SoftEtherVPN/TURKISH_TRANSLATION.md

Turkish Translation Status

The Turkish (Türkçe) language infrastructure has been added to SoftEther VPN.

Current Status

• ✅ Language entry added to languages.txt (ID: 8, identifier: tr)
• ✅ String table file created: strtable_tr.stb
• ✅ File structure validated with stbchecker
• ⚠️ Translation needed: The file currently contains English text as placeholders

How to Contribute

The Turkish string table (src/bin/hamcore/strtable_tr.stb) currently uses English text. We need native Turkish speakers to translate these strings.

For Contributors

If you'd like to help with the Turkish translation:

1. See TRANSLATION_GUIDE.md for detailed instructions
2. The main file to translate is: src/bin/hamcore/strtable_tr.stb
3. It contains approximately 7,400+ lines, but many are comments or formatting
4. You can contribute partial translations - every bit helps!

Quick Start

1. Fork this repository
2. Open src/bin/hamcore/strtable_tr.stb
3. Translate the text values (keep the keys unchanged)
4. Run the validation tool:

   cd developer_tools/stbchecker
   dotnet run ../../src/bin/hamcore
   

5. Submit a Pull Request with your translations

Translation Guidelines

• Keep technical terms like "VPN", "SSL", "TCP/IP" in English
• Preserve formatting codes like %s, %d, \r\n
• Maintain the same meaning and tone as the English version
• Use formal Turkish ("siz" form) for user-facing messages
• Be consistent with terminology throughout

Already Translated

The following metadata has been localized:

• Language identifier: Turkish
• Language ID: 8
• Weekday abbreviations: Paz, Pzt, Sal, Çar, Per, Cum, Cmt
• "None" translated to "Hiçbiri"

Questions?

If you have questions about the translation:

• Open an issue on GitHub
• Tag it with translation and Turkish
• Reference this file or the main TRANSLATION_GUIDE.md

Thank You!

Thank you to VamHunD and all contributors who help make SoftEther VPN accessible to Turkish users!