Web Design & Development in Istanbul
Clap Digital is a small senior web design and development team operating from Istanbul and Dubai. We build custom websites, web apps and AI agents for Istanbul businesses and for companies in the UK, Europe, the Gulf and the US that want an English-speaking team on a time zone that overlaps their working day.
An Istanbul team that works in English
Calls, written scope, design reviews, documentation and the code itself are all in English by default. One senior team handles design, development, databases, APIs and infrastructure in-house, with no templates and no outsourcing, so nothing is handed to a subcontractor you never meet. Istanbul clients can work with us in Turkish, and we build bilingual Turkish and English sites when the audience needs both.
For Istanbul businesses the brief is a fast, mobile-first site for a crowded, price-aware market, often aimed at customers abroad as much as at home: exporters, tourism and hospitality brands, e-commerce stores and software companies. For companies hiring from outside Turkey, it is a senior team whose working day overlaps yours and who fix the price before work starts.
Working hours that overlap Europe and the Gulf
Istanbul is on UTC+3 all year, since Turkey stopped changing its clocks in 2016, so our working day sits inside most of yours:
- London: 2 hours behind Istanbul in summer and 3 in winter, so a 9am London call lands at 11am or noon here.
- Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam: 1 hour behind in summer and 2 in winter.
- Riyadh, Doha, Kuwait City and Manama: the same time. Dubai and Abu Dhabi: 1 hour ahead.
- New York: 7 hours behind in summer and 8 in winter, so a US morning meets our afternoon.
In practice, calls with European and Gulf teams fit inside normal office hours on both sides, and US teams can meet us in their morning.
How a remote engagement runs
- A free 30-minute discovery call on your goals, audience, scope and deadline.
- A written scope and a fixed quote, so you know the price before work starts.
- Design first: you review and sign off on the design before anything is built.
- The build, on a staging link where you can see progress, with regular updates by email, WhatsApp or video call.
- Testing across devices, launch, and 7 days of post-launch support, then an optional month-to-month care plan.
Most websites take 4 to 8 weeks from kickoff to launch, AI agents 3 to 6 weeks, and mobile apps 8 to 16 weeks, depending on scope. Our development process walks through each phase and its sign-off point.
What is included
- Custom design and development, built from scratch, mobile-first and fast.
- The backend, database, integrations and hosting setup the project needs, not only the front end.
- SEO foundations (speed, structure, schema and clean URLs) and a proper multilingual setup when you sell in more than one language.
- Content management your team can use, with training and documentation.
- 7 days of post-launch support, then month-to-month care plans with no lock-in.
What it costs
Our starting prices are published: landing pages from $900, business websites from $1,500, web apps from $2,700 and mobile apps from $4,800. Quotes are in USD, we also accept EUR and AED, and the price is fixed once scope is agreed. For a number on your exact project, try the website cost calculator or read what moves the price.
Hiring from abroad? You sign with Clap Digital, Co., a Delaware, United States company, and pay in USD, EUR or AED, while the work is done in-house by our team in Istanbul and Dubai.
Still comparing vendors across the country? Our page on hiring a web development company in Turkey covers what to check before you hire any Turkish team. For Gulf projects, see web design in Dubai.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work with businesses in Istanbul?
Yes. We operate from Istanbul and build fast, custom websites, web apps and AI agents for Istanbul companies selling at home and abroad, in Turkish, English or both. Book a discovery call for a fixed quote.
Can a company outside Turkey hire your Istanbul team?
Yes. The whole engagement runs remotely and in English: a discovery call, a written scope and fixed quote, design sign-off, and a staging link to follow the build. You sign with Clap Digital, Co., a Delaware company, and pay in USD, EUR or AED.
What time zone does your Istanbul team work in?
Istanbul is on UTC+3 all year. That is 2 to 3 hours ahead of London, 1 to 2 hours ahead of Central Europe, the same time as Riyadh and Doha, 1 hour behind Dubai, and 7 to 8 hours ahead of New York, depending on daylight saving where you are.
How much does a website from an Istanbul team cost?
Our published starting prices are $900 for a landing page, $1,500 for a business website, $2,700 for a web app and $4,800 for a mobile app. The exact figure depends on pages, features and integrations, and you get a fixed quote after a short discovery call.
How long does a project take?
Most websites take 4 to 8 weeks from kickoff to launch, AI agents 3 to 6 weeks and mobile apps 8 to 16 weeks, depending on scope. You get a specific timeline on the discovery call, before anything is signed.
Ready to talk about your website?
Run your current site through our free audit, or book a discovery call and we will give you an honest read on what to build.
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