Citizenship, market analysis, and area guides from our desk in Istanbul.
Turkey's Interior Ministry has cancelled 6,134 citizenship decisions after uncovering fraudulent valuation reports and sham property sales. What happened, what did not change, and how to make sure your file is sound.
9 min read
The legal cap on annual rent increases follows the 12-month average CPI and changes monthly. How it is calculated, which figure applies to your contract, and why the first rent sets your income for years.
6 min read
The one document in the deal that gives you a number the seller has no stake in. Who issues it, when it is mandatory, and the five things to read in it.
6 min read
Delivery record, legal and financial standing, and what the contract actually says — plus the strongest check of all: visiting a project he delivered years ago.
6 min read
The USD 400,000 threshold is only one condition. The real question is which property both meets the requirements and holds up as an investment.
8 min read
The six conditions, the eight steps in order, and the detail that stalls most files: matching the valuation, the transferred amount, and the declared title deed price.
7 min read
Red and blue, full ownership versus construction servitude, and the occupancy permit — and how each affects financing, resale, and legal-pathway eligibility.
6 min read
An easy-to-rent apartment comes down to features you can check before buying: size, floor, distance to the station, and dues — with examples from Istanbul districts.
7 min read
What they cover, why they vary so widely between complexes, who pays them, and how to get the real figure before you buy rather than after.
6 min read
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