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Turkey to Receive Qatari Capital
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Close ties struck between Turkey and Qatar during current Middle Eastern tensions are set to be converted into a $5 billion Emirati investment into Turkey. As some Gulf and Arab nations staged an economic blockade of Qatar over the summer months, its close advocate, Turkey, stepped forward and exported essential…
Guide to Visiting Turkey in Winter
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From May to October, airports, hotels, bars and restaurants around Turkey are in full flow as the official tourism season kicks into action. This is when travel agencies ramp up their marketing and adverts displaying the pleasures of summer living in the country. This isn’t to say though, that the…
14 Things to Know Before Visiting Turkey
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It seems like a lifetime since we naively set foot on Turkish soil for the first time. In those days, our only information source was Lonely Planet travel guidebooks, because the internet was in its infancy. Despite all its useful information, nothing could have prepared us for the momentous event,…
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Extensive social media activity reaching an increasingly global audience is helping Spot Blue International Property maintain its position as a leading international property specialist in 2017. Spot Blue is currently ranked ninth in Zoopla’s Property Power 100 table, which ranks 100 estate agents for their social media influence, based on…
Sustained exchange rate movement during the past year has made Turkey’s property market especially attractive to buyers with funds in Euros and Dollars, said Spot Blue International Property in March 2017, adding that vendors from the UK could offer some of the best deals right now. British-owned holiday homes being…
The Turkish Government has abolished VAT on property purchases for foreign buyers, as the country attempts to attract more international investors. The new law means that foreigners are exempt of VAT on the purchase of either a house or office in Turkey, with the condition that they make their acquisition…
Gulf States continue to drive Turkish market, while UK confirms long-term trade commitment
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July’s failed coup appears to have done little to dampen long-term foreign interest in Turkey, after representatives from the Turkish Chambers of Commerce in the UK (TBCCI) expressed their on-going confidence in Turkey, while interest from Gulf nations continues to drive the Turkish property market. Chairman of TBCCI, Emma Edhem,…
Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Real Madrid, has bought himself a home in the western Turkish resort of Izmir, bringing a further boost for the Portuguese property market. The news of the footballer’s purchase comes just days after it was confirmed that Hollywood golden couple Brad Pitt…
Turkish property specialist Spot Blue International Property has been praised as a key route to market by a developer in Istanbul, whose target markets include the Middle East, Europe and the UK and who believes the Turkish property market is entering another decade of strong growth under its new president.…
Affordable plots in picturesque locations and with access to improving infrastructure are encouraging an increasing number of British people to create their dream home in the Fethiye area of Turkey, said Turkey property specialist Spot Blue International Property in January. The villages around Fethiye, a colourful town on Turkey’s Mediterranean…
Skyfall released in 2012 (directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig) was the twenty-third James Bond film. An action film needs a good backdrop, and Turkey has many picturesque locations. They filmed scenes for the film in various locations in Turkey over a three month period in 2012. Istanbul…
As part of an on-going trade initiative to strengthen relations with the UK, members of the Turkish Government took time out from a business forum in London this week to open the London Stock Exchange, an event that presented an opportunity for Turkey‘s Minister of Economy, Zafer Caglayan, and chairman…
