Ethic Hr Consulting

What Ethic Hr Consulting does

Ethic HR Consulting (Etik Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.) is a private limited company headquartered in the Ümraniye district of Istanbul, Turkey (Buyaka Tower), founded in September 2002. The firm operates as a boutique HR consultancy delivering recruitment, executive search, and broader human resources consulting services to enterprise clients across multiple sectors including mining, retail and FMCG, telecom/IT, automotive, pharmaceutical, banking, industrial manufacturing, and logistics. Named enterprise clients visible on the firm's materials include Siemens, Turkcell, Nestle, L'Oreal, Peugeot, Bosch, Sanofi, SSR Mining, Centerra Gold, Burganbank, Sandvik, Metso, Xerox, Avon, Big Chefs, Hayat, Koton, Mars Chocolate, Oriflame, Getir, Ferrero, Pierre Fabre, and Lincoln Electric.

The firm's service portfolio spans talent acquisition and executive search, competency-based interviewing, psychometric assessments, outplacement, HR outsourcing, salary surveys, and training. It maintains a proprietary candidate database developed over more than two decades, supplemented by a CV sorting tool that performs automated keyword matching across candidate records, and it delivers multi-language reports in Turkish and English. Distribution and sourcing occur through the company website, Kariyer.net job listings, LinkedIn, RSS job alerts, and direct outreach. The firm has received the Kariyer.net Respect for People Award more than ten times, holds ISKUR Private Employment Bureau License No. 76 (granted October 12, 2005), and operates in compliance with GDPR and Turkish KVKK data protection requirements. Its commercial model is fee-based, anchored on retained and contingent search engagements and multi-year consulting mandates, including cross-border engagements such as a three-year relationship with Germany-based Cosmino AG.

Name

Ethic Hr Consulting

Legal name

Etik Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.

Website

https://ethichr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ethic HR Consulting is a boutique Istanbul-based HR consultancy founded in 2002, providing recruitment, executive search, and HR consulting services to enterprise clients across mining, FMCG, telecom, automotive, pharmaceutical, banking, and industrial sectors in Turkey and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR Consulting and Recruitment Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Professional Employer Organizations (561330)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Service Delivery, Shared Services & HR Operating Model Advisory (BPACAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compensation & Performance Administration Outsourcing (annual cycles, merit, reviews) (BPACAKAL), Professional Employer Organization (PEO) / Co-Employment Services (BPACAHAB)

Keywords

• Executive search services
• HR consulting
• Talent acquisition
• Salary benchmarking
• Recruitment consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Search and Selection Services: Executive search, qualified specialist search and selection, group personnel search and selection, and outplacement services for companies requiring management and specialist-level positions.
2. HR Consulting Services: Assessment services for promotion/assignment, compensation and benefits consultancy with sectorial salary surveys and benchmarking, performance management, and employee satisfaction measurement.
3. Salary Survey Services: Closed-loop sectoral salary survey projects that identify talent competitors, define target companies, analyze salaries and short/long-term benefits, and provide retention recommendations.
4. Outplacement Services: Career coaching and outplacement services for clients' departing employees, including assessment and testing.
5. Outsourcing Services: Short-term temporary project manager provision, payrolling services, and other outsourcing solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ETHIC HR provides executive search and qualified specialist placement alongside a comprehensive suite of HR consulting services including compensation and performance management, payroll, psychometric assessment, sectoral salary surveys, employee satisfaction surveys, outplacement coaching, outsourcing/payrolling, and customized corporate training. All services are delivered through dedicated consultants using a proprietary candidate database and competency-based interview methodology, supported by Turkish-culture-compliant psychometric testing.

