Thanks for correcting me on that one, Turkish.
Of course your local CAA will add a rating to your licence, Martin. So that leaves countries like CZ (where I am based), Romania or Slovenia for the cheaper ME IR. Maybe Spain or Portugal, though probably more expensive.
Type ratings can and are done just about anywhere in the world, and many JAA CAAs have approved courses in the US, Thailand, UAE... - Though this is probably not what you are after at this stage, Stefair. The idea with the ICAO PPL is good though, it's cheaper and you can keep it. (under JAR's you'll loose it, once you upgrade to the CPL.)