
Why Investing in Turkey?
In “The experts study the 2005 crystal ball” of Daily Telegraph two of
the experts addressed Turkey as the top country to invest:
Top
country: Turkey. It may benefit from future entry into the EU but even
if this does not happen the economy is growing rapidly and there are
many investment
opportunities.(Annabel
Brodie-Smith, communications director, Association of Investment Trust
Companies)
Top
country: Turkey. The domestic economy is strong, earnings growth should
be 25 per cent plus, valuations are good and there is scope for positive
surprises in discussions of accession to the European Union (EU). Israel
could also provide a wild card for positive political surprises.(Jeremy
Tigue, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust)
Real
Estate investments by non-resident individuals and corporate entities
-transfer of ownership title of a Real Estate- in Turkey is allowed on
the basis of the reciprocity between two countries.
The
Turkish government views the encouragement and protection of investment
as a fundamental element in the development strategy of the nation. To
support this aim, the government offers a number of incentives to
enhance investment. Local and foreign investors are treated equally;
foreign companies can benefit from all the incentives and allowances
granted to local companies. This equal treatment is guaranteed by law
and by treaties for the reciprocal protection and promotion of
investments. Parallel to this, new investment policy for foreign
investments in Turkish real estate has been changed by a new legislation
in June 2003.
The
new legislation has set the following changes:
Foreign companies can now directly purchase properties in Turkey.
Foreign companies and non-resident individuals can now freely buy real
estate located anywhere except within military restricted zones in
Turkey.
Each
foreign investor can normally buy up to 300.000 sq meters of land in
Turkey. Further land requests are subject to approval of Council of
Ministers.
Non-resident investor may also invest in Turkish property through a
local stock company or limited company (Ltd.)