Our Story

Ahmet Çallı - Sırma Üç - Ercan Üç

From a Family Business to a Worldwide Success

ES Localization Jsc., named after its co-founders’ initials Ercan Üç and Sırma Üç was established in 1994 as a software localization company and has since become the leading company in its field in Turkey.

A quickly developing company, ES established an office in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1994, followed by another in Cairo, Egypt, in 2004, and continues to take confident steps towards becoming the most successful localization company for regional languages. Since it was established, ES Localization has worked with many of the leading software and hardware companies in the world, achieving top-quality results that have left its many clients satisfied.

ES Localization has gained its current prominence in the localization world thanks mainly to our core business qualities, most notably on-time delivery, strong work ethic, integrity, and professionalism.

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1994

ES Ltd. established. First contract with Microsoft.

1995

Windows 95, the first Microsoft assignment, completed Microsoft Office 95 project completed.

1996

Contract with Oracle. Office area enlarged.

1997

Second Office in Istanbul opened. Contract with IBM (Lotus).

1998

Microsoft Office 98 project completed.

2000

Moved to its new building in Kosuyolu. The number of in-house employees went to over 50.

2001

Office area doubled. Total work area expanded to 900m2 (approx. 9700 ft2). STEP Translation and Language Services, a new company targeting domestic clients, was established. In the research category, we placed into the Top 500 IT Companies nationally, ranked 278th in the general category, and 9th in the “Software Support Services” category.

2002

Started to provide services in regional languages other than Turkish, mainly Arabic and Greek.

2004

Our Arabic production office opened in Cairo. ES Sports Club (ES Volleyball), supporting hundreds of girls and boys from various age groups to play volleyball, was established under ES sponsorship.

2006

ES Ltd. ranked in the Top 500 IT companies nationally. Total growth rate of group companies saw a 50% increase upon the previous year.

2007

Increase in Arabic business volume by over 100%. The capacity of the Egypt production office redoubled.

2009

Celebrates 15 years in localisation sector.

2010

ES Ltd. ranked in the Top 500 IT companies nationally.

2011

ES Academy initiated.

2012

ES and STEP Translation merged. Company name changed to “ES Dil Hizmetleri”. ES Academy second season started.

2013

Company turned into Joint-stock company. ES Academy third season started.

2014

ES Academy fourth season started.

2015

Signed agreement with IBM Turkey. Started and completed ES Academy Season 5. Moved office to Kovan SKM, Maltepe.

2016

Signed agreement with game software leader EA. ISO 17100 certified by Bureau Veritas.

2017

Signed agreement with security software company Kaspersky. Listed among Top 25 Localization Companies in Asia list by CSA. Listed in Top 500 Service Exporter in Turkey.

2020

Transitioned to a fully remote operating model, adapting to the global shift in workplace dynamics.

2021

Signed a contract with Meta, marking a major milestone in ES’ growth and client portfolio. 

2024

Celebrating our 30th anniversary, ES underwent a comprehensive restructuring, embracing a more innovative and forward-thinking operational model to secure its future growth.

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