• Altinkum is only 1.5 hours away from Bodrum and Izmir Airport.
• 2 large supermarkets open all year where you can buy everything you need . There is a local market in the town centre on Saturdays where you can get fresh vegetables.
• Friendly resort with friendly people,
• 9 months guaranteed sunshine, mild winter days,
• Low living costs and low crime rate ,
• Beautiful beaches and a turquoise blue sea which is shallow for 80m therefore making it safe for children.
• Property prices are increasing 20% percent every year (if you choose the right property from the right location) ,
• A marina is going to be built within the next 2-4 years
• When Turkey joins the E.U the property prices will rise significantly.
• If you buy from plan, you will be buying at 20% below market price. If you put furniture and air conditioning in your apartment you could make more.
• Renting properties to holiday makers is getting more popular, rental prices are still increasing. This depends on the location of the property , especially complexes, so make sure that you are familiar with what your complex will offer.

While Turkey remains outside the European Community, it can be one of the best places to buy your dream home in the sun. In southwestern Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean, one can't be disappointed by the beauty, mild climate and abundance of history found along Turkey's Aegean coast. The clear waters and beautiful beaches surrounded by olive groves and pinewoods can't help but attract sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike.

With Izmir as the gateway to the Aegean region and the third largest city in Turkey, it is a cosmopolitan and lively city all year round with an International Arts Festival taking place each summer. The Izmir region stretches from Foça in the north, to Kusadasi and Söke in the south. Heading south along the coast, the popular Bodrum-Marmaris Region is known for the beauty of the Bodrum peninsula and the “Golden Sands” of Altinkum's beaches. A few minutes outside Altinkum is Didim (Didyma) where the ruins of the famous Apollo Temple are found. Find your nightlife in the city of Bodrum, as well as the daily ferries or hydrofoils that travel across to the islands of Rhodes and Kos. Many of the coastal towns aspire to be like Marmaris, with its harbour a popular destination and wintering location for yachts. Along the coast, idyllic fishing harbors, popular holiday resorts and ancient ruins from over 5,000 years of history make the Aegean Coast a place you'll want to return again and again.

Turkey: Foreigners Buy Easier

Since June 2003, when Turkey liberalized its real estate market for foreign buyers, some 5,000 foreigners had purchased land for residential or commercial development. According to new Turkish law, the citizens of countries that don't prevent Turkish citizens from buying properties can in turn buy in Turkey without limitations* . This measure is considered as a necessary step toward adopting the European legislature in respect to individual foreign investors. Hoping to become EU member in the years to come, Turkey benefits from the low property prices in the country, relative political stability and adjacent location to one of the world financial centers Western Europe.

In 2003 Turkey has liberalized its real estate market for foreign buyers. Now more than 40,000 estates in 70 Turkish cities are owned by foreigners from 64 countries. Almost 5,000 foreign investors are new to the market. Citizens from 87 countries qualify to buy without approval by the local authorities. Citizens from 24 other countries can purchase only buildings but not land. Quite surprisingly, third of all foreign owners in Turkey are from Greece. It's surprising because 81 years ago under Lausanne Treaty almost all ethnic Greeks were forced to flee Turkey. Germans, British as well as Dutch, French, Syrian and American citizens are also at the top of the list of nations interested to buy in Turkey. In general, half of the foreigners prefer settling down in Istanbul and Antalya, while Americans prefer the capital city of Ankara, Greeks Izmir and Syrians the nearby Hatay region.

The main explanation for the opening of the Turkish real estate market is the country's bid to become European Union member in the years to come. One of the reasons why foreign investors should consider Turkey as an option, according to most local agents, is that prices in the country are much lower than in EU in average. Depending on the area prices as low as $25,000 for an apartment and $50,000 for a house aren't impossible to find. So the investors should expect at least 400-500% appreciation when Turkey become EU member. The calculation isn't that simple as is might seem at first glance. It's the Eurozone, not the EU membership itself that even in theory makes prices converge bit by bit. Some older EU countries aren't part of the Eurozone, not even one of the new members from Eastern Europe is. Turkish properties may appreciate but expecting increase in values of 500% in terms of dollars or euros in the years to come isn't realistic.