2Base Estate Agency - Online magazine January 2018

January 2018

Estate Agency

Vocabulary for property in Turkey

This is how you find Alanyas biggest shops!

Certified agents are not always competent

Lovely penthouse with great view Bektas Hill Penthouse, Alanya North

89.000

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Great view of the Mediterranean.

Fantastic view of the beautiful Taurus Mountains.

Quiet situation in beautiful, natural surroundings.

Beautifully situated on a hilltop. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob, refrigerator and dishwasher.

Holiday home with inviting balconies for the warm summer nights.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lovely pool area. #View

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Welcome to this 2nd edition

Bo Thygesen Manager 2Base Estate Agency

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Dear reader, Welcome to this 2nd edition of our online magazine.

Only criteria is that at least one staff here at 2Base has approved the place.

We are very pleased with the positive reception that our first magazine got and hope you will enjoy this first magazine of 2018 just as much.

As always we have collected the best stories and information from our blog as well as social medias and added beautiful properties and other relevant information for those of your following the property market in Turkey.

Our hope is that the list can be an inspiration for you to try out new places and have even more good experiences here in Alanya.

Also we have added a new section to the magazine that we call "Recommended by 2Base".

What we do know is that 2Base is celebrating our 15th year as estate agent in Alanya.

Here we gathered a list of places in and around Alanya that we believe are worth visiting.

At our place the coffee is always hot and everyone is welcome for a chat about whatever is on your mind.

We have done so without looking if the place is big, small, well-known, unknown, expensive, cheap, Turkish, international or is found at page 1, 2 or nowhere in the tourist brochures.

Before you dive into the magazine and start reading we want to take the chance to wish you all a happy new year and we hope to see you all very soon in Alanya.

Should you know of a place that deserves to be on the list we are more than happy to hear from you.

What the crystal ball has to say about the coming year no one knows and we can only guess.

On behalf of everyone here at 2Base.

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Holiday home in scenic surroundings Cikcilli Hill apartment, Alanya Cikcilli

Enjoy the spectacular view of Alanya Castle.

Great view of the Mediterranean. Quiet and peaceful situation. Small market nearby.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

Electrical water heating system for cloudy days.

Large and open kitchen of Scandinavian quality.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lift in the building. Lovely pool area.

Caretaker for the complex. A relaxing tidy garden to relax in. #View

79.000 â‚View property

Holiday home in park area in the heart of the town Alcon 15 apartment, Alanya Cikcilli

65.000 â‚Ź

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Enjoy the view of the surrounding parkland.

Watch everyday street life. Within walking distance of the centre.

Closest mini market just a few metres away. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

Two showers. Holiday home with inviting balconies for the warm summer nights.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation.

Lovely pool area. Really pretty garden with flowers and fruit trees. Caretaker for the complex.

Charming and beautiful shared facilities.

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Yesterday evening Alanyaspor played at home against Fenerbahce from Istanbul.

Unfortunately Fenerbahce ended up leaving Alanya with all 3 points even though Alanyaspors biggest supporter was on the stands to cheer for the local heroes.

Renovation of streets in Alanya Alanya municipality has been rebuilding "Alaiye Street" in Alanya City center.

They street now has new sidewalks, bike road as well as underground garbage container system.

Mayor of Alanya municipality said that "The prestige street is now an example street. We will improve several more streets as we planned now and it will continue with other streets".

In need of a helping hand or a good advise?

Then our door is always open...

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Spacious home right by the beach and the sea Cebeci Kestel, Alanya Kestel

69.000

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Great view of the Mediterranean. Enjoy the view of the surrounding parkland.

chairs. A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lift in the building.

Right in the centre of the town near shops and restaurants. Within walking distance of the beach. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

Lovely pool area with childrens pool. Really pretty garden with flowers and fruit trees.

Caretaker for the complex.

American kitchen with oven, hob and refrigerator. Furnished balcony with table and

#View #LiveCloseToTheSea

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BEFORE

Sunday the residents of Elite Residence 4 gathered in the complex to cook the traditional "asura soup".

Despite the poor weather it was a succesfull event and it inspired the Finnish owners to cook traditional Finnish fish soup next Sunday.

We cant wait!

AFTER

Our guests are enjoying a sunny day.

Also we help renovate and modernise apartments and we have just finished work on a bathroom where the new owner wanted to upgrade it a bit.

We think it got really pretty! - What do you think?

Even in Alanya we can not promise just sunny days, but we always have fresh coffee ready whenever you pay us a visit.

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Spend your holiday in tranquillity surrounded by nature.

Demirtas Beach Ocean View Residence C9, Alanya Demirtas

49.000 €

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Great view of the Mediterranean.

Enjoy the view of the surrounding parkland.

Quiet and peaceful situation. Quiet situation in beautiful, natural surroundings. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

Electrical water heating system. Both shower and Jacuzzi. A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation.

Lovely pool area with childrens pool. #ReducedPriceProperties

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Alanya Municipality Social Services - House Cleaning Service

We follow the legal procedures of our complexes the we are managing. We are going through the list of reminder letters for the residents who are in debt.

We always advise you to make sure that your house/building has administration management before you buy.

Alanya Municipality Social Services has established a "house cleaning service team" for disabled and elderly citizens.

The team consists of 4 cleaning ladies and one barber.

The team is serving around 80 houses per month and also provide dinner services during Ramadan.

You can read more here about management of complexes:

In Cikcilli the construction of the new ring road is continuing with full speed.

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Cosy residence in the very centre of town Pamfilia B36, Alanya Mahmutlar

65.000 â‚Ź

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Lovely view of the Taurus Mountains.

Great pool view. Right in the centre of the town near shops and restaurants. Within walking distance of the centre, the beach and the bazaar.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob, refrigerator and dishwasher.

