Why Invest
Turkey is a great place to invest in. It is inexpensive to buy property and although property prices have been increasing over the last few years, they are still way below their counterparts' in other Med countries and this means that they will surely go up.
Turkey has started the accession negotiations with the EU and is expected to be a full member by 2015. The economy has been growing on average at 8.5% p.a., and inflation is in single digits for the first time in decades. This translates into a surge in foreign direct investment and domestic demand in all areas of the economy including real estate - look at what happened to property prices in Spain in the last two decades, and it is not hard to project Turkey's prospects.
Turkey has already been discovered and approved by "early adopters". Some people move earlier to new regions to buy properties than others, and the early adopters have already settled in Turkey making very good returns on their investments (real estate prices rose by about 40% in 2006). The country is now receiving the second wave of buyers, who feel comfortable as a result of the positive feedbacks of those pioneers.
Turkey is a great place for living. Of course, all the good reasons to live in Turkey also make it a good reason to invest. As more and more people choose to live in Turkey the demand will drive the prices up - as it already is starting to. The best part is, you can enjoy great living in this country, while watching your investment grow at fantastic rates - it looks like, after all you can have your cake and eat it too!