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Turkey – Property Building and Renovation

For most foreign nationals, constructing or renovating a property in Turkey is legally permissible — but the process is tightly controlled and primarily governed by Zoning Law No. 3194. A formal construction permit, called a Yapı Ruhsatı, is mandatory for

Turkey – Property Financing

Foreign nationals are legally permitted to obtain mortgage financing in Turkey, and buyers from most nationalities can access the process without major barriers. In practice, however, the market presents several significant challenges compared to other destinations popular with international buyers:

Turkey – Prescriptions and Medications

Turkey’s pharmacy network is well-structured and widespread, with licensed pharmacies — known as eczane — located on virtually every street in urban and suburban areas. A wide range of medicines, including many that would require a prescription in other countries,

Turkey – Postal Service

Turkey’s national mail operator is PTT (Posta ve Telgraf Teşkilatı), a government-owned body with a presence at more than 4,000 locations across the country. PTT handles letter and parcel delivery within Turkey and to destinations worldwide, provides banking and financial

Turkey – Mental Health

Turkey offers both public and private mental health services, though coverage is unevenly distributed and the system contends with well-documented shortages of qualified professionals and inadequate funding. The bulk of mental health provision is clustered in the country’s largest urban

Turkey – Maternity and Giving Birth

Turkey’s maternity care system is well established, encompassing both public and private hospitals with generally strong standards of obstetric and neonatal services — especially in large urban centres. The majority of expat residents opt for private hospitals, drawn by better

Turkey – Leisure and Entertainment

Turkey presents expats with a remarkably diverse leisure and entertainment landscape, weaving together one of the planet’s most complex cultural inheritances with a convivial, people-centred way of life. Whether drawn to world-renowned museums, sprawling ancient sites, lively café culture, sun-drenched

Turkey – Lease Agreements

Turkey’s residential rental market operates under the Turkish Code of Obligations (TCO), a framework that affords tenants considerable legal protection — including annual rent increase limits tied to inflation, a ceiling on security deposits, and strong restrictions on eviction. The

Turkey – Internet

Turkey’s major cities benefit from a mature internet infrastructure, with fibre-to-the-home services broadly accessible and pricing that remains competitive. Most newcomers settling in urban areas can expect to be online within days of arrival. Outside the cities, DSL or mobile

Turkey – Importing a Pet

Turkey welcomes domestic pets — including dogs, cats, and ferrets — and its import procedures, while thorough, are far from prohibitive. That said, owners must follow a strict sequence of steps: microchipping, rabies vaccination, a titer test, and obtaining a