Aslı Deniz Özakar
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Alibaba.com · 2024

Localizing the Seller platform for Turkey

UX research and design to adapt Alibaba.com’s wholesale Seller platform for Turkish SMEs.

My role
Lead: client communication, strategic design and workshops, working with Alibaba’s China-based design team
Team
UX researcher and designer, one or two UI designers, graphic designer
Scope
UX research, UX and UI design
Alibaba.com Seller platform screens

The work

A global platform had to feel local to Turkish SMEs without breaking its standards.

  1. ResearchInterviews, surveys and usability tests with Turkish sellers.
  2. DefineTurkish SME personas to guide the team’s decisions.
  3. AdaptCulturally relevant patterns and flows, aligned with Alibaba’s global standards and its China-based design team.

Outcome

  • 4,300+Turkey-based listings
  • 5+industries
  • 80%+gold-tier suppliers

These are the product’s outcomes, reached together with the client’s own teams.