Yaman Group will provide only the best expertise advice relating to all property transactions from professionals experienced within Turkish real estate market, on every step of the way and at each process, be it looking for a new home or an investment and also regards to all legal issues and your leisure time. We have a long established ties within the community, as being well respected and our name Yaman Group being recognised as very professional in our approach, providing top quality property’s with only the best materials and workmanship.

• Buying procedures within Turkey is no different to buying property in any other country. However as when in another country the language and bodies that process various parts of the transaction or perform searches maybe different to what you normally expect, therefore Yaman Group will be your consultant relating to these matters.

• We are hoping that the first part of your quest of locating a suitable apartment, house or building plot can be done using our website, with regards to viewing, perhaps a personal visit either whilst on holiday or by a special inspection trip to view the property. If you are coming to Turkey on holiday it would be nice to know if you wish to view a number of properties and if you would like to use any of our holiday services such as airport transfers, accommodation etc.

• You will also see from the following guide lines that Yaman Group is the fulcrum of all the activity, organizing all of the parties involved including solicitor, government departments and the seller.

• Using Yaman Group locate and choose your property, this can be done by using our website to match your requirements or visit our offices. We also offer a bespoke brochure service; with over 100 properties we are unable to send all the information so please contact one of our offices with your guide- lines, so that we can select properties within your guidelines.

• Once you have selected your property and commit to buying by paying a deposit, duration can range from 2 to 8 weeks. The reason for this length of time is all types of international government checks, often being completed in 2 weeks but has been known to take up to 7 or 8 weeks.

• Once a sale has been agreed Yaman Group will draw up an agreement/contract for you to sign. This will require you to forward a deposit (agreed by the seller and the buyer) to Yaman Group holding bank account (by electronic transfer) to be passed on to the legal team and then the seller. The deposit is non refundable, unless you have an agreed valid reason for withdrawing from the sale, and also the seller will also have to return the deposit and a penalty if he/she decides to withdraw from the agreement. Yaman Group will also need a photocopy of your passport or a photocopy of each party involved in owning the property, we can also for your assurance provide you with our company registration number for your peace of mind.

• Upon exchange of the deposit and contracts a number of government checks will take place, this is out of the control of Yaman Group. These checks include contacting with your local government to check for criminal activity and also may include other checks, if not accepted then the deposit will normally be returned to you.

• After all the searches have been returned and are completed, we can now move forward and the final steps of purchasing can take place. This will involve the remainder of the balance of the property purchase price and any outstanding commissions, which will be added to the total price. Once the balance and all commissions have been paid the titledeed of the property will be exchanged.

• Please remember to take out insurance for fire and theft. Yaman Group will assist you with this process, we also provide with House keeping services such as cleaning, weekly and garden maintenance, in addition to our letting services., please have a look at this section on the website also related issues to property maintenance and renovation works.

We suggest the following process when purchasing in Turkey:

·Choose and reserve the property of your choice.

·You will visit the solicitor, along with the translator and the contracts will be drawn up, while you wait, in both Turkish and English.

·The translator will go through the Turkish contract with you. If you are then satisfied, the solicitor, translator, developer and yourself will sign the contract.

·The solicitor will then start the process of applying for Aegean Army clearance.

·You will then go before the notary, together with the legal translator.

         A ‘power of attorney’ will be appointed to save you having to travel back
         to Turkey to sign legal documents.

           Please allow for the following fees:

·Solicitors’ fees – approximately 500 GBP

·Translator’s fees - 80 GBP

·Telephone Discontinuance Of Subscription - Free

·Power of attorney – approximately 120 GBP

·Electricity connection - 150 GBP

·Water connection - 100 GBP

·Site Capital Fee (Monthly) - 60 GBP

·A Charge of an annual maintenance fee on most developments. This will normally be between 350 GBP and 450 GBP

Taxation
Expect to pay 20% tax on rental income in Turkey. If you have held the property for more than four years then there will be no capital gains tax payable in Turkey. Should you decide to sell before four years, then expect to pay a local 20% capital gains tax.