Companies and countries attending the Istanbul Global E-Export Summit (IGEXX 2026, Haliç Congress Centre)
Anadolu Agency, 15 September 2026CHOOSING THE RIGHT PARTNER
Web design agencies
in Istanbul.
No office — real references.
GUIDE / ISTANBUL
We have no office in Istanbul; more than 80% of our work runs over phone and email. Even so, we have worked with companies there across aviation, export manufacturing, jewellery and professional services. What matters is not an office, but work delivered and being reachable. We travel to Istanbul regularly.
Discuss your projectISTANBUL’S AGENDA/01
The city’s agenda
is e-export.
Is your site ready?
Istanbul is Turkey’s largest market and the centre of its e-export push. The figures below come from the Global E-Export Summit held at the Haliç Congress Centre in 2026 — the city’s own agenda. Your website is the infrastructure behind that agenda.
Global marketplaces meeting Turkish exporters at the summit, and the trade volume they represent
Anadolu Agency, 15 September 2026Growth of global e-commerce between 2019 and 2026 — Turkey is working to increase its share
Anadolu Agency, 15 September 2026Trade potential expected to unfold over five years from the 2,500+ bilateral meetings held at the summit
Anadolu Agency, 15 September 2026SECTOR BY SECTOR/02
The business profiles we have
worked with in Istanbul.
These rows are not a generic list: each one describes a business profile that has genuinely been our client in Istanbul, or that we have worked alongside. We may have no office in the city, but the work was delivered — here is the evidence.
| Business profile in Istanbul | Typical digital requirement |
|---|---|
| Aviation and aviation services (Air Anka) | Corporate site, fleet and service presentation, multilingual content, enquiry flow |
| Export-oriented manufacturer (spice grinders and packaging — Gen Grinders) | English B2B catalogue, technical archive, target-market SEO and buyer quote flow |
| Jewellery and luxury retail (Fores Diamond) | Brand site, product storytelling, image-led e-commerce and measurement |
| Professional and consultancy services (Vize Profesörü) | Application and appointment flow, CRM integration, local search visibility |
| Industry associations and NGOs (BASUAD) | Member portal, announcement and event management, corporate identity, multilingual presence |
| E-export and marketplace operations | Marketplace integration, multilingual product data, order and returns flows, ERP connectivity |
FROM THE FIELD/03
Our references
in Istanbul.
We have no office in Istanbul; projects run from Izmir and we travel to Istanbul when needed. Every company below is based in Istanbul. We list the names and scopes openly so you can judge whether the model works — the sites are still live.
Air Anka — Bahçelievler, Istanbul
We built the airline’s corporate site, fleet and service presentation and multilingual enquiry flow. Because ticketing sits with agencies, the site’s job was not selling but building trust and collecting corporate enquiries.
Fores Diamond — jewellery
We built a brand site carrying the jewellery house’s product story together with a high-image-quality shopping experience. In this sector conversion is decided by photography and page speed, so both were handled together.
Vize Profesörü — professional services
We moved the consultancy’s application and appointment flow online and connected the forms to a CRM. Because the service is intangible, the site was structured to make the process and the expertise concrete.
BASUAD — sector association
We built the association’s corporate identity, member portal and announcement and event management. In a multi-stakeholder body, the key requirement was that the association’s own team could update content.
BEFORE YOU DECIDE/04
Look at the process
before the price.
Then at what lasts.
A cheap quote in Istanbul can turn into extra cost a few months after launch. In a market where local manufacturers compete for export buyers, the difference between a brochure site and a working sales channel is decided here:
An Istanbul office is not the requirement — process is
You can work with a team that has no Istanbul office; what matters is how remote work runs. Ask in writing who manages the project, when the regular call happens and how approvals are collected.
Verify that a reference really belongs to Istanbul
Many agencies in Istanbul sell the same template to different companies. Check that a reference genuinely belongs to that firm, that the site is still live and that you can speak to the client.
E-export and marketplace experience
Istanbul’s growth is in e-export. Look for a team that has built marketplace integrations, multilingual product data, order and return flows and ERP connectivity — a design-only team will not carry that.
