Guides
Guides for owners and buyers of property in Alanya
What you need to know before you buy, while you own and when the property passes on — explained by people who do it every week.
Life in Alanya: Mediterranean living, Scandinavian follow-up
Alanya works as well in February as it does in July.
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Buying in Turkey: a safe purchase, in the right order
The purchase itself is not the hard part - the details around it are.
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Buying property in Alanya: how it works, step by step
From finding the apartment to the tapu in your name: what happens, what it costs, and where it is easy to go wrong.
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Owning property in Alanya while living abroad
Property tax, insurance, electricity, water and service charges — what must be paid, when, and what to keep an eye on while you are away.
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Inheriting property in Turkey: how the heirs get the title deed
When a foreign owner of a home in Alanya dies, the heirs have to go through a separate Turkish process. Here is what happens, in what order, and which deadlines apply.
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Transferring your Alanya home to your children: gift, sale or inheritance?
Three routes with very different costs in Turkey. Here is what each one involves, so you can choose with open eyes.
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