AI helps shortlist
We turn a family's preferences — personality, languages, pathway, budget, geography — into a calibrated, comparable list. No spreadsheet wrangling, no clicking through 40 brochures.
About BestPeopleDo
The school search every parent deserves.
BestPeopleDo is an AI-native education platform built around a simple premise: the right school for a child is rarely the most famous one. It's the one that fits — academically, socially, financially, and over the long arc of a family's life.
AI-guided shortlistsHuman advisor supportVerified school dataParent-first guidance
Our mission
Smarter shortlists. Calmer decisions.
Most families start a school search with two or three names from friends and one anxious browser tab open at a time. We built the platform we wished existed when we were sitting in that exact spot.
Advisors help decide
AI is not a replacement for an experienced advisor. It's a sharper first cut. Our advisors then walk families through trade-offs with 10+ years of admissions experience behind them.
Verified, not algorithmic
Every school profile is checked by our admissions team. Tuition, deadlines, accreditations, outcomes — what you see is what families will actually find when they apply.
Parent-first, always
We make money when schools value the families we send them — not from premium listings, ad placements, or high-pressure agency tactics. Your data is never sold.
By the numbers
The platform today.
180+
Verified schools
18
Countries covered
10–14d
Avg. shortlist time
10+ yrs
Admissions experience
How it works
From "we're starting to look" to enrollment, in four steps.
01
Build a profile
Five steps. ~3 minutes. We capture personality, goals, languages, budget, geography.
02
AI shortlists
Top 5 schools with reasoning, risks, and trade-offs — pulled from our verified profiles.
03
Compare + decide
Side-by-side comparison and a 30-min advisor call refine the shortlist.
04
Apply with support
Application checklist, document tracker, deadline reminders — all in your dashboard.
Where we are
Headquartered in Istanbul. Advisors across Europe.
We work with families across multiple regions. Most advisors live where they advise — Dilek and the Istanbul team cover Türkiye and the broader region from our Ataşehir HQ and Kadıköy branch; Kevin handles UK boarding and university applications from London; specialists pick up Swiss, Singaporean and North American placements from those hubs.
Ataşehir HQ
Kestel Plaza No:2-4 D:5, Ataşehir, İstanbul 34636
Kadıköy branch
Bağdat Cd., Suadiye, Kadıköy 34740
Call
+90 (216) 504 35 68
WhatsApp (Int'l)
+44 776 797 0443
Languages
English · Turkish · French
Verified school profiles
Every school is confirmed by our admissions team before listing.
Data privacy promise
Your family data is never sold or shared without consent.
Education-first
Senior advisors with 10+ years of admissions experience.
Independent
We don't take placement fees that would bias recommendations.
The team
The advisors who'll work with your family.
Real people, not a chatbot. Each advisor specializes in a region or a program type — you'll be paired with whoever fits your child's profile.
Co-founder & Director
Dilek Yılmaz
Istanbul · London · 12+ years
Co-founder. 10+ years placing internationally mobile families into UK, Swiss, and US boarding schools. Türkiye and broader region.
UK boardingSwiss boardingFamily strategy
International Programs Director · London
Kevin
London · Istanbul · 15+ years
London-based UK boarding specialist. Handles Eton, Harrow, Charterhouse, Sevenoaks, and the rest of the major HMC cluster.
UK boarding (HMC)London day schoolsUCAS / Oxbridge
Senior Education Advisor
İzzet
Istanbul · 18+ years
Senior advisor with 18+ years guiding families through admissions, language testing, and pathway selection.
UK admissionsUS college pathwayAP / SAT prep
Education Advisor
Duygu
Istanbul · 8+ years
Istanbul team — Kadıköy branch. UK day school specialist with deep London-area placement experience.
London day schools11+ / 13+ entrance prepFamily relocation to UK
Education Advisor
Sinem
Istanbul · 7+ years
Focused on UK and Canada placements — handles applications, visa support, and the first 90 days of student life abroad.
UK applicationsCanada / OSSDVisa support
Education Advisor
Zeynep Aslan
Istanbul · 5+ years
Younger boarding (age 11-13) specialist; family communications lead.
Year 7-8 boardingUK preparatory schoolsBoarding-readiness assessment
Education Advisor
Zeynep Özüsağlam
Istanbul · 6+ years
Specializes in test prep (IELTS, TOEFL, SAT) and the bridge from Turkish lise into international university programs.
IELTS / TOEFL / SATUniversity prepLise transition
Where the parents we work with build careers
Families with the same calibre expectations as their employers
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Schools in our catalogue are accredited by
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Talk to a senior education advisor.
AI helps you shortlist. Our advisors help your family decide — with a decade of admissions experience across UK, Switzerland, North America and Asia.
Co-founder & Director
Dilek Yılmaz
12+ years · Istanbul · London
180+
Schools mapped
18
Countries covered
10–14d
Avg. shortlist time
10+ yrs
Admissions experience