Investment guide
What to know before buying in Turkey: the steps, the real costs, financing, and the state of the market — with figures taken from their official sources.
Key figures
4%
total title deed fee
Source: Revenue Administration — Law of Fees — title deed fee· Verified: 22 August 2026
0.2%
annual residence tax in Istanbul
Source: Revenue Administration — Property Tax Law arts. 8 and 18· Verified: 22 August 2026
$400,000
citizenship minimum · 3-year restriction
Source: General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre — Turkish Citizenship Law Implementing Regulation art. 20/2(b)· Verified: 22 August 2026
30 ha
per-person limit · and 10% of a district
Source: General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre — Land Registry Law art. 35· Verified: 22 August 2026
Work out your return before you buy
Change the inputs to see the gap between gross and net yield. The yield quoted in adverts is always the gross one; the net is what actually reaches you.
- Gross yield
- 5.60%
- Net yield
- 4.22%
- Rent actually collected
- $7,754
- Annual costs
- − $1,420
- Annual net
- $6,334
- Payback period
- 24 years
After vacancy, service charges, tax and costs.
Indicative figures based on your inputs; not an offer and not a guarantee of return. They exclude any change in property value and tax on rental income.
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