Alanya Property Market Could be Boosted by New Gazipasa Flights

Turkish property agent Spot Blue has pointed out the potential benefit to the Alanya property market of the first set of flights in and out of the Gazipasa airport, widely referred to as the Alanya airport.

The firm rightly points out that Alanya, which has the largest population of British expats in Turkey, has missed out on the level of popularity with foreign buyers seen by other Turkish coastal hotspots. The firm also said that this could well be because of the lack of an airport within a reasonable travelling time (previously the closest airport was Antalya over an hour away by car).

In a recent press release, director of the firm Julian Walker said:

"Alanya is currently home to the largest population of British expats in Turkey, but has largely missed out on the tourism fuelled holiday home investment mini-boom seen in other destinations. This is generally considered to be because of the distance from Antalya Airport, now that Alanya's airport is well on the way to serving international flights, Alanya's property market should get its day in the sun of overseas property demand."

The flights are only domestic for the moment, daily to and from Istanbul, but according to TAV this is because the runways can only take small aircraft until their extension is completed next year. Even these flights could have an effect on the property market, because Istanbul airport is regularly served from destinations around the world, including excellent coverage from the UK. This will of course be boosted if airlines begin offering connections to the service.

Spot Blue is currently marketing property in Turkey from £25,000.

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