Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone

PortISBI Famagusta Free Port and Zone

What is a Free Zone?ISBI Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone is;

a governmentally designated area founded to promote export-oriented investment and production, to accelerate foreign direct investment and technology access and to develop international trade,

legally deemed to be outside of customs territory of Republic of Turkey,

a fenced-in area where normal trade barriers and regulatoryrequirements do not apply with the goal of facilitating trade and commerce,

an area which presents various industrial and commercial incentives and business-friendly regulations.

Owned by Operated by

Government

Private Entity

Government

Government

Private Entity Private Entity

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ISBI professionally operates two different free zones in two countries.

ISBI Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone

185.000 square meter area Offices, Warehouses, General

Warehouses

PortISBI Famagusta Free Port and Zone

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 103.000 square meter area Offices, Warehouses, General Warehouses

Strategic Advantages

4 Hours Flight Coverage

6 Hours Flight Coverage

Direct flights to most destinations.

Clients from different countries can easily reach to factory with

direct flights.

Strategic Advantages

Unique Location in the Heart of Istanbul

• Located in Istanbul, the financial, commercial and cultural center of Turkey

• Next to Ataturk International Airport, which is the second busiest and most important airport in the Middle East

• Daily access with only 3-hour flight from most of the world’s capitals

• 12 km. away from Ambarli Port, the greatest port in Turkey• 22 km. away from Port of Haydarpasa, the biggest

container port in the Marmara region• 10 km. away from Halkali Railroad Station, the departure

terminal for all freight trains to Europe and a significant container terminal.

Types of Activities and Licences

Production, purchasing-selling, warehousing, assembling-disassembling, repair and maintenance, banking and insurance activities can be performed in Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone.

Companies in ISBI are free to perform the following activities as well: packing, repacking, marking, labelling, exhibition of the goods.

Production Licence (valid for 20 years)

Purchasing-Selling Licence (valid for 15 years)

Assembling – Disassembling Licence (valid for 15 years)

Other Licence (valid for 15 years)

Tax Incentives

Incentives

100% foreign company ownership

Free transfer of profits

No currency restrictions

Equal treatment

No time limitation for stocking goods

Competitive infrastructure standards

Free entrance to 2nd hand machines

Access to domestic and foreign markets

IFTC International Flight Training Center

IFTC, founded to meet the growing demand for aviation training in the region, is the first private flight training center in Turkey.

In addition, IFTC Istanbul is the third flight simulator center in the world accredited by Boeing.

Some of the Main Free Zone Companies in ISBI

Toz Metal Industry and Trade Inc. makes production by using powder metallurgy technology. Toz Metal manufactures products that the companies such as Köhler and Tecumseh in USA are in need of; at the same time, it is the approved manufacturer of many firms in Europe such as VW Audi Group, GM Opel, and Renault.

Unifree Duty Free İşletmeciliği A.Ş.

The leader of the Turkish Duty Free sector, UNIFREE is the managing partner and supplier of ATU, which is the sole operator of Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara, Tbilisi, Batumi, Skopje, Ohrid, Tunisia and Riga Airports.

UNIFREE also has developped and sustained its activities as the Turkish partner of Gebr. Heinemann KG; one of the largest duty free operator and logistics suppliers in Europe.

Amadeus Information Technologies Inc.

Amadeus is one of the leading IT solutions providers in the global tourism and travel industry. Amadeus operates in 195 countries with a worldwide team of more than 11,000 people and it provides the technology which keeps the travel sector moving - from initial search to making a booking, from pricing to ticketing, from managing reservations to managing check-in and departure processes.

Telenity provides world's leading innovative services and solutions for communications networks in emerging markets. Telenity's revenue generating solutions include location middleware, partner management system, and location-based mobile marketing platform built with reusable service delivery components.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR LICENCE

The proper place at

free zone determined

according to need of

user and a protocol

is undersigned

Operating

Licence

Application

Form

is filled out

An Application fee

of 5.000 US$ will

be deposited to

Turkish Central

Bank

Application to

Directorate of

Istanbul Ataturk

Airport Free Zone

with filled form

and

attachments.

NOYES

Application fee

is returned

Arrival of Letter of

Conformity

Opening of

company

(New set-up or

Branch )and

undersigning of

rent contract

with ISBI

Necessary

official documents

are sent to General

Directorate of

Free Zones and

Operation Licence

obtained.

PortISBI Famagusta Free Port and ZoneStrategic Advantages

Famagusta Free Port and Zone offers

private warehouses general warehouses offices, modern and ready infrastructure

Office building Warehouses

Incentives

100% VAT and customs duties exemption

100% Corporate Tax or Income Tax Exemption for all companies

100% Foreign Company Ownership

Equal treatment

Opportunity to Transfer Profits

No Specific Time Period For Exemptions and Advantages

Minimum Range of Banned Substances

No time limitation for stocking goods

Warehouse external Crossdock ramp

Warehouse external Entrance door

Warehouse internal Warehouse internal

Warehouse internal Warehouse internal

ISBI Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone

Istanbul Ataturk Airport Free Zone34149 Yesilkoy, Istanbul

Phone : +90 212 468 22 00Fax : +90 212 465 00 09E-mail : info@isbi.com.trWeb : www.isbi.com.tr

PortISBI Famagusta Free Port and Zone

PortISBI Famagusta Free Port and Zone Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Phone : +90 392 365 63 90Fax : +90 392 365 63 95E-mail : info@portisbi.comWeb : www.portisbi.com