Legal Conditions concerning the acquisition of Property or Properties and Real Estate in Turkey by foreign nationals:

  1. The total surface area of real estate and limited real rights that a foreign national can acquire in the country in general may not exceed 25'000 square meters.
  2. The real estate to be acquired must be real estate that has been registered and set aside for the purposes of the applied or localised development plan for the area in which the real estate is located.
  3. Foreign nationals may purchase real estate in Turkey for use as business premises or for residence.
  4. Principle of reciprocity:
    • Turkey has a reciprocal agreement for the purchase of land and property with many countries. This means that the people of these nations that allow Turks to buy land in their countries, can in return, buy land in Turkey. Foreigners may purchase in their own name if the property is outside military zones. Based on these agreements foreigners of the following countries are eligible:
      • ANDORRA
      • ARGENTINA
      • AUSTRALIA
      • AUSTRIA
      • BAHAMAS
      • BANGLADESH
      • BARBADOS
      • BELGIUM
      • BELIZE
      • BENIN
      • BOLIVIA
      • BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
      • BOTSWANA
      • BRAZIL
      • CANADA
      • CAPE-VERDE
      • CAMEROON
      • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
      • CHILE
      • COLOMBIA
      • CROATIA
      • COSTA RICA
      • COTE D’IVOIRE
      • DENMARK
      • ECUADOR
      • EL SALVADOR
      • ENGLAND
      • ESTONIA
      • FINLAND
      • FRANCE
      • GABON
      • GERMANY
      • GHANA
      • GUINEA
      • GREECE
      • GRENADA
      • GUATEMALA
      • GUYANA
      • HAITI
      • HONDURAS
      • HUNGARY
      • IRELAND
      • ISRAEL
      • ITALY
      • JAMAICA
      • JAPAN
      • LATVIA
      • LIECHTENSTEIN
      • LITHUANIA
      • LUXEMBOURG
      • MALAWI
      • MALAYSIA
      • MALI
      • MALTA
      • MAURITANIA
      • MAURITIUS
      • MEXICO
      • MONACO
      • MOZAMBIQUE
      • NETHERLANDS
      • NEW ZEALAND
      • NICARAGUA
      • NIGERIA
      • NORWAY
      • PANAMA
      • PARAGUAY
      • PERU
      • PHILIPPINES
      • POLAND
      • PORTUGAL
      • REPUBLIC OF DOMINIC
      • SAN MARINO
      • SENEGAL
      • SINGAPORE
      • SOMALIA
      • SOUTH AFRICAN REP.
      • SRI LANKA
      • SPAIN
      • SWAZILAND
      • SWEDEN
      • SWITZERLAND
      • SOUTH KOREA
      • TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
      • TANZANIA
      • USA
      • URUGUAY
      • VENEZUELA
      • YUGOSLAVIA


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