Is the content and approval rhythm written down?
In remote projects the main cause of delay is content and approvals. Who provides which content, by when, and how many working days an approval takes should all be agreed up front.
Measurement and support after launch
After launch you should be able to see which page produced an enquiry. Measurement setup, search console monitoring and monthly reporting belong in the written scope.
HOW WE WORK/05
Remote, but
with a rhythm.
We run Istanbul projects from Izmir. That does not mean slower work, but the rhythm has to be set up front. The flow below is the routine we use on Istanbul projects.
Remote discovery
Goals, competitors, existing systems and decision makers are mapped in one video call, followed by a written scope and timeline. This step runs entirely remotely.
A fixed weekly rhythm
The progress call happens on the same day at the same time each week, and work is tracked on a shared board — so “where are we now?” does not turn into an email thread.
An Istanbul visit when it matters
We come to Istanbul when corporate photography, factory or office footage, or a face-to-face workshop is needed. The stage at which this happens is written into the scope.
Launch and the first 90 days
In the first three months after launch we monitor indexing, search visibility and enquiry conversion, and improve content and technical detail based on that data.
WHY ARGO AJANS/06
One team,
four disciplines.
One point of contact.
Argo Ajans runs corporate web design, e-commerce, custom software, SEO/GEO/AEO and enterprise AI projects under one roof from Izmir, with our UK office supporting international work.
Meet the teamA named, verifiable team
You know who works on your project, because the people behind it are named on our About page. Their profiles are public, so you can check the experience yourself.
SEO, GEO and AEO in one team
A site is not just built to look good — it is built to be found, on Google and in AI-generated answers alike.
We stay involved after launch
After launch we keep managing content, watching measurement and improving what the site needs. You keep the same team, so the work continues rather than ending at handover.
NOT ALONE IN THIS/07
Part of Izmir’s
specialist network.
When a need sits outside our own scope, these are teams from our own group we trust and work alongside — not anonymous names on a list.
Web Tasarım Ofisi
Web design and e-commerce systems.
AI SEO Ajansı
SEO and visibility in AI-assisted search (GEO/AEO).
Manevra Reklam
Advertising and social media management.
YanıtLabs
AI customer replies across WhatsApp, Telegram, your website, Trendyol and Hepsiburada.
01You have no office in Istanbul — how do you work?
More than 80% of our work runs over phone, email and online meetings, and we travel to Istanbul for discovery, presentations and site visits when needed. Having our base in Izmir and a second office in London does not slow an Istanbul project down. What matters is not where the office is, but who delivers the work and to what timeline.
02Which companies have you worked with in Istanbul?
We have clients across several sectors in Istanbul: Air Anka in aviation, Gen Grinders in export manufacturing, Fores Diamond in jewellery, Vize Profesörü in professional services and BASUAD in civil society. Some of these sites have been live for years and we still maintain them; with others we worked for a defined period. All of them were delivered from Izmir.
03How much does web design cost in Istanbul?
Pricing depends on the number of pages and products, the number of languages, whether e-export or marketplace integration is involved, and whether it connects to your existing ERP or CRM. Price ranges in Istanbul are wide, and very low quotes usually narrow the scope. Share your requirements and we return an itemised written proposal.
04What does a site need for e-export from Istanbul?
Cross-border e-commerce needs different plumbing from domestic retail: product data in the target country’s language and currency, marketplace integration, customs and shipping information wired into the order flow, GDPR/KVKK compliance and multilingual SEO. Istanbul hosted the Global E-Export Summit in 2026, bringing together 1,050 companies from 30 countries — that is where the city’s agenda is.
05Does working remotely slow a project down?
No — done properly, it speeds it up. Because the process is written, every step is on record and output accumulates instead of meetings. We already work with the large majority of our clients over phone and email, so Istanbul is no different. We hold online meetings for key decisions and visit on site when it matters.
06What should I look for in a web design agency in Istanbul?
Because supply in Istanbul is abundant, the deciding factor should be evidence rather than price: whether the reference work is still live, who will actually run the project, experience with e-export or integrations, post-launch support, and who will update content later. Also ask whether the team quoting you has worked in your sector before.