Turkısh Rıvıera: What Makes It An Attractive Real Estate Investment Opportunity?

ing between the Eastern and Western tradition,it goes without saying that yachting and the
Turkey is today one of the hotspots of Europe.tourism industry is the main source of income for
The Turkish Riviera, also known as "TheMarmaris. In short, we can say that Marmaris has
Turquoise Coast", encompasses thousands ofbecome “the Sailing Holiday Center of
kilometers of shoreline, crystal clear waters, and itTurkey”.
is literally strewn with ancient cities, harbors,As is usually the case, tourism goes hand in hand
memorial tombs, beaches, little coves, lush forestswith a flourishing real estate industry, and
and streams.Marmaris real estate market is no exception.
Purchasing properties located somewhere alongThere are all sorts of Marmaris properties
the Turkish Riviera is becoming an increasinglyavailable, either for sale or for rent, from
profitable business with more and more homegorgeous villas, stone cottages to city central
owners and real estate investors coming fromcomplexes of sunny duplex apartments. Investors
around the globe. The combination of a favorableare keen to get the opportunity to purchase
climate, warm sea, the hospitality of Turkishprime development land overlooking beautiful
People, and abundant natural and archeologicalpicturesque areas, such as Orhaniye Bay, where
points of interest makes this stretch of Turkey'seven the famous Roman Abramovic recently
coastline a popular destination.decided to invest.
One of the most important cities of the TurkishAfter starting talks with the EU, Turkey
Riviera, Marmaris, which is on track to becomingexperienced economic growth, which particularly
one of the top performing European real estatekick-started a boom in Marmaris property prices.
markets. Marmaris real estate offices are selling allEven so, the Marmaris real estate market is
kinds of property, including villas, apartments andcomparatively much cheaper than housing
houses, in addition to commercial properties andmarkets in Spain, France, the US and Italy, all of
extensive land areas. The sea and sun, nature andwhich were formerly much preferred by jet-to-let
history, along with several top level marinas makeinvestors.
Marmaris property appealing to jet-to-letThe option to "live and let" is certainly alluring to a
investors, tourists, and sailing lovers.lot of people, thanks to the binary possibility
But still, what makes Marmaris real estate marketoffered: use the property for some of the year
such a potential money spinning investment? Theyourself and let it out for the rest. That makes
short answer contains several keywords: priceMarmaris property such a good investment.
and liberal legal framework on top and above theThe foreign purchase of Marmaris real estate is
setting, beauty, and climate.widely supported by the Turkish government. The
The town of Marmaris is located at the meetingprinciples governing the purchase of property by
place of the Aegean Sea and the Mediterraneannon-Turkish individuals or companies, established
Sea , a harbour surrounded by pine-clad hills. It isback in 1934 through the Property Law, were last
Turkey's most sophisticated and multi-facetedamended in January 2006, bringing notable
holiday resort (see for more information). Thischanges especially with regard to size limitations.
makes Marmaris real estate an inviting world ofEssentially, the Property Law is predicated on a
hotels and apartments for leisure and businessreciprocity clause, allowing foreigners to buy
visitors. Marmaris has its own charm and anproperties only within municipality and no more
exceptional natural beauty, even though itsthan 25,000 sqm of land, constructed or not. For
traditional architecture has been less vividlybigger land surfaces, the special consent of the
preserved when compared to other coastalTurkish Council of Ministers is required, which
towns. In addition, Marmaris is a very popularauthorised to increase the limit up to 300,000 sqm
wintering location for hundreds of cruising boatersper person provided that the foreign national
and tourists, also providing regular blue cruiseownership of real estate does not exceed 5/1000
tours, yacht charters combined with the Greekof land in any designated province.
islands, diving tours and daily tours to archeologicalTherefore, with such an investor-friendly
sites.In addition to all travel services there are alsogovernmental policy, it is easy to see why more
ferry services from Marmaris to the Greek islandand more foreign investors have entered the
of Rhodes.Marmaris real estate market.
Considering the natural beauty of the city location,