I own a flat in İstanbul in an area that is central but still mainly residential. The tapu [land deed] is of the type where we own shares in the whole building rather than separate titles to our flats. Last year the owner of the shop on the ground floor of our building converted it [...]
Living in Beyoglu is nice but noisy. It has its own flavor, and not everyone feels happy about the offerings of Beyoglu. I received an email from a reader who is disturbed by the violence from a bar in Beyoglu. The letter reads as follows: “Your columns dealing with legal issues are always helpful. It [...]
The demand is rising on. Property in Turkey has been our subject of interest. The worldwide audience has also been making similar kind of reactions everywhere around. Overseas investors always keep on working at options to attract new markets and earn huge profit. Real estate market has bigger interests to protect as foreign investment can [...]
A Turkish proverb says, “Once you have property, you have a problem.” This proverb gently addresses the problems of the modern world and demonstrates the difficulties of having things. On the other hand, almost nobody can stop herself/himself from having things. I also find Tracy Chapman’s song mentioning “Mountains O’ Things” very meaningful. A dear [...]
Dear Mr. Çektir, what are the age requirements for a Turkish citizen to enter into a legally binding contract? Are these requirements also valid for employment contracts? Thank you for your e-mail. First, I would like to inform you about provisions regarding contracts under Turkish law, briefly. According to Turkish law, persons who have reached [...]
Turkey has swept up the highly prestigious accolade of the Condé Nast Traveller’s favourite country in the destination category at the 12th Annual Readers’ Travel Awards on Wednesday night. This is the first time that Turkey has won the award and it goes to show how the country has catapulted into the lime light for [...]
British people has never stop buying in Turkey and latest figure shows how property market is expanding in Turkey. Belek and Antalya areas is one of the resort that in Turkey offers holidays to many nations from all over the World. According to the latest data released by the Turkish General Directorate of Land Registry, [...]
Swimming pools are some of the most beautiful additions to any backyard. It is necessary to hire a swimming pool contractor because building an in ground swimming pool is a very complicated process. Steps need to be followed and proper procedure needs to be followed to ensure your swimming pool will last for years. This [...]
The topic of this article should be very clear from the headline. Summer is here in the south of Turkey, and site visits by real estate agents will have started already. In the past I have written articles reminding people of the deception of making buyers sign an informal property sales agreement, which is improper [...]
Today I’ll go through my inbox and respond to some questions. The first question concerns Turkish property law and family law together. The email reads as follows; “Dear Berk, I am English and I have had Turkish nationality through marriage for the last 14 years. I own a villa in Turkey which we currently live [...]
A County Londonderry man at the centre of an alleged £2.5m property scam in Turkey is seeking the lifting of an injunction on his assets. Lawyers for Kevin O’Kane confirmed plans to apply for the freezing order to be relaxed to ease the financial burden on his business. The 51-year-old businessman is being sued by [...]
A recent survey of 500 real estate professionals in Europe ranked Istanbul third in Europe as a real estate investment market and first as a development market in 2009 from among 27 major urban locations. The survey determined that Istanbul is still of great interest to real estate professionals, falling only one position from its [...]
Although Turkey is situated in large Mediterranean geographical location where climatic conditions are quite temperate, diverse nature of the landscape, and the existence in particular of the mountains that run parallel to the coasts, result in significant differences in climatic conditions from one region to the other. While the coastal areas enjoy milder climates, the [...]
Turkey has much to offer, whether its mountains, beaches, lakes or sleepy fishing ports everyone who comes to Turkey is amazed at its beauty and cultural diversity. Many Turkey villas are situated around its beach resorts which have holiday makers coming back year after year. With 10,000 years of magnificent historical past there is more [...]
