British buyers have been buying property along Turkey’s southern coastline in their droves over the last few years. These savvy purchasers have discovered that if you’re looking for a holiday home, fly to let property or a retirement home in the sun Turkey is an unbeatable property hot spot. Britons are currently top of the league with property purchases in Turkey.

With a population of 70 million, of which 70% are younger than 35 years old, which shows a strong and growing local market.
Boasting over 25 million tourists annually, the new mortgage legislation will undoubtedly create new buy-to-let opportunities to meet the growing demand for accommodation from tourists.
According to Holiday Rentals Turkey is in 5th place with 27.9 per cent of the total number of rental properties owned overseas by Brits.
Property price increases along the Turkish Riviera have been driven by a growing demand for holiday homes and apartments and individual investment properties.

Reasons to buy in Turkey.
Here are some more reasons why Turkey is an increasingly attractive to property buyers;

No capital gains tax
Turkey offers some tax incentives that are of high interest to property investors, If you sell your property after four years, there is no capital gains tax.

Excellent value front line properties with high capital growth potential
The Turkish market still offers excellent quality properties at prices that most other locations of a similar caliber could not offer 10 years ago.

Over 25 million tourists visit Turkey each year and boost the property market
Turkey ranked eighth in the world current demand for Turkey is reflected in the 25 million tourists it attracts per annum ranking it 9th in terms of the total tourist numbers. This translates into solid rental yields by buy-to-let investors who purchase in the best tourist locations.

Turkey offers a modern infrastructure
Turkey has a solid and modern infrastructure that is rapidly growing in line with its economy, tourism and property markets.

EU Membership
Although EU membership will undoubtedly support Turkey’s economy and, as one aspect of this, its property market, property agents remain confident that the health of Turkey’s property market is not dependent upon EU membership in the same way it clearly was for countries such as Estonia and Czech Republic.

Beautiful beaches on the Mediterranean coast and year round warm temperatures, combined with a low cost of living will provide excellent potential for significant capital growth for property buyers.

Alanya has one of the largest Mediterranean coastlines in Turkey with almost 26 km of golden beaches and has invested millions of Euros over the last 25 years into building a successful tourist resort along the coast.

Alanya offers a wide variety of facilities including stunning blue flag beaches, historic sites, a vibrant marina and harbor, bars, nightclubs, restaurants and many shops. With fabulous weather all year round Alanya enjoys a longer holiday season then the Aegean resorts, seeing visitors even in the winter.

Alanya has seen major revitalization with the expansion of the old harbor to allow cruise ships to dock and a picturesque promenade lined with new restaurants and cafes. A brand new yacht marina is currently also under construction and many new roads, paths and public parks have also been built along Alanya's long sandy beaches.

Direct charter airlines run flights all year round to Antalya airport and Alanya is a distance of 1.5hrs by car. Alanya attracts approx 1 million visitors annually. This is one of the most fantastic short haul destinations available to Western Europeans. Less than 4 hr flight from U.K and most other European cities.