Outdoors
Seafront walkThe shoreline at sunset; running, cycling and fishermen's stalls.
İzmir Specialist Local Advisory Service
5
End-to-end services
400.000 $
Citizenship threshold
7/12
Working hours
1
Single point of contact
Calculators
- Calculate the build costWorks out the rough cost of building on your plot, per square metre.
- Calculate rental yield and its taxGross and net yield, the tax and the payback period, side by side.
- Calculate the total costEverything that sits on top of the investment threshold, per applicant.
- Document checklistWhich document the land registry appointment needs, and whose job it is.
- Calculate the new rentWorks out the legal cap from the official index and gives the new rent.
- Calculate the cost of sellingCapital gains tax on a sale within five years of purchase.
- Eligibility checklistSix questions that tell you whether short-term letting is possible.
What is life like here?
İzmir brings the calm of the shore and the pace of the city together on the same street: morning coffee by the water, dinner in the centre, work half an hour from both sides of İstanbul.
- AreasEach neighbourhood has its own character — the shore, the hill and the centre are lived differently.
- Who lives here?Long-settled families, young professionals moving to the shore, and second-home owners investing here.
- TransportCoastal road, ferry pier and public transport lines; a short hop to the bridge and tunnel links.
- MarketLimited supply, steady demand — district values hold firm.
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Where to go, what to do
Food & drink
Breakfast streetThe busiest corner of the district on weekend mornings; come early.
Shopping
Historic bazaarGreengrocer, butcher, bakery and local producers' stalls side by side.
Transport
Ferry pierThe nicest way to the European side; frequent morning sailings.
Family
Grove and parkPlayground, picnic spots and shaded walking trails.
Education
Schools and nurseriesState and private schools within walking distance; wide school-bus network.
From fishing village to district
İzmir has faced the water on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus for centuries. Wooden waterside mansions, the pier and the bazaar are still the district's backbone; new projects settle into that fabric, trying to look like it.
The housing market is shaped by limited supply: there are almost no new plots on the shore, so value spreads to the hill and the inner streets. The buyer profile has changed over the last decade — from summer residents to year-round residents, and from there to investors.
This site describes İzmir not as a listings page but as a place people live: where to settle, where to have breakfast, which street gets the morning sun. We write up projects with their pros and cons; the decision is yours.
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