Guides to buying a home in Turkey

A guide for every type of buyer we hear from, written for residents of the State of Kuwait.

Looking in Trabzon, Sapanca, Yalova or Istanbul?

The title deed, the year of construction and your financing route decide what is possible. Start with the money and the rules, then narrow the search.

Plan your purchase in Turkey

Kaş on the Turkish Riviera with its marina and bay
Buying
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Buying a summer home in Turkey from Kuwait

What a Kuwaiti national can buy and where not, how the transfer works at the Tapu office, the currency purchase certificate your dinars need, and which fees and insurances come with the tapu.

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Holiday villa with a pool in Kalkan
Financing
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Financing a Turkish property from Kuwait

Why neither the Kuwaiti housing loan nor lira financing works for most buyers from Kuwait, how savings, a consumer loan and Kuveyt Türk's financing for foreigners are used in practice, and the dinar and lira question.

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Fishing boats in the old harbour of Antalya
Residence
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 20269 min read

Residence by property and Turkish citizenship for Kuwaitis

For those who want to stay longer: what a home does and does not do for residence beyond the 90 days, the closed neighbourhoods, and why Turkish citizenship by investment has meant losing Kuwaiti nationality since Decree-Law 52 of 2026.

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Infinity pool overlooking the hills near Kaş
Letting
Written, reviewed and approved by Bas Terpstra16 October 202610 min read

Letting a Turkish property as a Kuwaiti owner

For investors: the licence Turkey now requires for tourist letting, how rental income is taxed in Turkey while Kuwait has no income tax, and what happens when you sell.

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