Owner guides
Istanbul property owner guides.
Practical checklists for letting an Istanbul flat, choosing a property manager, selling and planning a renovation, alongside guides to Turkish tenancy law and tax.
- Property owner guide
Planning checks for a vacant Istanbul property from abroad
A practical way to record a vacant flat’s condition, sort findings and keep an editable review list while you are abroad. - Long-term rental listing
Why is my Istanbul flat not renting?
Diagnose an Istanbul rental listing that is not producing suitable enquiries: compare asking rents, improve listing clarity and review viewing feedback. - Choosing a manager
How to choose a property manager in Istanbul
Choose a property manager in Istanbul with a practical checklist for overseas owners. Compare scope, fees, repair approvals, sample reports and file handover. - Selling
Selling an Istanbul property from abroad: preparation, viewings and offers.
Property file, viewing feedback and offer comparison for owners abroad, with a checklist for transaction-specific questions. - Owner guides
Between tenants in Istanbul: from handback to the next move-in
Plan your Istanbul flat’s tenant changeover: record the handback, organise repairs, update the listing and prepare a clear file for the next tenant. - Renovation
Should you renovate before selling your Istanbul apartment?
Decide what to repair before selling your Istanbul flat. Compare essential work, presentation and larger renovation against scope, cost and timing. - Preparing to let
Renting out a flat in Istanbul: a preparation checklist
Prepare your Istanbul flat for letting: a landlord checklist for repairs, inventory, accurate listing details, keys and a documented handover. - Renovation quotes
How to compare apartment renovation quotes in Istanbul
Compare Istanbul apartment renovation quotes: a checklist for materials, labour, extra work, payment stages and checking the handover from abroad. - Tenancy law
A landlord’s rights and limits in residential tenancy.
Turkey’s residential tenancy rules: deposit cap, CPI rent increase, 30-day default notice, eviction grounds, eviction undertaking, guarantor, mediation. - Tax and obligations
Tax on rental income, property tax, DASK and building dues.
The 2026 residential exemption, the March return, lump-sum or actual expenses, the bank-payment rule, property tax in May and November, DASK and dues. - Owners abroad
Managing your Istanbul property from abroad: getting started
A first-month plan for owners abroad: choose support, prepare a vacant or tenanted flat, agree authority and check records according to the service chosen. - Reading your statement
How to read your monthly property management statement
Check rent received, fees, expenses and balances against supporting records. Use an editable review worksheet to record evidence, open questions and next actions. - Istanbul districts
Istanbul’s districts: Şişli, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu and Sarıyer at a glance.
What Şişli, Beşiktaş, Beyoğlu and Sarıyer share and where they differ for landlords: tenant profile, housing stock, transport. Links to each guide. - Şişli
Renting out a flat in Şişli: from Nişantaşı to Bomonti.
Renting out a flat in Şişli: the old apartments of Nişantaşı, the new blocks of Bomonti and Mecidiyeköy, white-collar tenants, the M2 metro spine. - Beşiktaş
Renting out a flat in Beşiktaş: from the shore to Etiler.
Renting out a flat in Beşiktaş: shore apartments, Etiler and Ulus complexes, Levent residences; student, executive and family tenants; M2, M6, ferries. - Beyoğlu
Renting out a flat in Beyoğlu: Cihangir, Galata and beyond.
Renting out a flat in Beyoğlu: historic apartments, foreign and creative-sector tenants, high turnover; title type, conservation board, short-let rules. - Sarıyer
Renting out a home in Sarıyer: from Maslak to Kilyos.
Renting out a home in Sarıyer: Maslak towers, Bosphorus shore flats, Zekeriyaköy villas; family and foreign-executive tenants; dues and upkeep. - Glossary
The terms you will meet when letting in Turkey.
Plain definitions of the terms that appear in Turkish leases, owner statements and on this site, each paired with its Turkish and English name. - Comparisons
Manage it myself, leave it empty, or let it furnished?
Self-management versus professional management, long-term versus furnished mid-term, the real cost of an empty home. Decision items, not numbers. - Renovation
Renovating a flat: consents, tenants in place and the builder contract.
Owners’ consent under condominium law, which works need a permit, listed buildings, renovating with a tenant in place, builder contract, deducting costs. - Renovation
Our renovation service: five items, remote reporting, the fee and common objections.
Five service items with deliverables, remote reporting, what the fee includes and excludes, common objections.
This is not legal advice. The guides are for general information; legislation and amounts change. Consult a lawyer or a tax specialist for your own situation.