How Does Real Estate Affect Tourism in Turkey?

How Does Real Estate Affect Tourism in Turkey?

Turkey is considered one of the most popular places in the world, as millions of tourists visits it annually and enjoy its charming nature and ancient and touristic beautiful places, according to the Turkish Statistical Authority, tourism profit for 2023 exceeded 35 billion dollars, which affected directly on the returns of the economic and real estate sector.

Turkey gets its strength from many factors most important of which::

1. Special and unique geographic location among the world’s continents.
2. Turkey is separating border between Europe and Asia continents.
3. Multiple cultures and strong economy and large projects.
4. Modern and contemporary urban renaissance.

Real estate effects on tourism in Turkey::
Real estate affects tourism in Turkey positively, and helps in raising the real estate prices continuously due to the large amount of people interested in real estate ownership in Turkey first, and the continuous price increase and the support provided by the Turkish government to the new real estate owners in Turkey, and granting the Turkish citizenship which allows the new owners to enjoy all the rights of the native Turkish citizen.

Tourism in Istanbul city::
In the recent years Turkey has become the most touristic places and the most beautiful, and became the destination to the businessmen, investors, and the owners of private companies and production factories, which increased the importance of real estate in Turkey and motivated apartment purchases especially in Istanbul for many reasons, among the famous touristic attractions in Istanbul:
Suspended bridges, ancient museums, maiden tower, Topkapi palace, ancient city of Vasileios, and many other touristic attractions, therefore, visitors count has increased and elevated the Turkish Economy , real estate flourished and diverse civilizations mixed.

What are the Touristic Aspects that Contributed to the Real Estate Boom in Turkey?

1. Endless ancient attractions and ancient history.
2. Unique geographic location of Turkey on the borders of the European and Asian continents.
3. The focus of attention of capital owners and those wishing to obtain a profitable investment in Turkey in record time and speed.
4. The strength of the economy and the environmental resources and the sea.
5. Various and concentrated transportation methods that moves you from one place to other easily.
6. Mega airports as Turkey have the largest airport in the world.
7. Facilities provided by the Turkish state that supports the touristic and real estate sectors together.

What are the Types of Tourism in Turkey?:

1.Medical Tourism:
Hot water products are one of the most important tourist attractions in Turkey, because the water of these resorts helps treading many diseases, as the temperature of the hot water varies between 20 and 110 degrees, according to the statistics Turkey has almost 1100 springs, 264 resorts, and 500 water points and some of them are sulphureous, these numbers make Turkey a medical center for psychological and physical treatment, and a tourism center at the same time, among the famous hot springs in Turkey: Armutlu resort in Yalova city, Sandikli springs in Afyon (Afyonkarahisar).

2.Religion Tourism:
Turkey is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of religion, as it embraces many sacred religious landmarks and places, in addition to many ruins of civilizations that have existed in Turkey since ancient times, such as the Ottoman, Roman, Greek, and Seljuk civilizations that left behind many religious tourist places, and the most famous of them is: Sultan Ahmed Mosque In the state of Istanbul, the house of the Virgin Mary in the state of Izmir, the Nicholas Temple in the state of Antalya.

3.Mountain Climbing Tourism:
Because of the geographic nature of Turkey and the availability of mountains and high summits which gave tourism a distinguished center and enabled tourists coming to Turkey to take this interesting adventure on their journey, and among the most famous Turkish mountains are Uludag in Bursa and Elgiz in Kastamonu.

4.Recreational Water Tourism:
One of the most important places that attract recreational water tourism in Turkey is game lands and water games in Istanbul city which includes a large set of games for all ages, in addition to the “Akvarium” which gives tourists a wonderful opportunity to enjoy watching fish and dolphin shows through the waterways of the marine basin, and do not forget the Aquarium of the Florya area in the Florya Mall in Istanbul, which fascinates tourists with its amazing design.

5.Tourism in the Winter:
Many foreign tourists in Turkey like to visit special places that offers winter tourism in Turkey like skiing on ice on frozen lakes, and mountains covered with snow in addition to riding the tourist cable car in Bursa state especially in the winter to see the snow from high above the mountains and enjoy it.

Most Famous Touristic Cities in Turkey:

Istanbul, Bursa, Trabzon, Antalya, Cappadocia, Bodrum, Fethiye, and many other great places to visit in summer in Turkey.