Melda ENGİNSU graduated from Kadir Has University, Department of American Culture and Literature in 2012. She completed her master's degree at Okan University, Department of Translation Studies in 2016. She completed her P.h.D. in 2024 at Istanbul University Department of Theater Criticism and Dramaturgy with her thesis titled “The Position and Function of Translation in the Repertoire Formation of Istanbul Stages in the 2000s”. Since 2016, she has been working with various publishing houses and translating dystopia, science fiction, young romance and historical romance novels from English to Turkish. Her areas of interest include literary translation and theater translation.
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Melda ENGİNSU, Ph.D
0000-0003-4971-5309Asst. Prof.
FHSS / Department of Translation and Interpreting (English)
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Research Areas
literary translation
theater translation
theater
descriptive translation studies
translation theories
Short CV
Education & Academic Titles
Bachelor's Degree
Kadir Has Üniversitesi
2012
Master's Degree
Okan Üniversitesi
2016
Doctorate
İstanbul Üniversitesi
2024
Assistant Professor
Üsküdar Üniversitesi
2025
Projects > Projects
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ÇEVİRİ TEKNOLOJİLERİ LABORATUVARININ MÜTERCİM TERCÜMANLIK ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN ÇEVİRİ PERFORMANSINA ETKİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ2026
Academic Activities > Congress - Conference Participation
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Translating Culture in the Making of a National Repertoire: A Case Study of Theater Translations of Translation Bureau2025
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From Periphery to Canon: İstanbul Kent Oyuncuları and the Polysystemic Dynamics of American Drama in Turkish Theater2025
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Sustainability of Macbeth Through Adaptation as Translation: A Case Study of Turkish Translations of Macbeth2025
Administrative Activities
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Uluslararası Öğrenciler Akademik Komisyon Başkanlığı (Fakülte/MYO/Enstitü)2025
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Uluslararası Öğrenciler Akademik Komisyonu2024
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Staj Komisyonu (Enstitü / Fakülte / MYO)2024
Education and Teaching Activities
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University Culture IILISANS / 2024
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History of Translation and InterpretingLISANS / 2024
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Translation and Interpreting CriticismLISANS / 2024
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Novel TranslationLISANS / 2024
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Introduction to Literary TextsLISANS / 2024
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Introduction to TranslationLISANS / 2024
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University Culture ILISANS / 2024
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Professional Responsibilities and EthicsLISANS / 2024
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Graduation Project ILISANS / 2024
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Editing and ProofreadingLISANS / 2024
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Translation TheoriesLISANS / 2024
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IT Skills for TranslatorsLISANS / 2024
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