Owner guides
What to know before you rent out.
The law, tax, obligations and districts that matter when you rent out a home in Turkey. These pages were written to teach; they do not describe a service.
- 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
Renting out your property in Turkey without travelling there.
Power of attorney at a Turkish consulate or by apostille, its scope, tax number, sending rent abroad in USD/EUR/GBP, tax as a non-resident owner. - 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. - Selling
Selling property in Istanbul: documents, fees, capital gains tax and selling from abroad.
Title-deed fee, capital gains tax and the five-year rule, brokerage fee ceiling, selling from abroad by power of attorney, foreign buyers, tenanted flats. - 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.
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.