrite the sentence so the variable stands alone, or suggest a label pattern such as "Dosya: {file}".
Plurals after numbers
Turkish nouns stay singular after a number, so "5 files" becomes "5 dosya". We fill both CLDR plural categories for Turkish correctly and flag code that builds plurals by adding an English "s".
Dotted and dotless i in code
Turkish has İ and i as well as I and ı. Code that uppercases text without the Turkish locale turns "i" into "I" instead of "İ", and the same bug breaks case-insensitive search and matching. We test all-caps labels and search in the build and report each case with the string and screen.
Text length and layout
Suffixes replace short English words, so Turkish UI strings often run longer. Buttons, tabs and table headers truncate. We flag strings over their limits and agree short forms in the glossary.
Tone: siz or sen
Business software usually addresses users with formal "siz", while consumer apps often use informal "sen". Button labels commonly take the short imperative, such as "Kaydet" for Save. The choice is fixed in the style guide before translation starts.
Number, date and sorting formats
Turkish uses a decimal comma with a dot for thousands, day.month.year dates and the 24-hour clock. The letters ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş and ü have their own alphabet positions, which affects sorted lists, filters and search results.
Process
How we run a Turkish software localization project
Turnaround is agreed at scoping, with a 24-hour option for small urgent updates.
Step 1
Scoping and file review
We review your resource files, word count, platforms and release cadence. Common formats include JSON, XLIFF, Android XML, iOS strings files, RESX, PO and YAML. We also ask for screenshots or a staging build so linguists see each string in context.
Step 2
Glossary and style guide
Product terms, English terms to keep, siz or sen, button style and length rules are agreed with your team and loaded into the TMS.
Step 3
Translation, editing and proofreading
One native Turkish linguist translates and a second edits under ISO 17100. Work runs in your TMS or CAT tool, including Phrase, Smartling, Crowdin, Lokalise, XTM, RWS Trados and memoQ.
Step 4
What's Wrong? QA
What's Wrong?, our own QA tool, checks every Turkish file. Its deterministic rules cover placeholders, tags, length limits and glossary terms. Risky segments get a second read from an AI judge before a human signs off.
Step 5
In-context review and LQA
Native Turkish reviewers check the strings on a staging build or screenshots for truncation, wrong capitals, broken suffixes and untranslated text. They verify each fix in the next build. Source files and builds are handled under NDA and ISO/IEC 27001.
Step 6
Continuous updates
New strings arrive through connectors or the API and reuse the translation memory and glossary. Small urgent updates can be turned around within 24 hours when agreed at scoping.
Industries
Who buys Turkish software localization?
Industry
Technology & IT
SaaS platforms, enterprise software and mobile apps launching or growing in Türkiye with Turkish UI, documentation and store listings.
Industry
Finance & Fintech
Banking, payment and fintech apps where Turkish number formats, legal screens and security messages must be exact.
Industry
E-Commerce & Retail
Marketplace and retail platforms localizing seller dashboards, checkout flows and customer apps into Turkish.
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FAQ
Turkish software localization FAQ
What does Turkish software localization include at El Turco?
Turkish software localization at El Turco covers UI strings, error messages, onboarding flows, help center articles, release notes, legal screens and app store listings. Native Turkish linguists translate and edit the text under ISO 17100. What's Wrong? checks placeholders, tags and length limits. Native reviewers then test the strings in a staging build, and continuous localization keeps each release in Turkish.
How do you handle the Turkish dotted and dotless i in software?
The Turkish dotted and dotless i is handled in translation and in testing. Linguists use İ, i, I and ı correctly in every string. LQA then checks all-caps labels, search and sorting in the build. When code converts case without the Turkish locale, El Turco reports the bug with the string and screen so developers can switch to a locale-aware function.
Should Turkish software address users with siz or sen?
Turkish business software usually addresses users with formal "siz", while consumer apps often choose informal "sen" for a friendlier tone. Button labels commonly use the short imperative, such as "Kaydet" for Save, in both cases. El Turco agrees the form of address in the style guide before translation starts, so UI, help content and store listings stay consistent.
Which tools and file formats does El Turco support for Turkish software?
El Turco works in the TMS and CAT tools your team already uses, including Phrase, Smartling, Crowdin, Lokalise, XTM, RWS Trados and memoQ. Linguists translate JSON, XLIFF, Android XML, iOS strings files, RESX, PO and YAML with placeholders and tags protected. Connectors and API workflows support continuous localization without manual exports.
Do you work with LSPs on Turkish software localization?
El Turco works with LSPs as a white-label Turkish software localization partner. LSP vendor managers get the same native linguists, What's Wrong? QA and LQA reviewers that enterprise clients use, working in the LSP tools and under the LSP brand. A free 300-word test translation is available before the first job, and pricing is per-word, hourly or project-based, quoted after scoping.
How do we start a Turkish software localization project?
A Turkish software localization project starts with the contact form: send the word count, file formats, platforms and release cadence. Product teams can try the workflow first with a free pilot on a sample of their strings. El Turco then agrees the glossary, style guide, TMS setup and review plan. Turnaround is agreed at scoping, with a 24-hour option for small urgent updates.
Ready to Scope Turkish Software Localization?
Share the content type, volume and timeline for a scoped plan. A free pilot comes first if you want proof before committing. Pricing is per-word, hourly or project-based, quoted after scoping.