Antalya Estate

Turkish course in the district of Fethiye in Muğla province is attracting the interest of foreigners settled in the region. Around 100 individuals are now attending classes to learn Turkish, reports said. Students from different countries, including Russia, England, Albania, Italy, Ukraine, Poland, Belgium and Iran take Turkish language classes to not only learn the language, but also familiarize with the culture, communicate with neighbors and to make it easier for them to carry on with their daily lives. The Director of Public Education Center İsmail Cazağ told the Anadolu Agency that the participants were very happy to live in Turkey, and that the beautiful nature of Fethiye was a special reason for them to stay in the region. Cazağ said that it made him happy to see citizens from countries like England, Ukraine or Russia speak Turkish. The course participants learn to read and write in Turkish and study Turkish grammar. At the end of the course they are given a certific...

Turkey’s first touristic submarine makes first trip into depths of WWII wreck in Antalya Turkey’s first touristic submarine, Nemo Primero, made its maiden dive into the depths of the Mediterranean just off the coast of  Antalya  on April 11 in a bid to provide further boost to tourism.  The submarine’s first stop was the wreck of St. Didier, a  French  ship which sunk during the WW II in 1942 just one kilometer off from Antalya’s harbor. The submarine, which can carry 48 people, is owned by Submarine Turkey, HIS Travel and Touristfly.  Antalya Governor Münir Karaloğlu said Turkish tourism now had its first civilian submarine, adding that this step was taken to create alternative tourism attractions in the country’s hottest tourism destination Antalya.  “We know that Turkey and  Antalya  have great alternative tourism potentials in addition to mass tourism opportunities. We need to realize these potentials,” he said.  He added that...

Real Estate Sector in Turkey The Turkish real estate sector, offering ever-greater opportunities for investors every year, has come to prominence especially in the last decade. Although with the recent economic crisis and the global economic recession the European and US real estate markets have been negatively affected, the real estate market in Turkey is still promising. While the reduction in demand and a downward trend in house prices have been observed all over Europe, according to TurkStat statistics Turkey has huge growth potential in the real estate sector. The entry of global actors into the real estate market is increasing the competitiveness of the sector, while massive mergers and acquisitions taking place help its expansion and overall growth rates. Different surveys and publications such as the “Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe”, prepared jointly by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI), show how global and local interest in the Turk...