Can Americans and Canadians buy property in Turkey? Yes. What €200,000 buys in Alanya, visa-free stays, the residence permit, healthcare and dental costs, travel advisories and US and Canadian tax reporting — checked October 2026.
New Time Investment is a real estate agency in Alanya (Antalya, Turkey). We help international buyers choose, buy and rent apartments, villas and commercial property, complete the deal, obtain a residence permit and manage property.
Yes — US and Canadian citizens can buy property in Turkey in their own name, with the same title deed (tapu) a Turkish owner holds, and without a residence permit. This guide covers what a budget of around €200,000 buys in Alanya on the Mediterranean coast, how to get here and stay longer, what healthcare and dental work cost compared with home, what the US and Canadian travel advisories actually say, and which forms you will file back home.
Facts checked: October 2026
Yes. Turkey allows citizens of the United States and Canada to buy residential property in their own name. You receive the same title deed — the tapu — that a Turkish owner holds, registered with the state Land Registry. It is freehold, not a long lease, and you do not need a Turkish partner or company.
Two limits apply to every foreign buyer: property inside military and security zones cannot be sold to foreigners, and the share of land in a district that foreigners may own is capped. The Land Registry checks both before the transfer, so a property that clears them is yours like any other.
You do not need a residence permit to buy. You do need a Turkish tax number, which is issued the same day, and in practice a Turkish bank account; we arrange both.
North American buyers looking at Alanya listings often ask what the catch is. Mostly there isn't one. The gap comes from plain economics: land and construction labour cost far less than in Florida, California or Ontario; developers have built steadily along this coast for two decades, so there is a lot of supply; and sellers price in euros or lira against local costs.
In our catalog, €200,000 sits around the middle of the market for a two-bedroom apartment — a '2+1' in Turkish listings, meaning two bedrooms plus a living room — usually in a complex with a pool, in districts such as Mahmutlar, Kestel, Oba or Avsallar. One-bedroom apartments start well below €100,000. The live listings above show what is actually available today, not a brochure average.
Running costs are modest by North American standards: the monthly building fee (aidat) and the annual property tax on a typical apartment are a fraction of US or Canadian HOA dues and property taxes.
One honest caveat: treat any promise of guaranteed price growth or guaranteed rental yield with suspicion — including from agencies.
Budget for costs on top of the price: the title deed fee of 4% of the registered value (who pays it — buyer, seller or both — is set in the contract), the appraisal report, translation and notary fees, and DASK. We give you an itemised estimate before you reserve anything.
Since 23 December 2023, US and Canadian citizens can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Owning property does not extend that by itself.
To live here longer, your home can be the basis for a short-term residence permit (ikamet). The rule since 16 October 2023: residential property appraised at USD 200,000 or more, with the value recorded on the tapu. The permit is issued for up to two years and renewed for as long as you own the home, and it requires a Turkish health insurance policy.
Turkish citizenship by investment starts at USD 400,000 in property held for at least three years. The United States and Canada both allow dual citizenship, but this route only makes sense if a second passport is the goal; most North American buyers do not need it.
Turkey is one of the world's main destinations for medical and dental travel, and Alanya has state and private hospitals as well as many private dental clinics used to treating foreign patients.
Price is the headline. Turkish clinics advertising to foreign patients in 2026 quote roughly USD 400–1,500 for a single implant with crown, against about USD 3,000–6,000 in the United States and up to around CAD 6,000 in Canada. Treat advertised prices as a starting point: ask for an itemised treatment plan, the implant brand and the warranty, and get a second opinion before major work.
If you live here on a residence permit, you must hold a Turkish health insurance policy. Private plans for residence-permit holders cost a fraction of US premiums, with terms depending on age and plan, and foreign residents can also apply to join the state system (SGK).
Both governments publish travel advisories for Turkey, and you should read them yourself rather than take an agency's word for it. Here is what they said when we checked in October 2026.
United States: the State Department rates Türkiye Level 2, “Exercise Increased Caution” — the same level it gives France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Its 2026 updates cite terrorism, arbitrary detentions and the risk of armed conflict linked to the regional situation around Iran, and set stricter levels for southeastern provinces and the border areas with Syria and Iraq. Antalya province, where Alanya is, is not among them.
Canada advises a high degree of caution in Türkiye, with stricter warnings for the border areas with Syria and Iraq and specific southeastern provinces — again, not the Antalya coast.
Day to day, Alanya is a resort town of several hundred thousand people in a province that welcomes well over ten million foreign visitors a year, with a large community of foreign residents. The practical risks are the ones you would expect in any resort: petty theft in crowds, traffic, and — specific to Turkey — counterfeit alcohol, so buy drinks from reputable places.
Earthquakes are a real factor in Turkey. Buildings permitted from 2019 onward follow the current Turkish Building Earthquake Code, and earthquake insurance (DASK) is compulsory for every home. We tell you the permit year of every building we show you.
Advisories change. Check travel.state.gov and travel.gc.ca before you travel.
This is general information, not tax advice — speak to a cross-border tax professional before you buy. But this is what usually applies.
Alanya sits on the Mediterranean east of Antalya, with sandy beaches, the Taurus Mountains behind the town, long summers and mild winters: January daytime highs are typically around 16 °C (about 60 °F). Not Florida-hot, but a world away from a Chicago or Toronto January.
The coast has become genuinely international. Alongside long-established communities of Germans, Scandinavians, Russians and Ukrainians, Antalya's airport and old towns now fill with Italian, Korean and Chinese visitors, and English is widely spoken wherever businesses serve foreigners.
If Italy's ancient sites are on your list, this coast deserves a look. Within about an hour and a half of Alanya are Side, a Greco-Roman harbour city with its Temple of Apollo by the sea; Aspendos, whose 2nd-century Roman theatre is one of the best preserved anywhere and still hosts performances; and Perge near Antalya. Alanya's own 13th-century Seljuk castle and Red Tower overlook the harbour. Far fewer crowds than Pompeii or the Forum — and here they are a weekend outing, not a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
Alanya is 7 hours ahead of New York and Toronto in summer (8 in winter) and 10 hours ahead of Los Angeles and Vancouver (11 in winter). Our office hours fall in your early morning, so the easiest way to reach us is a WhatsApp message: tell us when you are free, and a manager will call you at that time, by your clock.
Our AI consultant answers in English around the clock and knows the whole catalog; a person picks up the conversation when the office opens.
Residence permit rules, fees, taxes and travel advisories change. The facts on this page were checked in October 2026; confirm current requirements with the official sources above, and with a tax adviser in your home country, before you act.
On 2026-10-04 our catalog lists 220 homes for sale at or under €200,000; asking prices start from €0.
Furnished 1+1 apartment in Yekta Blue 4, Mahmutlar — €112 000, Mahmutlar
2+1 apartment in KAUSAR RESIDENCE, Mahmutlar — €103 000, Mahmutlar
Brand-new 2+1 duplex in Gold Hill complex, Mahmutlar — €93 000, Mahmutlar
Furnished 2+1 apartment in Liberty Deluxe, 9th floor — €150 000, Alanya Center
Sea view 2+1 apartment in Travok Tower, Mahmutlar — €110 000, Mahmutlar
Furnished 2+1 apartment near the sea in RUBIN RESIDENCE — €170 000, Mahmutlar
1+1 apartment in Novita Square, Mahmutlar — €96 000, Mahmutlar
Furnished 1+1 apartment with sea view in YEKTA MALL — €145 000, MahmutlarAll listings for sale in Alanya · Residence permit through property: step by step · Viewing trips, online viewings and help after the purchase