No land for Syrians, coasts closed for Greeks ...
Summer houses in Alaçatı, a popular destination in the Aegean province of İzmir, are seen in this file photo. İzmir is among provinces banned for Greek citizens for land purchases. Hürriyet photo Turkey expects a great foreign interest in its estate market thanks to a new code. Still, neighboring countries may have lower chances due to a bunch of restrictions Citizens of Syria, Armenia and North Korea are not allowed to acquire any real property, including residential or business property or land, in Turkey, under a recently announced reciprocity regulation, which also prohibits Greek citizens from buying estate on coastal provinces including Istanbul. The code allows the citizens of 183 other countries to purchase Turkish real estate. The government has sent a letter to all ambassadors to Turkey asking them to promote the new law, in order to accelerate property sales, daily Hürriyet reported Aug. 10. Sources say the government will ask the private sector and televi