Turkish Government Promoting Foreign Property Investment in Turkey

A healthy 32,000 overseas property buyers from the UK have now invested in Turkey according to recent figures from the Turkish General Directorate of Land Registry.

And with plans now approved for the country’s biggest ever airport to be built on the outskirts of Istanbul, it will be easier than ever for fly to let customers to access rentals in the area.

Describing the wave of investment as “remarkable,” Suleyman Akbay of Oceanwide Properties said: “There are many advantages to purchasing a property in Turkey, including the fact that there aren’t any capital gains taxes to be paid if the property is owned for more than five years.

“Recently approved new mortgage laws too make it easier to purchase overseas homes in Turkey and prices are extraordinarily low compared to many other European countries.”

The Turkish Government is actively promoting foreign investment and is concentrating hard on new infrastructure projects such as improved roads, airports and telecoms.