The Story So Far – Safak Nervo Tells The Tale Of OptylonKrea
An interview with Safak Nervo, Optylon Krea’s CCO, on the company’s beginnings, rapid growth, and plans for the future.
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Turkish Home Sales to Foreigners in 2021 Up By 5x Since 2013, Home Values Up 30% YoY in Real Terms
Even adjusting for inflation, Turkey’s real estate and hospitality markets have grown sharply for years. And that was before all the Russians.
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“We Sell 20-25 Houses a Month to Russians, And Half of Them Are for Citizenship”: IM People in The News This Week
“There are cheaper, comparatively more beneficial [RCBI programs] in Europe, but the Russians cannot enroll in them due to sanctions.”
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Türkiye CIP: How Price Hike Impacted Demand and Why The Program May Not Survive the Election
Demand for Turkish CBI still robust, but program’s future isn’t guaranteed. “We may not have a program by this time next year,” says Polding.
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Can’t Help But Thrive in the Long Run: The Misunderstood Economic Prospect of Turkey
Wild inflation? Yes. Hot money flows? Sure. Capricious politics? Absolutely. But economic fundamentals? As sound as they come, argues Brian Greco.
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Turkish Bar Association Calls for Abolition of CIP, Files Case in Supreme Court
The association argues that giving citizenship a dollar-value “has made the concept of citizenship abstract and alienated from its essence.”
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Turkey Citizenship by Investment Rises to $400,000 Today: How Will the Price Hike Affect the Program?
Most Turkey CIP investors were spending well above the $250,000 anyway, looking as much to prospective ROI as to the prospect of citizenship.
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Turkey Sets Date for CBI Price Increase, Adds Another Qualifying Option
“There is still a very small window of opportunity to beat the price-increase deadline. But quick and decisive action would be required.”
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A History of Citizenship by Investment – Infographic (May 2022 Update)
40 years have passed since countries first began selling citizenships. See our timeline of the history of citizenship by investment programs.
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Turkey Citizenship Program to Raise Minimum Investment to US$400,000 for Real Estate
Turkish ministers have reportedly decided in a recent meeting to change the program regulations and raise the minimum investment requirement.
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Turkey’s Citizenship by Investment Program Remains Open to Russian Investors
As Russians are increasingly excluded from residence and citizenship by investment programs globally, Turkey’s CIP remains open.
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Turkey Publishes New CIP Regulations: Investment Via Turkish Lira Only
Turkey’s Central Bank wants more foreign currency and effectively plans to buy it from CBI investors by paying them in Turkish Lira.
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Rich Indians Should Flock to Istanbul – Not to Dubai
Saahil Menon, himself an Indian, argues that HNWI from the subcontinent have more reason than ever to leave home. But not for Dubai.
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Why Turkey Is A No-Brainer for India’s Second-Home Seekers
“This wildcard might just be the best bet for millions of affluent Indians actively exploring domicile diversification,” writes Saahil Menon.
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Turkish Citizenship by Investment in an Istanbul Luxury High-Rise With Unobstructed Sea Views
CIP Turkey has secured the exclusivity of the last 30 remaining apartments in the much sought-after, Apollo Kartal Plaza.
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Time Magazine Names Bodrum Among “World’s Greatest Places”: Finding $250k Homes Now Harder Than Ever
As Bodrum shows up on more and more radars, luxury hotel and residence developments are moving in quickly. That makes finding quality properties for $250,000 harder.
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UK Processes 20k ECAA Turkish Businessperson Applications in 2021, Rejects 84%
Though the program closed in December, the Home Office has processed more than 20,000 Turkish Businessperson visas in 2021, rejecting nearly all.
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The Politically Driven Istanbul Property Market Cycle CBI-Investors Need to Understand
Istanbul’s property market works in predictable cycles created by a two-party system of local politics, writes İsrafil Kahraman.
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Turkey: Home Sales to Foreigners Up 107% YoY in May – Overseas Buyers Forecast to Inject US$7 Billion in 2021
More than half of acquisitions took place in Istanbul alone, and only 20% of the sales to foreigners were related to the citizenship program.
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Concerned About Lack of New Developments in Istanbul: 10 on the Weekend – İsrafil Kahraman
İsrafil Kahraman is full of admiration for Sam Bayat, worries about the lack of new developments in Istanbul, and says he stops by the office seven days a week.
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