Buying Guide-Step By Step

How do we progress?

• After having chosen your new home you will sign a contract with Akins. This contract is legally binding and both sides can take action everywhere in Europe. European inheritance rules apply to the property from the signature date.
• Then Akins team member will take you to the tax office in Manavgat and you will get a tax registration number which is needed for the Title Deed (TAPU) and for the bank account if you would like to open one
• We will also go with you to an authorized solicitor in Manavgat, Side who will translate your passport copy and afterwards to the notary to confirm the translation
• Akins, as the seller will apply for the Title Deed at the Land Registry Office in Manavgat, the district center nearby. When we have got the approval of the application you have two options
• We will inform you that all the documents has been transferred on your name and you can come to Side and sign the Title Deed

Or if you wish you can authorize a solicitor or us with a power of attorney to sign at the end in the Land Registry Office on your behalf and you can come when it is suitable for you to get your Title Deed

• Congratulations, you are the legal owner of the property and you can rent it or sell it again
• Akins staff will assist you to get the new subscriptions for electric and water and register your property to the local council of Side. You have now exactly the same rights and responsibilities like a Turkish citizen.

Important to know about buying a property

• Due to the constitutional laws and regulations the completion of the registration takes approximately 3 months in Turkey
• You should consider one half day time for the tax office, bank, translation and notary and if you are coming to Side to sign your Title Deed we need again at least one day to complete the paperwork and one day to apply for electricity and water subscriptions.
• You will need your passport and six passport sized photographs
• Akins after sales team will be with you all the time and assist you during the whole process to make you feel comfortable and free your mind in Manavgat and Side.
• Akins as a seller, as it is stated clearly in the purchase contract, will share half of all the costs and fees resulting from the purchase process with you.