Three direct flights a day, no Schengen friction, and a price-per-square-meter that still makes sense — what German-based buyers should know before signing.
A Two-Hour Hop, Three Times a Day
Pegasus, Turkish Airlines, and Lufthansa together run more than two dozen direct daily flights between Germany and Antalya International Airport. From Berlin Brandenburg, flight time is three hours and twenty minutes; Munich is closer to three hours flat. There is no transfer, no Schengen border friction, and you arrive in a country that processes Germans and German residents on a thirty-day visa waiver — extending automatically when you hold a property or residence permit.
The Price-Per-Square-Metre Reality
A finished, sea-view apartment in Konyaaltı today trades between EUR 2,200 and 3,400 per square metre. The same brief in Marbella costs three to four times that; in Sardinia, five times. A four-bedroom villa with private pool and garden in Belek, twenty minutes from the airport, can be acquired for under EUR 850,000 — a benchmark that remains genuinely difficult to replicate elsewhere on the European Mediterranean.
Banking and Currency from Germany
Most German residents finance Antalya purchases in EUR or USD, transferred via SEPA or correspondent banking into a Turkish lira account opened on arrival (or opened remotely with our partner banks before arrival). The Turkish Land Registry accepts foreign-currency proof of funds, and the deed is recorded in TRY at the official central-bank reference rate on transfer day. You do not need to convert your savings to lira before purchase.
Tax Considerations, Briefly
Turkish property purchases are subject to a one-time title transfer tax of four percent (typically split between buyer and seller) and an ongoing annual property tax of 0.1 to 0.6 percent of the registered value, depending on the municipality. Germany does not tax foreign property holdings unless rental income flows back; even then, the Germany-Turkey tax treaty avoids double taxation. We strongly recommend coordinating with your Steuerberater before completing — most of our German-based clients opt to hold the asset personally rather than through a holding company.
What to Do Before Your First Visit
Two practical items dramatically smooth the buying process: apply for a Turkish tax number (vergi numarası) at any Turkish consulate in Germany — Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich each process them within a week — and prepare a notarised translation of your German Personalausweis or passport. Both will be needed at the Land Registry on the day of completion.
The Belek Question
Belek deserves a specific call-out for German buyers. Of all the Antalya sub-regions, it has the highest density of German-speaking property managers, German-trained dentists and physicians, and a well-established expat community now into its third decade. For families splitting time between Germany and Turkey, the practical infrastructure for a second life is already there — you do not need to build it.
