Turkey is one of the best countries in the world for investment in property. House prices in Turkey have been increasing rapidly, and property investors profit both selling and renting their properties. However, Turkish real estate law is so complicated that sometimes even local people cannot understand the legal terms related to the property and the municipality law. Indeed, Turkey has a very complicated property law, and the Turkish real estate law is being changed and updated regularly. Because of this fact, we recommend everyone who wishes to buy or sell property in Turkey to get professional legal support.

Property Fraud & Real Estate Scams

Property scams and property frauds have become common in some parts of Istanbul, particularly in the last decade. We recommend potential buyers to make market and price analysis before purchasing a real estate. Secondly, a title deed check by a real estate lawyer is a must for buyers. Thousands of foreign people have bought properties in Istanbul, as an investment. Because of the rising demand for new properties, builders and construction companies have started to sell properties before they begin to build their projects. As a result, property purchase agreements have become more important.

Title Deed (Tapu) Check

Tapu is a Turkish term that means “title” and issued by the TKGM. In Turkey, there is limited legal protection for real estate buyers (particularly for foreign buyers). Therefore, it is very critical to have a sale/purchase agreement with correctly worded conditions. We recommend that buyers should get a title deed check service from a property lawyer. As Turkish real estate lawyers, we check title deeds whether title deeds are clear and suitable for purchase or not. Firstly, we are checking if the ownership info is correct or not. Secondly, we check if there is a lien, hypothec, mortgage debt, or tax debt on title deeds. Lastly, we do research on related city plans and building licenses to ensure that there is no problem with the property.  We can complete title checks in one day, and we prepare a brief report about title deeds after all the appropriate checks are made. We can also provide legal support for buyers during the signing of a purchase agreement.

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Buying property in Turkey

Turkey is one of the best countries in the world for investment in property. House prices in Turkey are always increasing rapidly and property investors profit both selling and renting their properties. However, buying a property is the most expensive transaction for most people and it essential for both buyers and sellers to get professional legal assistance before transaction and during buying/selling processes. Turkey has a complicated property law and it is being changed and updated regularly. Because of this fact, we recommend everyone who wishes to buy or sell property in Turkey to get professional legal support.

Sales and purchase contracts

Contracts are the main legal document and the basic evidence of buying or selling property process. The terms of contracts are very critical. Buyers may face serious legal problems or disputes in case of missing or incorrect terms in contracts.

Some construction companies, even big and famous ones,  use contracts that focused on only protecting the right of the seller. You had better get a legal service or at least consultation from a property lawyer before you sign any kind of contract or document.

Turkish Property Law have special contract formations so any contract prepared in a wrong format might be totally insufficient.

Warranties in sales contracts are very critical and in case of an defect in the property gives the buyer a contractual right to sue for damages if there is a breach of the warranty.

Termination of contract is another critical section of contracts. Generally and unfortunately, construction companies do not give buyers to terminate the contract in any condition while they are building or negotiating contracts. We highly recommend our clients to change those conditions before signing  contracts.

Transaction in property registration offices

Perhaps the most crucial part of buying property process is the signing the official contract in property registration office. In case of any missing or incorrect terms in contract may result severe legal problems. Therefore having a legal assistance is very important before buying a property and before signing any kind of contract related to property law.

 Alexander Patrick

Property Lawyer

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Turkey is one of the best countries in the world for investment in property. House prices in Turkey have been increasing rapidly and property investors profit both while selling and renting their properties. However, Turkey has a complicated property law and it is being changed and updated regularly. Because of this fact, we recommend everyone who wishes to buy or sell property in Turkey to get professional legal support.

Property scams and property fraud crimes have increased in Turkey particularly in the last decade. Thousands of foreign people have bought properties in Turkey, especially in Istanbul, as an investment. Because of the housing bubble and as well massive demand for new properties, builders and construction companies started to sell properties before they start to build the project. The prominent problem in the Turkish real estate sector is that some construction companies cannot complete their projects because of some financial reasons. Thus, buyers sometimes cannot obtain the property they made payment for.

How to Avoid Real Estate Scams

House inspection is the primary way to avoid property scams and real estate frauds because, in Turkey, there is limited legal protection for real estate buyers, particularly for international buyers. Therefore it is very important to have a sale/purchase agreement with correctly worded conditions. We recommend you telephone or email us before you sign any sale/purchase agreement. We can then ensure that the agreement gives you the required protection. After the signing of the purchase agreement, we will work with you to ensure that all the appropriate checks are made.

Alexander Patrick Solicitors and our legal team deal with all aspects of residential or commercial conveyancing in Turkey. We aim to find fast and practical solutions and to meet all of our client’s objectives and to protect the rights of the people we represent.

The legal services we provide are structured into three main streams:

• Consultation, which provides transactional and regulatory advice.
• Analysis, checking and overseeing titles and documents.
• Litigation, focusing on litigation and dispute resolution.
• Criminal case handling in case of a fraud or scam

Alexander Patrick Solicitors is mainly specialized in real estate law and criminal law. We have vast experience in real estate law and we provide solutions for all kinds of legal matters regarding real estate law.

We practice in all aspects of residential or commercial property transactions.

We provide legal advice and legal services:

• Buying a Property
• Sale of Property
• Purchase of Property
• Real Estate Frauds
• Property Scams

Buying a Property in Turkey

In Turkey, there is limited legal protection for real estate buyers (particularly international buyers). Therefore it is very critical and important to have a sale/purchase agreement with correctly worded conditions. We recommend you telephone or email us before you sign any sale/purchase agreement. We can then ensure that the agreement gives you the required protection. After the signing of the purchase agreement, we will work with you to ensure that all the appropriate checks are made.

Selling a Property in Turkey

When selling an apartment, the seller should not give the purchasers the opportunity to claim compensation or to claim that the title or the property is defective. If you telephone or email us, we can check all these matters when you sell your property or before signing a sale agreement.

Please contact us to learn more about the services we provide as property and real estate lawyers.

Alexander Patrick

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