Guides for foreign buyers in Türkiye

The Guide pages are the long-form working notes behind the programme pages. They explain a single Turkish concept end to end (tapu types, the DAB certificate, mahalle restrictions, valuation methodology) for an audience that bought property at home but is doing it in Türkiye for the first time.

The News section tracks what changes. These guides track what does not change: the underlying rules and vocabulary you need to read your own contract.

Current guides

• The Döviz Alım Belgesi (DAB) explained for foreign buyers . what the certificate is, when the Central Bank issues it, why it is the document the conformity certificate hangs off, and the four ways the FX side trips up first-time files.
• Kat irtifakı vs kat mülkiyeti: what foreign buyers need to know . the construction-phase title vs the finished-building title, which one qualifies for the programme, and what to ask the developer before signing an off-plan reservation.
• Tapu types in Türkiye: a buyer’s primer . freehold (mülkiyet), shared (müşterek), apartment (kat mülkiyeti), construction (kat irtifakı), agricultural (tarla), pre-cadastral, and the three deed phrases that should make you pause.

More to come: 30/30 rule on foreign concentration, valuation methodology, off-plan escrow practice in Türkiye, the SGK and tax registration sequence for E-2 candidates.