We are an Istanbul-based relocation company with the personal experience to understand your needs and the professional structure to help you fulfill them.
With a management team of Turkish and foreign backgrounds, we are your main source of information on all local expat matters. We have the trustworthy contacts, we know the territory and, thanks to our multilingualism, we guarantee perfect communication between you and local contacts and resources.
Our support services expand beyond the initial relocation phase. From your arrival, throughout your stay in Istanbul, until your departure from Turkey: We are always here to provide guidance and support.
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Özlem Dalkılıç, Yasemin Kunze-Concewitz, Tijen Teoman
YKC / Bosphorus Relocation will be a perfect partner for all those who want to organize a new life in Turkey.
YKC / BOSPHORUS RELOCATION is a member of EuRA (European Relocation Association, established in 1998) and is bound by their ethics and rules of conduct. The stated aim of EuRA is to spread knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding employee mobility. Further, EuRA enhances industry performance standards by communication and education.
EuRA is co-founder and promoter of the EARP (European Academy of Relocation Professionals).
OUR SERVICES
Pre-Arrival
Contact & Individual Needs Attention
This very first contact is made to help you out with the question marks in your mind and to determine your needs before building a new life in Istanbul.
To contact us now, before you plan your trip to Turkey send an e-mail to ykunze@ykcguide.com
Orientation
Arrival & City Tour
Whether for an introductory period or for good, this is a time when you will get a feel of Istanbul. Thus our priority is to provide you with tailor-made services by specifying your likes and dislikes within the set time limit. We will
meet you at the airport, present you with a
summary of our program and take you on
a tour of the city after you have relaxed at your hotel.
House Search
Contact & Transaction Support
As home is where the heart is, our first objective will be to venture into the world of real estate with you. We are not a real estate agency but we work with some of the most reputable agencies in town and believe that not every agency will understand the quality standards as you expect it. We will provide you with the necessary tips of quality, rules of the real estate market and its agents. You will not waste time and energy running around with several agents.
According to your profile, we will filter for your needs, prepare a portfolio and present it to you. We will accompany you to a number of pre-arranged house visits with a real estate agent depending on budget and area of choice that we would have settled with you during our Pre-Arrival Contact.
School Search
Visits & Admissions Guidance
The youngest members of your family will be the ones living the change in the most concentrated manner: at school.
We will visit the different possibilities with you and help you evaluate each institution on offer. We can then assist you with their registration into the school of your choice. We know them all, as we are parents as well.
Cleaning Services
The last arrangement before the moving in is our cleaning service. We work with professional cleaning firms so that your new house will be ready and tip top for you to move in.
Settling-in Services
We’re with you until you settle appropriately. We help you with finding your household purchases and all that is necessary.
Our settling-in services include food or shopping areas visit, appliance search and shopping, personnel recommendations, assistance for furniture, utilities, curtains and upholstery. We have daily fees and will assist you
as long as you need. We also provide you with assistance in finding cleaning services, painters, electricians, plumbers and other types of technical support. We can give advice on utilities that require contact with post office or other local offices such as gas, electricity, water, phone connecting, mobile phones, cable TV alternatives and conditions.
Furnishing
If you need any advice on where to find the furniture of your choice, have custom made curtains or have some furniture upholstered we can assist you locate the choices depending on your budget and needs. We have daily fees and will assist you as long as you need.
Legal and Insurance Services
Our local contact will be at your service for a wide range of legal services. This will mainly include assistance in work permits, residence permits, set up of company, all types of legal advising. We as YKC/ Bosphorus Relocation can provide you with services and advice relating to all types of insurance. Our experienced partner in this field offers insurance for housing, health, personal liability and cars.
Car Assistance
Purchases & Licences
We work with reliable car companies that cater to expats in Istanbul. They are efficient, helpful and can manage even the most difficult paperwork there is. They have an extensive automobile database that makes it easy for you to choose the best car and helps you save time and money.
Security feasibility
Our local partner offers a full range of security consulting services in Turkey. Today security is a major issue everywhere and this applies to life in Istanbul as well. Whether it is a feasibility study for the new house you choose to live in or just advice on what do to as far as security measures in a new country they can answer all your needs.
Translation and intercultural services
If there is a text you need to understand let us be the first to know.
Before you master Turkish, we will be glad to provide you with translation services on any matter. We also provide recommendations on Turkish lessons whether you wish to have it in a private setting or a school.
If you need any intercultural training, we work with professionals in this field to help you ease your settling in process, whether you need training on a personal or a business level.
Moving
We’re ready to give you company assistance for moving. We help you find a trustable moving company and can provide
you with the necessary information on what you may need to bring with you. The movers will evaluate your goods according to volume and destination and provide door-to-door services. We can assist you in finding one, appropriate for your budget and needs.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information and we hope that
your stay will be a wonderful one while you are living it and a great memory
when it is over.
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