Property buying process

The contract will prescribe the data of both parties, their rights and obligations, as well as the characteristics of the property you are buying. The contract is drawn up in a language that you know well. All you need is your international passport.

When signing the contract, the buyer pays a deposit. The amount of the deposit will also be fixed in the contract.

Both parties sign 2 copies. You can also sign the contract online: documents executed remotely are protected by Turkish law and do not differ legally from those signed in the personal presence of the buyer.

In order to be able to issue a certificate of ownership, you need to gather some additional documents. The list is roughly as follows:

• Certificate of an independent examination (we invite an appraiser who will calculate the cadastral value of housing)
• A document confirming the exchange of currency for Turkish Lira (we receive it from the bank after opening an account and transferring money for payment to your Turkish account)
• Turkish TIN (issued in 2 minutes online or in Turkish tax)

In addition, you can issue a power of attorney for us – so you will not have to be present in Turkey at the cadastral department to register the deal. We will be able to make all the documents without your personal presence.

Usually, the buyer transfers money by SWIFT transfer from his account to the account of the developer or owner according to the details. But there are other payment methods as well.

The most important of all stages begins with an application on the website of the cadastral administration. You will be given a date and time for your appointment. On this day, you must come to the cadastral department along with an accredited sworn translator (without his presence, a foreigner cannot conclude a deal in Turkey).

After full registration in the Land Registry you will receive a certificate of ownership of the property. In Turkey, this document is called TAPU.

It is very important to choose a reliable real estate agency so that the realtors thoroughly check all the documents and you would get a TAPU without any difficulties. The Project Home agency has already checked hundreds of real estate objects – you can be sure that thedeal will be clear and transparent.

After receiving the TAPU, you issue utility meters (water and electricity) in your name. It’s a pretty simple procedure.

Before that, if you are the first homeowner, you should get another important document along with a certificate of ownership. We are talking about a technical passport for real estate. In Turkish it is called ISKAN.