Turkey
The hottest Turkish property spots for 2008
Dominic Whiting, editor of the Buying in Turkey guide, the UK’s leading source of information on Turkish property, picks the hottest property spots for the year ahead.
Property investors flock to Turkey
Astute property investors are well aware that a country that is leading the way in tourism will follow with an increased value in property. This can be seen clearly in Turkey where major tour operators and some of the world’s top hoteliers are clambering to be a part of this new era.
Do-it-yourself Turkey villas!
Turkey’s lower cost of living and property construction costs tempt more buyers, who are priced out of the UK, to self-build their own pension pads.
Turkey’s new planning laws
The Ministry of Forest and Agriculture in Turkey has issued a White Paper on guidelines and restrictions to be introduced by the local Municipals and Town Planners up to the year 2025.
Record breaking year for Bodrum
The latest published figures from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) show another bumper month for Turkish tourism. The number of tourists visiting Turkey reached 3.38 million in August with a year on year rise of 16.5%.
Scape Design to create landscape for residential scheme in Turkey
Award-wining landscape architect Scape Design Associates has been appointed by MESA Group to create the landscape for ‘Parkoran’, a new 17 tower block residential development overlooking a pine forest and the nearby Golbasi Lakes in Ankara, Turkey.
Values rising at an unprecedent scale
Kalkan is the new “hot spot” to invest in Turkey. It is rapidly becoming a place for sophisticates seeking authentic Turkish culture and tradition within a country that is being highly promoted by its Government as a tourist destination.
Subsidised property inspection trips to Alanya
TPI Turkish Property Invest, international developer in the southern Turkish city of Alanya, has launched it’s latest initiative – up to four day subsidised inspection trips to visit its latest residential property development – Oba Saray 4.
Green light for Alanya International Airport
After ten years of speculation, the beautiful city of Alanya – southern Turkey – has been given the green light for its own International airport, to be operated by Turkey’s leading airport contractor and operator, TAV Airports Holding.
Extreme numbers emigrate overseas
2006 held the record for the highest number of people emigrating from the UK, statistics say.
Get your Turkish property hunt off to a flying start
The Buying In Turkey Property Wizard is a unique advice and property finder service from the people behind the UK’s leading source of independent information on Turkish property, the Buying in Turkey guide, which is updated annually and is now in its 3rd edition.
Advice on buying off-plan in Turkey
Buying off-plan is increasingly popular in Turkey, but as well as providing certain benefits, there are potential risks that buyers should be aware of. As the name suggests, buying off-plan involves making a commitment to buy a property that has yet to be built.
Izmir diversifies tourism appeal
The city of Izmir, the third most populous in Turkey, is located in the Gulf of Izmir on the western Aegean coast and is home to the country’s largest port after Istanbul.
Buying a home in Turkey made easier with Isbank
IsBank London, a full branch of Turkey’s leading banking institution, Türkiye Iþ Bankasý, is making available an innovative new mortgage product to UK nationals at competitive standard variable rates for overseas repayment mortgages in British pounds sterling (GBP).
Undiscovered Turkish delights
In the last five years Turkey has been transformed from a fringe destination for adventurous buyers to one of the most popular emerging property markets. Over $2 billion from abroad was invested in Turkish real estate last year with this figure expected to double in 2007.