Bustling bazaars selling everything from glittering lamps and hand-painted ceramics to exotic spices and Turkish delight. An eclectic mix of restaurants serving up mezze and flatbreads as well as every type of international cuisine you can think of, and the hypnotic call to prayer that reverberates through the city every single evening. Istanbul is an [...]
Istanbul based property consultants, Universal21.com, highlight how far property prices have risen in Istanbul since 2010 and the potential for further growth in 2014. Istanbul’s property market shows no sign of cooling according to Istanbul property consultants Universal21.com. If anything, the pace of growth in Istanbul has quickened in recent months as both local and [...]
Article Written by Universal21 Property Consultants What One Group of Arab Investors finds so Irresistible about Turkey’s Student Revolution Revolution has swept across the Arab world, yet one revolution has gone largely unnoticed. It is a silent revolution that is slowly transforming Turkey and its major cities and it is being backed by Turkey’s own [...]
British Minister for Sport and Tourism, Hugh Robertson, has last week voiced his support for Istanbul’s 2020 Olympic bid and stressed that he will be on hand to offer guidance which will hopefully help secure a successful built. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Robertson has been in town to explore potential co-operation [...]
Turkey’s appeal to property investors has surged since the start of 2013 Article writtn by The Overseas Guides Company This is due to the weaker Pound making the Eurozone unattractive to UK buyers, plans for the world’s largest airport get under way in Istanbul and in March the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will evaluate [...]
Good news for Antalya and Istanbul as recently released figures have revealed that they are the most popular destinations for all tourists to Turkey. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company In fact they are so popular they dominate more than 80 per cent of all tourist traffic and this figure seems to only be [...]
This week see’s the release of this year’s most anticipated film, Skyfall, apparently the best Bond film ever made. Those with an eagle eye will immediately spot that the chosen location for a number of scenes is the Turkish capital, Istanbul. Article written by The Overseas Guides Company On top of this, Taken 2, [...]
Since being in office, one thing is for certain, Turkey’s Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is a man with a mission – to develop his native Istanbul into a financial hub on par with London and Hong Kong. His plans are working… Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Development is happening on a daily [...]
Istanbul has been ranked the number one city in Europe for property investment for the third year running in Pricewaterhousecoopers Emerging Trends in European Real Estate report for 2012. The report contains the findings from a survey of 600 of Europe's biggest property investment players, on the prospects for property investment across Europe's greatest cities [...]
The property market in Turkey has recently been named as one of the most popular destinations for overseas investments. The Worldwide Property Group has revealed that the nation has experienced growth in recent months and a particular hotspot has been the tourism industry surrounding Istanbul. There has also been a rise in the amount of [...]