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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. What is the advantage of buying property in Turkey?
Since Turkey has been given the date of October 2005 for starting
negotiations to become a member of E.U., you will be able to double
and even triple your investment within a few years. Real estate prices
are still very attractive in comparison with E.U. countries, take your
chance to make a good investment for your future. And with the last
changes in the regulations on property ownership for foreign citizens,
buying a property is a lot simpler now and living cost is incomparably
cheap compared to the majority of European countries.
Please see cost of living at Question No:6
2. Can I give Power of Attorney to the lawyer that he can take care of all the legal procedures?
Yes, when you give a power of attorney to the lawyer, He/she applies
for the title deed on buyer’s behalf and secures the property until
the title deed is received.
3. Can I buy car/telephone line registered on my name?
Upon receipt of the title deed, so called ‘’Tapu’’, you need to apply to the Turkish Consulate in your country for a 1-year visa. Upon receipt of that,
when you come to Turkey, you need to apply to the district’s Foreign Police Department for a residence permit ( 5 years) which costs approx. 500 Euro. Upon receipt of residence permit called the “ blue book’’ you can get a
car/telephone/satellite line registered on your name. Second Home
Turkey will assist you during this procedure.
4. What is the living cost in Turkey ?
You can find certain living costs in Turkey
Water per m3 :Approx. 0.75 Euro per m3
Energy per kwh :Approx. 0.10 Euro per kwh
Petrol per liter :Approx. 1.20 Euro per liter
Dinner in a luxury restaurant :Approx. 20.00 Euro per person
Turkish kebap :Approx. 7.00 Euro per person
Turkish Feta Cheese :Approx. 4.00 Euro per kg.
Bread :Approx. 0.25 Euro per piece
Beer :Approx. 1.00 Euro per can
Hair Cut :Approx.10.00 Euro per cut
Minibus (Kemer-Antalya) :Approx. 2.00 Euro per person
Highways :Free of charge in the Mediterranean Coast
Parking :Free of charge in the majority of places
5. How do I get electricity and water to my house?
If the property purchased is a new house, then with the residence
permits of the property, copy of Tapu and your passport you need to
apply to Tedas for electricity and to Gatab for water. The cost for
new memberships are approximately as follows:
Electricity -new membership :120 €
Water new-membership : 50 €+ Sewage infrastructure fee 75 €
If the property purchased is an old building with existing memberships,
you just need to get the membership number and copy of passport and
Tapu. In that case the costs are as follows:
Electricity register transfer for the house : 40.-€
Water register transfer for the house : 35.-€
6. Are there any hospitals and schools in the districts of major cities as well?
Since the Turkish Riviera is at the same time very popular tourism
area, in most of the districts there are at least two fully equipped private hospitals and one government hospital.
In each main towns – such as Antalya, Kemer, Alanya, Manavgat – there
are at least one private college (primary and high schools) mainly with
English as primary language and Turkish government schools and many
kinder gardens.
7. How can I buy a car or a motobike registered on my name ?
To get a vehicle you bought in Turkey registered on your name, you need
first to obtain the ‘blue book’(see question 5) and then apply to the traffic
police department to get an ‘MA’plate meaning Misafir Araç- Guest Plate
and the book of the vehicle.
If you want to import the vehicle you bought to Turkey, then you need to
pay the tax assigned by the Turkish Customs Office to the local authorities.
The taxes for import are very high, therefore it is not recommended to
bring cars from abroad.
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