Product overview

ETHIC HR operates as a traditional HR consulting firm (Etik Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Ltd. Şti.) offering a comprehensive suite of human resources services. The portfolio includes: Recruitment (Search and Selection) services for executive and specialist-level placements; HR Consulting Services encompassing compensation management, performance management, and payroll; Assessment services for promotion and assignment evaluation including psychometric testing; Salary Survey Services providing sectoral compensation benchmarking; Employee Satisfaction Survey services; Outplacement Services for career coaching; Outsourcing Services including temporary staffing and payrolling; and Training Services with customized corporate training programs. The company does not offer a software product or platform; all services are delivered through consulting engagements and candidate database management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment (Search and Selection) / İstihdam (Seçme Yerleştirme) Executive search, qualified specialist search and selection, group personnel search and selection, and outplacement services for placing candidates in appropriate positions in enterprise client organizations.
• HR Consulting Services / İK Danışmanlık Hizmetleri Comprehensive HR consulting including compensation management, performance management, payroll services, and employee satisfaction measurement for enterprise clients.
• Assessment / Değerlendirme Pre-promotion and assignment assessment services, competency evaluation and measurement, personality inventory tests, and psychometric assessment tests for HR decision-making.
• Salary Survey Services / Ücret Araştırması Closed-loop sectoral salary surveys identifying talent competitors, conducting compensation benchmarking, and providing detailed analysis of short- and long-term benefits with retention recommendations.
• Employee Satisfaction Surveys / İşyeri İklimi Ölçme Projeleri Survey results assessment and recommendations, exploring barriers for being a high-performing team.
• Outplacement Services / Küçülme-Daralma-Outplacement Hizmetleri Career coaching services delivered to clients' ex-employees, including assessment, tests, and career consultancy.
• Outsourcing Services / Dış Kaynak Hizmetleri Short-term temporary project managers, payrolling services, and other outsourcing services for enterprise clients.
• Training Services / Eğitim Hizmetleri Customized training programs including communication and awareness, creativity in problem-solving, team building, adaptation to organizational change, customer empathy, human relations in management, and stress management.
• CV and Interview Techniques Training Professional guidance on drafting CVs, cover letters, interview preparation techniques, and body language in interviews for job seekers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of managers and qualified specialists placed across multiple industries since 2002
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISKUR (Turkish Employment Agency)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 October 2005ETHIC HR operates as a licensed 'Private Recruitment Company' (Özel İstihdam Bürosu) under ISKUR authorization. License No. 76 dated October 12, 2005. This regulatory partnership enables them to legally operate as an employment bureau in Turkey, providing legitimacy and access to government-supported employment programs.
• Cosmino AGminorOthersInternational client partnership where ETHIC HR has provided software developer recruitment services for nearly 3 years, helping Cosmino AG build a team in Turkey with expertise in local labor laws and HR conventions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad NV: Global staffing and HR services giant offering executive search, temporary staffing, payrolling, and outsourcing — directly comparable to ETHIC HR's outsourcing/payrolling services but at global scale with technology-enabled delivery.
• Hays plc: Global professional recruiting and HR services firm with strong vertical specialization across mining, industrial, and professional services sectors directly comparable to ETHIC HR's vertical expertise. Operates in multiple geographies including EMEA, providing international search capabilities.
• Robert Half International: Global staffing and HR consulting firm offering executive search, contract staffing, and HR consulting. Comparable in the search and selection and HR consulting service lines ETHIC HR provides, but operates at much larger scale with established technology platforms.
• Korn Ferry: Global executive search and organizational consulting firm with a major presence across all sectors ETHIC HR serves (mining, telecom, FMCG, pharmaceutical). Offers executive search, HR consulting, and talent assessment at scale — directly comparable services but at global, multi-billion dollar scale rather than niche Turkish focus.

Direct peers

• Michael Page International: Global recruitment consultancy specializing in professional and executive placements across multiple sectors (technology, industrial, consumer goods, financial services). Operates a similar relationship-driven GTM motion with proprietary candidate networks comparable to ETHIC HR's approach.
• LHH (Lee Hecht Harrison): Global outplacement, career transition, and HR consulting firm. Directly comparable to ETHIC HR's outplacement and HR consulting service lines, with a strong focus on workforce transformation and career coaching for enterprise clients.
• Spencer Stuart: Pure-play executive search firm focused on senior leadership placements across industries including industrial, technology, and consumer — directly comparable to ETHIC HR's executive search offering for enterprise clients like Siemens, Bosch, and Turkcell.
• Hudson Global: Global talent solutions firm providing executive search, talent management, and HR consulting. Similar service mix to ETHIC HR with comparable mid-market positioning and cross-border placement capabilities.

Others

• Kariyer.net (HR Artificial Intelligence / closed candidates service): Turkey's leading job platform and partner ecosystem for ETHIC HR (has awarded the firm multiple 'Respect for People' awards). Not a direct competitor but a critical candidate sourcing channel and platform enabler for ETHIC HR's recruitment services.

Regional players

• Pedersen & Partners: EMEA-focused executive search firm with strong presence across Central/Eastern Europe and emerging markets. Particularly comparable to ETHIC HR for cross-border mandates involving multinationals entering Turkey and the broader CEE/EMEA region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EthicHr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ethic-hr-consulting

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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