Top Turkey properties 'available for under EUR50,000'

Those wishing to buy a good property in Turkey can find plenty of prospects at prices of EUR50,000 (GBP42,850) or less, it has been stated.

Property and lifestyle magazine Quest listed three examples of the sort of bargains UK buyers could enjoy.

These included a three-bedroom, two-bathroom villa with a sea view near Bodrum, a three-bed beach apartment at Fethiye, Calis Beach and a one-bed apartment near the beach in Alanya.

Good reasons for buying in Turkey noted by the magazine were a more favourable exchange for sterling buyers to the Turkish lira than the euro, the attractive coastline and the prospects for holiday rentals as tourism in the country continues to grow.

European sales manager at real estate firm Atlas International James Dearsley said this week that tourism not only boosts investment by encouraging buy-to-let, but also through people who have enjoyed the country on holiday thinking: "Why don't we buy a property here?"