Why you should invest in Alanya

Foreigners who visit Turkey always gets surprised with the hospitality of the Turkish inhabitants and easily integrate with the surrounding society. When this hospitality is mixed with the marvelous and natural wonders of Turkey, it often gets difficult to leave the country at the end of people’s limited vacations. Compared to other countries in Europe, life costs is a lot less in Turkey. Especially in this last decade, where Turkey has gained more popularity among foreign investors. Some people buy properties to use only during the summer period, some people buy villas to line in all year long and some people buy houses to use in the future, during their retirement period. Apart from the factors stated above, all these people have one goal in common – to make a good investment for the future.

If you happen to make a good analysis, you’ll see how cost effective it is to acquire a property in Turkey. Besides, Turkey is soon on its way to becoming a part of the European Union and following with this membership, it is known for sure that the prices will raise dramatically.

Alanya, is a cute seaside city located in the south coast of Turkey and has been a huge attraction point for foreigners in this last decade. Apart from being a holiday resort, it is also perfectly suitable for those who are retired and wants to spend their life in a wonderful place with a hot climate, nice atmosphere and all of it for reasonable prices.

Some short information about Turkey

    • Turkey is a member of the Emerging Seven (E7) countries alongside Brazil, Russia, India, China (the so-called BRIC countries), Indonesia and Mexico.
    • A ‘Booming’ country with cumulative GDP increase of 122% over the last 4 years totaling more than 400 billion USD.
    • A population of over 70 million, with an average age of 29 (65% below 34 years old).
    • A fast growing domestic market
    • Turkey has the 4th largest labor force among the 27 EU countries, with over 24.7 million people in 2006.
    • Centrally located between Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East
    • An Important energy terminal and corridor in Europe which connects East and West
    • In the EU Customs Union since 1996 and an EU accession country since October 2005.
    • Institutionalized economy fueled by 20.2 billion USD of FDI in 2006 and ranked the 13th most attractive country in the world.
    • Liberal and reformist investment climate with highly competitive investment conditions
    • Dynamic and mature private sector with over 85 billion USD worth of exports and an increase of 240% in the last 4 years.
    • In the past 5 years privatization worth $18.3 billion has been realized in Turkey
    • Turkey has a large consumer base with a formidable purchasing power.
    • Turkey had 30 million credit card users in 2006
    • Over 25 million tourists visit turkey each year, Turkey ranked eighth in the world with its tourism income and 9th in the world in terms of total tourist numbers.