CURRICULUM VITAE  of

MiNE KARAHAN

Professional Tour Guide & Interpreter

 

Contact Address

 

Ortaklar Cad.Galipbey Sok.Orhun Apt. No:3/10 34387 Mecidiyekoy Istanbul - TURKEY

Email  minekarahan@superonline.com

Web    http://www.guideistanbul.net

Birth Date and Place

 

01.01.1977 Corlu/Turkey

Nationality

 

Turkish

Telephones 

 

+90-532-351-6145 (mobile)

+90-212-266-3819 (home)

Positions Seeking

  • Professional traveling assistance for Turkish or foreign groups and individuals in Turkey and specified countries.

  • Professional interpretation services for Turkish and foreign groups and individuals in English and Spanish.
Academic Educational Background
  • Bogazici University M.A (Master of Arts)  Degree in European Studies at the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences - Department of International Relations (2006)(GPA:3.4/4.0)
  • Marmara University B.A (Bachelor of Arts) Degree - Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences - Department of International Relations (1998)(GPA:3.13/4.0)
  • Çorum Atatürk High School  (1993)
Language Proficiency
  • English (fluent written/oral skills)
  • Spanish (fluent written/oral skills)
  • Italian (intermediate written /oral skills)
  • Japanese (introductory oral skills)
Computer Skills
  • Microsoft Windows Office Applications
  • HTML , ASP Programming
  • Access
  • Basic, Cobol , Pascal
  • Microsoft Front Page, Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver Extensions
  • Adobe Photoshop-Image Ready.
Special Interest Courses
  • 2006 - Professional Interpretation Workshop Seminars (2 months)
  • 2003 - Casa d'Italia Italian Studies (1 month)
  • 2002 - Spanish Course - Barcelona - Spain (11 months)
  • 1999 - Stock Exchange and Money Markets 3 months course (Istanbul University International Management Foundation)
  • 1997-1998 - Turkish-Japanese Women Association, Japanese Courses, Istanbul,Turkey
  • 1996-1997 - Turkish  Ministry of Tourism, Professional Tourist Guide's Course Program, Istanbul, Turkey(1996-1997)
  • 1995 - Japanese Language Courses - Japanese Cultural Foundation - Istanbul.
  • 1995 - Kyoto School of Languages, Basic Japanese Courses Kyoto,Japan
  • 1994 - TOEFL Courses, Marmara University.

Work Experience

  • Free lance professional tourist guide for foreigners in personal recommendation basis. (1997-current)

  • Translation assistant in UN IOM OCV Istanbul Office for Iraqi Elections. (2005)

  • Free-lance professional tourist guide for foreigners in English and Spanish.(1997-current)

  • Free-lance tour leader for Turkish Citizens in other countries.(1997-current)

  • Assistant  for a public relations company.(Internship-1996)

  • Worked as a cosmetician and sales assistant at Esteé Lauder Cosmetics.(part-time)(1996)

  • Worked as receptionist for a hotel.(1995)
Visited Cities and Countries
  • Kyoto, Osaka, Hiroshima, Tokyo, Kobe (Japan -1995 - backpack traveler and student)
  • Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf (Germany- 1996 - school trip) 
  • Brussels, Ghent, Brugges(Belgium - 1996-2006 - school trip)  
  • Barcelona, Toledo, Segovia, Madrid, Malaga, Granada, Cordoba, Sevilla, San Sebastian (Spain 1998-2002-2003-2004-2005 - work-study)
  • Budapest, Visegrad, Ezstergom (Hungary - 1998 - 2004 - work)
  • Prague, Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic 1998-1999-2000-2001-work)  
  • Vienna, Salzburg (Austria - 1998-2004 -work)
  • Paris, Nice, Cannes,Le Mans, Orleans, Lyon (France 1999-2006 - work-leisure) 
  • New York City, Concord NH, Boston Massachusetts, Washington D.C 
    Silver Spring Maryland, New Jersey NJ, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Miami, Orlando, Key West FL (USA-2000-2003-2006 - leisure-work)   
  • Athens, Thessaloniki, Kavala, Kalambaka, Meteora, Delphi, Philippi, Rhodes, Symi Island, Nysiros Island, Kos Island (Greece-2001-2004 - educational-leisure)
  • Rome, Florence, Siena, Napoli, Pompei ( Italy - educational - 2004)    
  • Tunis, Hammamet, Sousse, El Jem, Douz, The Sahara Desert Safari (work - 2004)
  • Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn, Iguazu, El Calafate, Ushuaia (Argentina - 2006)
  • Santiago de Chile, Isla Negra, Valparaiso (Chile - 2006)
  • Colonia, Montevideo (Uruguay - 2006)        
  • Iguaçu (Brazil - 2006)
  • Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague (the Netherlands-2006)
Hobbies
  • Traveling
  • Literature
  • Photography
  • Languages
  • Motorcycles
Driving Licences

B- A2  (car and motorcycle).