Guides to buying a home in Turkey

A guide for every type of buyer we hear from, written for residents of Saudi Arabia.

Looking in Istanbul, Trabzon, Bursa or Yalova?

The title deed, the year of construction and your financing route determine what is possible. Start with the money and the rules, then narrow the search.

Plan your purchase in Turkey

Kaş on the Turkish Riviera with its marina and bay
Buying
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Buying a summer home in Turkey from Saudi Arabia

What a Saudi national can buy and where they cannot, how the transfer at the land registry works, the currency purchase certificate your riyals need, and which fees and insurances come with the tapu.

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Holiday villa with a pool in Kalkan
Financing
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Financing a Turkish property from Saudi Arabia

Why lira financing is not the logical choice for most buyers from Saudi Arabia, how savings, personal financing in the Kingdom and participation banks in Turkey are used in practice, plus the riyal and lira question.

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Fishing boats in the old harbour of Antalya
Residence
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Turkish residence permit and citizenship for Saudis

For those who want to stay longer: what a home does and does not do for residence beyond the 90 days, how closed neighbourhoods work, the conditions for citizenship by investment and what the Saudi Nationality Law says about it.

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Infinity pool overlooking the hills near Kaş
Renting out
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 202610 min read

Renting out a Turkish property as a Saudi owner

For investors: the licence Turkey now requires for tourist letting, how rent is taxed in Turkey while there is no income tax in the Kingdom, zakat, and what happens when you sell.

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