Foreign nationals of these following countries can buy property in Turkey without any additional permissions being needed: There may still be the need for the usual Military clearance.
USA
Germany
Argentina
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Chad
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Republic of Cote D’Ivoire
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea
South Africa
South Korea
Georgia
Croatia
Holland
United Kingdom
Ireland
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Italy
Canada
Kenya
Northern Cyprus
Colombia
Kosovo
Libya
Lebanon
Luxembourg
Mali
Moldova
Monaco
Namibia
Niger
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Peru
Romania
Serbia
Slovakia
New in 2012:
The United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Kuwait
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Nationals of the following nations need to obtain an additional permission from the Ministry of Interior in Turkey before they can purchase:
China
Iran
Palestine
Iraq
India
Nationals of 31 countries have some restrictions on the type of property that they can buy in Turkey. For example:
Morocco – no agricultural land permitted
Egypt – no agricultural land permitted
Latvia – no agricultural land permitted
Afghanistan – no agricultural land permitted and they need special permission for other types of property
Albania – can only buy residential property and office space in Turkey. No other type of property in Turkey permitted
Regional restrictions are in place for nationals of the following countries :
China
Jordan
Israel
Fiji
East Timor
Denmark
Some regions in Turkey have restrictions for nationals of certain countries buying property in Turkey. However these nationals can still buy property in other regions of Turkey
Russian and Ukrainian nationals can’t buy property along the Black Sea coast of Turkey.
Greek nationals are not permitted to purchase real estate in the Black Sea coast and some Aegean districts of Turkey
Nationals of these countries unfortunately can not buy property in Turkey full stop:
Armenia
Syria
North Korea
Nigeria
Cuba
Yemen