Foreign buyers of Turkish property are paving the way for the Real Estate recovery from Covid-19 as house sales grew by 16.2% year on year in May of this year. From a total of 59,166 residential properties that were sold in May, 1,776 of these were purchased by a foreign buyer which is an increase of 106.5%. Cheap loans and a strong Lira contributed to the surge in buyers, and even with a rise in...
This week we are going to take a look at the old Mardin City located in the South Eastern part of Turkey. Though very few tourists tend to travel to the South East, this ancient city is worth a visit. This fascinating city offers stunning sandstone cityscape and historical and multicultural heritage. It is also well-known for its excellent wines. The old city is nestled on a hillside set between the...
Istanbul is one of the worlds most incredible cities!!! Built on two continents, sitting aside the Bosphorus Stait and the Marmara Sea, this vibrant city if filled with rich culture, mixing century old mosques, churches and markets with stylish modern restaurants, galleries and trendy nightclubs. It is not surprising that Istanbul was named as the 2010 European Capital of Culture by the European...
The Mosque – an imposing but highly valued symbol of faith within the Muslim community and a place for prayer, quiet reflection and meetings with both family & friends. There are hundreds of Mosque’s throughout Turkey to provide for its large Muslim population, but the largest one (only recently completed in 2013) also attracts both domestic & international tourism given its grand design &...
Located on the Turquoise Coast covering the Mediterranean coastline is the beautiful harbour town of Fethiye. The town is built over the ruins of the ancient city of Telmessos, whose ancient theatre is infact still located right in the city centre. Fethiye is a busy working town with a fantastic marina and a harbour and is home to some of Turkey's most beautiful beaches. The whole region is covered...
If you like to visit beaches that have been awarded the prestigious ‘Blue Flag’ award, and you’ve done both Spain & Greece, then Turkey is next with 519 beaches which have been deemed safe, clean and of the highest quality. One of the world’s most recognised voluntary awards for beaches, the ‘Blue Flag’ is only given to those that have met & maintained a series of strict environmental,...
The ancient ruins of Ephesus is a "must see" historical landmark when visiting Turkey and is one of the largest and most impressive ancient sites in the world. Ephesus made the UNESCO World Heritage Site list in 2015. The ancient city is located 80 kilometres from Izmir close to the lovely towns of Selcuk and Sirince. A whopping 14 million tourists visit the site every year. People say that if the...
More good news coming out of Turkey this week as the export market has seen a huge increase for the first four months of this year, as demand slowly increases across a range of key products. Overall the growth equated to an increase of 33%, resulting in sales of $68.75billion, up from $51.64billion in the first four months of last year. It represents the strongest increase since February 2018, and points...
Located in Central Anatolia the Cappadocia is one of Turkey's much loved tourists destinations. The Cappadocia is the most unique site with its rock formations resembling an incredible moon-like landscape which have formed over thousands of years due to wind erosion. The whole site is truly magical. You can enjoy exploring its fairy chimneys, cave churches, deep valleys and rock cut-out monasteries....
For a country where tourism is responsible for about 12% of it’s economy, which equated to just over $34bn USD in 2019, it’s an industry that just can’t be forgotten about and one that has been badly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tourist sites that used to attract around 15,000 daily visitors are now attracting 1000 daily visitors, and the total number of tourists in 2019 was 45 million compared...