Supporting a European professional services company with local employment in Turkey
International professional services companies often need to deploy highly specialised talent across multiple countries.
In sectors such as aerospace, defence, cybersecurity, telecommunications and advanced technology, projects can require professionals with very specific technical expertise to work in a particular market.
However, having the right talent available does not necessarily mean that an international company wants to establish its own legal entity in every country where a project or client requires local resources.
This is where an Employer of Record (EOR) in Turkey can provide a flexible solution.
Azkan Group supported EUROCITY with Employer of Record services in Turkey, providing the local employment and payroll framework required for its activities in the country.
The client: EUROCITY
Client: EUROCITY
Industry: Professional Services / Technical Talent / Workforce Solutions
Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium
Employee location: Turkey
Service provided by Azkan Group: Employer of Record (EOR) in Turkey
EUROCITY is a pan-European professional services company specialising in connecting organisations with highly qualified technical talent and providing workforce and project management solutions.
The company operates across specialised sectors and technologies including aerospace, defence and security, cybersecurity, telecommunications, artificial intelligence, drones, unmanned air systems, secure networks and business consulting.
EUROCITY supports government organisations and major international companies with professionals capable of contributing to complex and mission-critical projects.
This business model requires flexibility.
Technical expertise may be required in different countries depending on the location of the project, the customer or the programme.
For EUROCITY, having access to a reliable local employment solution in Turkey provided the framework needed to employ personnel locally.
The challenge: employing specialised talent in Turkey
Companies operating in professional and technical services frequently need to mobilise employees across borders.
A client project may require a technical specialist, consultant or other professional to be based in Turkey even when the service provider itself does not maintain a complete local employment infrastructure in the country.
This creates several practical questions.
How should the employee be hired in Turkey?
Who prepares the local employment documentation?
How is the employee registered with the Turkish authorities?
Who calculates and processes monthly payroll?
Who manages Turkish social security contributions?
How are leave, expenses and other employment matters administered?
And who supports the international HR team when local employment questions arise?
For a company focused on delivering specialised expertise to its clients, building a complete HR and payroll infrastructure in every country where talent is required may not always be the most efficient approach.
EUROCITY therefore worked with Azkan Group to provide the appropriate local employment framework in Turkey.
The solution: Employer of Record in Turkey
Azkan Group provided EUROCITY with an Employer of Record solution in Turkey.
Through this model, EUROCITY can focus on its employees, projects, clients and operational requirements while Azkan Group manages the local employment administration.
Our Employer of Record services in Turkey can include:
- preparation of Turkish employment documentation;
- employee onboarding;
- monthly payroll calculation;
- preparation of payslips;
- salary administration;
- Turkish social security (SGK) administration;
- statutory payroll obligations;
- leave and absence administration;
- expense management where applicable;
- ongoing HR administration;
- local employment support;
- and employee offboarding when required.
This provides the international company with a local point of contact for employment and payroll matters in Turkey.
Why EOR is relevant for professional and technical services companies
Professional services companies operate differently from traditional organisations with large permanent teams in every country.
Their workforce requirements may depend on projects, customer needs and the availability of specialised expertise.
A company may need professionals in one country because a particular project requires them there, without necessarily needing to establish a large permanent organisation in that market.
This is particularly relevant in highly specialised areas such as:
- aerospace;
- defence and security;
- cybersecurity;
- telecommunications;
- artificial intelligence;
- secure networks;
- project and programme management;
- engineering;
- and specialised business consulting.
In these environments, access to the right talent can be more important than maintaining a traditional corporate structure in every market.
An Employer of Record in Turkey provides international companies with a solution for employing personnel locally while outsourcing the associated employment and payroll administration.
Workforce flexibility across international markets
For companies such as EUROCITY, international workforce management is closely connected to client and project requirements.
A specialist may be needed in Brussels for one programme, Bucharest for another and Turkey for a different client or project.
The administrative challenge is that employment requirements vary between countries.
Each jurisdiction has its own payroll system, social security rules and employment practices.
Working with local partners therefore allows international professional services companies to maintain workforce flexibility while ensuring that local employment administration is properly managed.
In Turkey, Azkan Group provides this local HR and payroll infrastructure.
Combining technical expertise with local employment expertise
EUROCITY specialises in connecting organisations with technical professionals for complex and mission-critical requirements.
Azkan Group provides complementary expertise.
Our role is not to manage the technical project itself, but to provide the local employment, payroll and HR framework in Turkey.
This division of responsibilities allows both organisations to focus on their respective areas of expertise.
EUROCITY focuses on its clients, projects, workforce and technical requirements.
Azkan Group manages the Turkish employment environment.
Employer of Record as part of an international workforce strategy
Employer of Record services can be particularly relevant for companies managing employees and specialists across multiple countries.
Instead of creating a separate local employment infrastructure each time a new international requirement arises, an organisation can work with an EOR provider in the relevant market.
This can be useful when a company needs to:
- employ a specialist for a local project;
- support an international client in Turkey;
- deploy technical expertise to the Turkish market;
- hire a limited number of employees;
- develop a presence before creating a larger local organisation;
- or manage an international workforce across several jurisdictions.
The EOR model therefore provides a bridge between an international company’s operational requirements and the local employment environment.
Supporting EUROCITY’s workforce in Turkey
The EUROCITY project demonstrates how an Employer of Record can support an international professional services company whose business depends on the ability to deploy specialised talent where it is needed.
EUROCITY brings together technical expertise and international project requirements.
Azkan Group provides the local employment infrastructure necessary to support personnel in Turkey.
By managing payroll, social security administration and ongoing employment matters locally, Azkan Group allows EUROCITY to remain focused on its core activities and its clients.
Azkan Group: Employer of Record in Turkey
Since 2005, Azkan Group has supported international companies with their HR, payroll and employment requirements in Turkey.
Our Employer of Record (EOR) in Turkey solution enables foreign companies to employ personnel locally while outsourcing the associated payroll and employment administration.
Our Istanbul-based team supports international HR departments across a wide range of industries, including technology, engineering, professional services and other B2B sectors.
For companies managing international technical talent and project-based workforces, this provides a practical way to employ people in Turkey without having to build a complete local HR and payroll infrastructure from the outset.
Need to employ technical talent in Turkey?
Azkan Group supports international companies with Employer of Record, Payroll, Recruitment, Work Permit and HR services in Turkey.
Whether your company needs to employ a technical specialist, consultant, engineer, project professional or another employee in Turkey, our team can provide the local employment and payroll framework required to support your workforce.
Looking for an Employer of Record in Turkey? Contact Azkan Group to discuss your project.
