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The British are becoming more adventurous as they seek the right location for their overseas property purchase”, says Suleyman Akbay, MD of Oceanwide Properties specialists in property sales along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. “Buyers are becoming far more discerning and often moving away now from obvious holiday resorts and realising that Turkey is a very large country with a superb Mediterranean coastline of hundreds of miles offering a real choice of locations in which to invest, find a retirement home, holiday let or just a 2nd home for all the family.”

The Turkish General Directorate of Land Registry shows 32,000 UK buyers are investing in Turkish properties enticed by the wonderful weather, friendly people, relaxed lifestyle, excellent infrastructure, good medical care, wide choice of flights from the region’s many international airports and of course, superb value for money properties.

“You can buy a one bedroom apartment in a modern complex from as little as £35,000 and a four bedroom detached villa with private pool from around £130,000”, says Suleyman. “With property prices rising around 7% per annum along the coast it is also proving an excellent investment.”

Turkey has along its Turquoise coast -

Fethiye Town: A working harbor town, open all year round, has a large selection of bars, cafes, restaurants and shops along the harbor front. With a number of marinas attracting yachts etc.

Calis Beach: A beach resort with hotels and restaurants and bars along the seafront. Fully open during the summer season, some restaurants and shops remain open during the winter just 10mins by bus to Fethiye town centre. Calis is popular for the cool breezes in summer and sun in winter.

Ovacik: A mountain resort, Ovacik is a residential town co-inhabited by ex-patriots and locals; main focus is villa summer rentals as situated between Fethiye town centre and the famous Oludeniz beach.

Hisaronu: A mountain holiday resort focused to the summer holiday maker next to Ovacik. The majority of shops, restaurants and bars close over the winter months.

Oludeniz: Turkey’s most famous beach resort, focused to the hotel holiday market registered as commercial touristic land therefore full of hotels restaurants and bars. Nearly every thing closes in Oludeniz over the winter.

Gocek: A small port town, attracting large yachts and motorboats, fully open during the summer months with a few shops and restaurants open during the winter.
Dalaman: A small town located in a very large valley, popular for hotels and all-inclusive. Dalaman Airport is the airport for a number of local resorts. The center of Dalaman town is open all year round.

Kemer, Fethiye: A village just outside of Fethiye, with rural views it’s a town to get away from all the hustle and bustle.

Kalkan: A small sleepy harbor town nestled on the mountain side with stunning sea views. The town and houses have doubled in number over the last few years. The shops for tourists tend to close over winter but the town remains open.

Kas: A Harbor town similar to Kalkan but just larger. Many shops close over the winter but most of all the shops are open all year. Kas is very popular with the Dutch market

Antalya: A large City on the southern coast, open all year round with mainly Apartments for sale, the area is well built with apartment blocks making up the majority of residential living.

Alanya: A beach resort very popular with the European Market, with many Germans, Dutch and Danish buying in the area. Another resort that many real touristic shops will close over winter but the rest of the town is open all year round.

Kemer, Antalya: A harbor town nestled along the coast outside of the city of Antalya, focused to the holiday maker, much of the town closes down over winter, there are still a number of restaurants and shops open all year.

Calis has developed a huge amount over the last 15 years and property prices have been increasing there year after year with the beach front properties demanding top price for, in many cases, older builds although there are too some excellent new builds available.
Side Was an ancient Luvi city in Anatolia. Know for its ruins, beaches and pretty resorts. A working town as well as a holiday resort for many European visitors.

Uzumlu A village up in the mountains only 30mins from Fethiye. The village remains the same all year round, and is cooler in summer than the town of Fethiye. A traditional village where you can still see a traditional way of life. A beautiful and peaceful retreat ideal for permanent living, with a healthy populations of ex pats.

Belek under the Antalya province a small town with beaches, historical ruins and the home of Aspendos. Belek is mostly known these days for its golf courses, open most of the year with the town being quieter in winter.

The closer the property to the sea front the higher the price regardless of the size, quality, or age of the property. In recent year a number of developers have been building a range of villas and apartments. The majority of these are off plan, allowing more flexible payment terms during the construction period and better prices. In most cases once the property is complete prices increase between £5,000 and £10,000 from the off plan price.

Oceanwide Properties www.oceanwideproperties.co.uk 0845 520 3030