In "Istanbul Investment Support and Promotion Strategy Document" prepared by Istanbul Development Agency and updated every year, "Preparing, distributing and sharing of comprehensive and up-to-date promotional materials in accordance with the target group" was defined as one of the primary actions. The "Istanbul Investment Guides" in Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Korean, German and French as well as Turkish and English are prepared and updated annually for the purpose of promoting the investment topics that stand out in the aforementioned Strategy Document to potential investors and improving the city image of Istanbul. Investment Guidelines include detailed information on Istanbul’s prominent sectors, Organized Industrial Zones, Technology Development Zones and Free Zones and incentives provided to investors operating in these regions.
From the year 2012, Investment Support Office publishes "Istanbul Fact Sheet" booklet which informs domestic and foreign investors about the investment ecosystem of the city with a different perspective each year. The booklet, which is translated into many different languages, appreciated by the public and pointed out as "good examples" in many of the promotion strategy meetings. The booklets include economic, social and cultural statistics on Istanbul as well as comparisons with other metropolises in the world.
The "Investment Opportunities in Istanbul" booklet, which contains detailed information on Organized Industrial Zones, Technology Development Zones and Free Zones and the incentives provided to investors operating in these regions, as well as brief information on the competitive sectors of Istanbul, is published in German, English and Turkish.