Kurt Porter Dec 17, 2004:

Based on your note, if it's primarily a Turkish audience, I'd go with the Turkish route, if it's going to be primarily native-English speakers, or non-Native speakers of English (non-Turkish), theen I'd go with the sound.

Non-ProZ.com Dec 17, 2004:

Thank you for your opinions. I do know Turkish a little and I even have Turkish layout installed. The problem here (to answer Jack) is that the Latin alphabet they use is not exactly the same: it differs from English in certain letters and their pronunciation as much as, say, Polish or Czech. But when they try to stick strictly to Latin layout (like in international passport) they sometimes replace their special letters with those that look similar. A Turk will read it his own way but any foreigner will read it differently.
Since I am translating from Russian to English, but know exactly how it is written in Turkish (both proper nad "adapted" versions), the question is whether I should make it SOUND the right way or just WRITE it the "native" way.

Tsogt Gombosuren Dec 17, 2004:

If you are looking for Turkish names, please visit the following site:
http://www.columbia.edu/~sss31/Turkiye/www_turks.html