Hacettepe University Department of French Translation and Interpretation 4th-year student Furkan Dağ won first place in Turkey in the French category at the 3rd Young Translation Candidates Competition, organized by the Atatürk Cultural Center Presidency.
Organized by the Atatürk Cultural Center Presidency to encourage the translation of Turkish literature into different languages and to support young translation candidates, the 3rd Young Translation Candidates Competition took place in Ankara on October 17, 2026, with the participation of 92 students.
During the competition, participants translated a selected text from a short story by Sabahattin Ali across German, French, English, Arabic, and Persian categories. Our student, Furkan Dağ, who participated in the competition, was deemed worthy of the first-place award in the French category.
