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Demand for Turkey's property has surged in recent years, but new VAT rules announced at the start of 2013 have raised fears that buyer appetites may be curbed.
The new tax, which applies to homes under 150 square metres in size licensed by the end of 2013, will increase costs for investors, say experts, with some expecting sales to fall as a result.
Ömer Faruk Çelik, chief executive officer of Sinpaş REIT, told the Hürriyet Daily News; "Real estate demand was stuck at around 400,000 sales for several years, and the new tax will pull down the sales even lower."
A third Istanbul airport is on its way, after the government reached an agreement for a raft of transport and infrastructure improvements worth a total $50 billion for the city and surrounding areas.
Investment in European real estate soared by 28 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Turkish property is set to get a kick from the upcoming Under-20 World Cup next month, agents have claimed.
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Turkey's appeal to property investors has surged since the start of 2013, as the weaker Pound makes the Eurozone unattractive to UK buyers, according to Turkish property experts Spot Blue.