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Expert articles on Turkish real estate, citizenship, buyer costs, permits, and investment planning.
Turkey plans stricter rules for property listings under the Electronic Listing Verification System (EİDS): one authorised agency per property, a written mandate contract, automatic removal of expired listings and a Property ID number. Here is what owners and buyers should know.
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Turkey's Secure Payment System holds the purchase price in a bank account and releases it to the seller only after the title deed transfer. It becomes mandatory on 1 December 2026, not 1 October. Here is how it works and what foreign buyers should prepare.
Mahmutlar, Kestel, Avsallar and Kargıcak reopened for residence permits in June 2026. What changed, what is still unofficial, and does your home qualify?
The Antalya Alanya highway runs 84 km from Serik to west of Konaklı. Opening date, real drive times, tolls and what buyers near the route should check.
Tosmur apartment prices, walking distances and a worked 2+1 purchase example from Viktor Property's own Tosmur listings, plus who the neighbourhood suits.
Every tax a property owner pays in Alanya, Turkey: annual property tax, environmental cleaning tax, VAT, capital gains, and a EUR 150,000 worked example.
What happens if a Turkish property tax bill goes unpaid: wrong-declaration penalties, liens, whether debt transfers to a buyer, and the 5-year limit.
A person becomes a Turkish tax resident after more than 183 days in a calendar year, or if their legal domicile is in Turkey.
Turkey's environmental cleaning tax rides on the 2026 water bill at TRY 4/m³ in metro municipalities: who pays it and how it differs from property tax.
Turkey's property tax equals tax value x rate (0.1-0.3%, doubled in metropolitan districts), paid in two instalments: 1 March-31 May and 1-30 November.
See every cost of buying property in Alanya: title deed fee, VAT, commission, DASK, aidat, and two worked examples with sourced 2026 figures.
See the one-time and yearly costs of owning a Turkish apartment combined into one ten-year running total, with a worked EUR 150,000 Alanya example.
A worked example of what a EUR 150,000 apartment in Alanya costs to close on: resale versus new-build, title deed fee, VAT, commission, SPK, and DASK.
Practical, source-backed guidance for buying, owning and choosing property in Alanya and across Turkey.
The legal steps, documents, costs and checks that protect a foreign buyer.
The legal sequence for buying property in Turkey as a foreigner: which three requirements stop a transfer outright, and what the 4% title deed tax is actually charged on.
An investor's pre-closing checklist to verify a Turkish title is unencumbered: ipotek, haciz, serh, TAKBIS vs parselsorgu, day-of-closing re-checks.
Every fee for buying property in Turkey: tapu harci, KDV/VAT, SPK appraisal, DASK, agency and mortgage costs, who pays, what is negotiable, and yield impact.
How multi-national investors can complete a fully remote Turkish property purchase with a limited power of attorney (vekaletname) — exactly which powers to grant versus withhold, how notarization and apostille work, and how to keep a single document from becoming a fraud vector.
A Turkish tax number and a local bank account are not paperwork formalities — they are the two keys that unlock title transfer, lawful currency conversion, and every investor advantage that follows. Here is how multi-national buyers set them up and why they matter for yield, rental income, and tax tracking.
For investors, DASK's coverage cap and exclusions shape your real downside. How Turkey's compulsory earthquake insurance fits an Alanya rental cost model and where to layer voluntary cover.
Compare everyday life, housing styles and trade-offs before you shortlist a home.
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