Highly personalised expatriate, relocation and destination services for expatriates, families, assignees, transferees, relocating employees and their multinational employers, managing every aspect of the relocation. House and School Search, Home Services, Settling-in Assistance, Legal and Financial Advisory Services, Turkish Lessons.

1. AN
INTRODUCTION
TO IES
EXPATRIATE
SERVICES

2. WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO ?
IES Istanbul Expatriate Services was formed in 2011 in order to fill a gap in the market for a seamless,
flexible and complete relocation support for foreigners in Istanbul.
We saw the need for a dynamic and professional service provider who will work together with the HR
professionals to ease their workload in all expatriate related matters.
Our goal is to ensure that the new expatriate to Istanbul avoids the usual pitfalls and is able to tail up
employment with the least amount of problems by receiving full relocation and immigration support when
it comes to setting up a life in Istanbul, whether it will be on a temporary or on a permanent basis.
Our international team of experienced, multi-lingual consultants is dedicated to providing the highest level
of relocation support available. Our relocation service programs are designed to alleviate the burdens of
international assignments, so you can focus on the things which are most important to you.
We aim to go beyond
what is expected,
and more importantly,
we are our clients’ first
friends in Istanbul.
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3. EXPATRIATE & TAX SOLUTIONS
People are at the heart of any cross-border investment. They feature naturally in decisions about
foreign direct investment or multinational projects. Sending executives overseas, or moving overseas
as an executive within a global business, is a complicated decision with far-reaching consequences
for families.
We understand the challenges of such a move and have developed tools to limit risks and maximize
executive effectiveness from an administrative, employment law, tax and social security point of view.
We regularly helps international businesses in connection with:
•Drafting employment and secondment contracts for senior executives
•International expatriate consulting, employment law, social security and tax planning for international
executives
•Visas, work permits, immigration for international businesses
•İnternational assignment policies for multinationals
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4. RELOCATION SOLUTIONS
Whether relocating one person or a group of employees to Istanbul, a successful move will hinge on
personalized and cost-effective destination services, clear communication, and access to local area
expertise and knowledge. Our comprehensive relocation programs leave no stone unturned, allowing
the employee a smooth transition into life in Turkey and the ability to focus on their work related
responsibilities.
•Immigration assistance, work permits, study •Settling into Istanbul and continuous support;
permits, permanent residence;
•Utility connections;
•House hunting and lease negotiations;
•Coordination of furniture removals;
•Assistance in selecting schools and other
educational programmes; •Transfers to and from airport/hotel/business meetings;
•Cross Cultural orientation programmes; •Coordination of vehicle fleet management;
•Expatriate integration and management •Booking of flights, hotels and rental vehicles
programmes;
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5. CULTURAL & LANGUAGE TRAINING
IES is pleased to provide global corporations, employees and expatriate assignees customized cultural
& language training. Training is available at home or office, and is scheduled according to the student's
availability. Our proficiency-based approach accommodates a variety of learning styles and instructional
techniques, and focuses on building speaking proficiency in Turkish and Turkish Culture.
•Cultural differences have proved a problem for foreign personnel - whether managers, staff or customers alike. Different
communication styles and customer service expectations have highlighted the need for investment in cross cultural
awareness training.
•We have the expertise and know-how to help you overcome potential issues through our Turkey focused cultural
awareness training courses.
•Topics vary from Turkish culture to strategies for interacting, communicating with colleagues, business partners and
associates. Real life situations are used to make the interaction lively and useful. The module helps you discover Turkey
through a combination of slides and photographs.
•The deeper purpose of this module is to provide insights so that an expatriate achieves greater success through his
professional interaction
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6. DESTINATION SERVICES
IES specializes in event planning services for Wedding, Meeting Planners, Corporate Travel Companies,
and Incentive Groups around the world, hosting hundreds of groups annually through offices in Istanbul
Turkey. Through our innovative partnerships with hotels, restaurants, off-site venues, and the best local
businesses, we can create custom packages -- the kind of once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you and your
guests will never forget.
We mastermind your experience.
Our experience allows us to perfect yours. We specialize in moments that are once-in-a-lifetime and
understand the serious planning and work that takes place behind-the-scenes to make those moments
come together.
Our services include:
Weddings Business Meetings Dining Events Tours and Activities Airport Transportation and Local
Shuttle
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7. RELOCATION PROCESS
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8. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE
The Forum for Expatriate Management was founded in October 2008 by Brian Friedman.
Formerly the Chief Executive Officer of both Ernst & Young’s and previously Arthur
Andersen’s Human Capital practice, Brian has worked in Global Mobility and Expatriate
Management for over 25 years.
Our deeply-held belief is that service providers have
tended to look at expatriate management through
the wrong end of the telescope – that is, focusing
on the service they offer the assignee. In reality, the
issue needs to be considered from the perspective
of the assignee and the in-house global mobility
professional.
The real issue is moving an employee (and
accompanying family) from one location to another.
It is not a question of relocation, HR, tax, schooling,
banking or any other of the myriad issues facing the
assignee. Rather it is all of them, with an
international twist added in for good measure.
To address this problem, we believe there is a clear
need for an online community of International
Human Resource and Global Mobility professionals
that is wholly inclusive in nature and open to both
in-house and service provider professionals alike.
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9. N ET W O R KIN G EVEN T S F O R G L O BAL
MOBIL ITY, H R & EXPAT SPEC IAL ISTS
a n d SERVIC E PR O VID ER S
We are organising a number of selected Global Mobility events which will enable both
in-house corporate members and a limited number of suppliers to gather in informal
surrounding to hear cutting edge presentations, discuss thought leading topics and
meet with fellow global mobility professionals.
Please join us to get informed latest industrial developments, trends and news, and
expand your business connections with us.
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10. ADDITIONAL SERVICES
CONTACT
Istiklal Cad. 231 Hidivyal Palas
Kat:3 No:55-56 Beyoğlu-Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 243 21 38
Web: www.istanbulexpatriate.com
E-mail: info@istanbulexpatriate.com
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