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Turkish home sales to foreigners on the rise

Foreigners bought 1,774 homes in Turkey in August, a twofold increase from the same period last year, with Britons, Russians and Germans topping the list of buyers.
People play on the shore of a beach in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, September 6, 2007. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas(TURKEY) - RTR1TIKC
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Turkey’s sun and seas continue to lure foreigners from colder climates. At the peak of the summer season in August, foreigners bought 1,774 homes in Turkey, a twofold increase from the 840 purchased the same month in the previous year.

The largest number of those homes, 591, was in the Mediterranean province of Antalya, Turkey’s tourist hub and a favorite destination of Russians, followed by Istanbul with 511 homes, Mugla with 133, Bursa with 96, Aydin with 92, Mersin with 70, Yalova with 64, Ankara with 38, Sakarya with 29 and Trabzon with 28. The remaining 121 homes are in other provinces.

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