Turkey offers one of the lowest buy-to-reside thresholds anywhere: a renewable residence permit with property from $200,000, and citizenship from $400,000. Before you celebrate, run three checks.
1. Is the neighborhood open?
Turkey maintains closed neighborhoods where foreign residence registrations have hit their cap. A property in a closed district can still be bought, but it will not support a residence permit. Your lawyer checks this against the current list before you sign anything.
2. Does the official valuation match?
The $200,000 is measured against the official valuation and declared deed value, not the price on the listing. Underdeclaring (an old local habit) kills eligibility and creates tax risk.
3. Citizenship math, if that is the goal
The citizenship route needs $400,000 held for three years, with the pledge recorded on the deed. Combining several cheaper properties is possible under conditions.
Where to look: Antalya and Alanya for Mediterranean value, Izmir for big-city Aegean life, Istanbul for depth. Always buy with an independent lawyer; Turkey is a market where that sentence earns its keep.