Furnished balcony with table and chairs. A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lift in the building.

Lovely pool area with childrens pool.

Communal tennis court. Complex with 24 hour security service. #FamilyHomes

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Recycling in Alanya Alanya is among the best municipalities in Turkey in terms of recycling waste.

Recycling collection points were expanded in recent years and now there are a total of 10,041 recycling and waste collection points.

While 15 thousand tons of packaging waste was collected in 2015, this figure was 26 thousand tons in 2016.

According to mayor of Alanya Mr. Yücel the efforts will continue and that clean, local environment in Alanya is on the top of the agenda.

Biggest social area project in Alanya.

The park location is in Büyükhasbahçe district, near Seyir Terası north side of Alanya. The project has two side, one side is for picnic areas and second side has cafeteria, playground, local shops, walking platform with watching corners and amfiteatr for 400 people. The park will be 50.000 m2.

The park will have amazing Alanya view. Not far from city center and it will be fully designed park with many facilities. The project still under construction and hopefully this year it will be ready.

Our monthly inspection visits are in process and Gülüzar is getting ready for visits of this month.

The rain season has started so apartment visits are very important.

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Great apartment also suitable for winter use Ocean View E8, Alanya Cikcilli

59.000 €

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Great view of the Mediterranean.

Enjoy the view of the garden. Within walking distance of the centre and the bazaar.

Small market nearby. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob and refrigerator.

Furnished balcony with table and chairs.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation.

Lovely pool area. A relaxing tidy garden to relax in. #ReducedPriceProperties

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Did you know that..

Saint Nicholas, known as Santa Claus all over the world, was born in Patara, an important Lycian town on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.

He was called a Santa Claus because he was a priest known for his charity.

We hope that this will end the discussion once and for all: Santa is from Turkey, not Finland, Greenland or any other land.

We have just completed an unusual title deed transaction at the land registry office in Alanya.

Due to seller being a total of 10 people and several of them have had namechanges since the initial deeds were issued and since one of the buyers was a foreigner the paper work was a bit more complicated and comprehensive that usual.

A title deed transaction can normally be completed in a maximum of 3 or 4 days - and at times even faster - this time it took at couple of weeks.

In the end a total of 67 signatures at the land registry office in Alanya was requried.

Sunset in Alanya can be more than beautiful.

Luckily the 10 sellers were all represented by just one person via power of attornies.

In case they had all been presents to sign for themselves in person, the required number of signatures would have been approximately 166

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Lovely dwelling very close to the town centre Uygun II apt, Alanya West

99.000 €

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Great view of the Mediterranean.

Beautiful view of Alanya Castle. Centrally located near shopping area. Within walking distance of the centre, the beach and the bazaar.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob and refrigerator.

Holiday home with inviting balconies for the warm summer nights.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lovely pool area. Caretaker for the complex. #View

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- How long will it take me to walk to the beach?

Did you know that..

Hospitality is one of the most important characteristics of Turkish society. Guests are always treated and accommodated in the best way.

This is a very commonly asked question and as usual 2Base has the answer.

A new search function has been implemented on our web site and it is now possible to search based on the walking time to the beach.

So you tell us how many minutes you want to walk, we tell you which properties you should consider.

Head to our web site and try for yourself....

Even unannounced guests are referred to as "God's guest" and are welcomed in the best manner without any distinction between familiar or unknown person.

So at 2Base we are always ready to welcome you and we do our outmost to assist and help you in any way needed.

What ever you have serious questions or just want to chat with us over a cup of fresh coffee we look forward meeting you.

In case you dont know, this is how you find us, click here.

We do not only sell properties - we also offer after sales services and are proud to provide a setup that are second to none.

Our after sale service includes registration of water and electric meters, municipality registration, Internet/telephone connections and much much more.

Just now we have been in ASAT office for water name change for our new and happy customer.

To know more about our services read here.

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Lovely penthouse with great view Dim River Villa, Alanya Kestel

Great view of the Mediterranean.

Pleasant view of park area. Quiet and peaceful situation. Peace and tranquillity by the sea.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob, refrigerator and dishwasher.

Holiday home with inviting balconies for the

warm summer nights. A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation.

Nice pool area with water slide. Really pretty garden with flowers and fruit trees. #View

185.000 â‚View property

FREE Property Valuation

Are you considering selling your Turkish holiday home? If so, 2Base Estate Agency is a very good choice. Since 2003 we have sold properties and villas in Turkey and offer a free noncommittal valuation of your property.

No sale - No costs At 2Base you do not pay any estate fees unless your property is sold Marketing via our local network of agents This includes several hundreds of local real estate agents Safe and secure conditions For both seller and buyer

This is how we sell your property We will then make an valuation of your property based on the size, quality, location and general market conditions.

After agreeing on the details we will start marketing your property to both our own clients and via our broad network of local agents.

Interested buyers from countries such as Scandinavia, Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Turkey will be presented to your property via the Internet.

Shortly after your holiday home will be viewed by potential buyers and finally it will be sold to a new and happy owner.

Go to our web site, fill out the contract form and you will hear from us shortly!

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Is it time for a change?

Has your holiday home become too small?

- Are you already owner of a holiday home in Turkey?

- Are you looking for something bigger, better or just different?

- Are you not interested in having two holiday homes in the same time?

If the answer to the above questions is "YES" then 2Base Estate Agency might be able to help...

2Base will take your existing holiday home as a part of the payment when investing in something new Fill out the form on our webpage and we will contact you shortly. You never now - we might be able to make all loose ends meet.

An experienced agent 2Base Estate Agency has 10 years of experience in finding the right property for our customers.

We believe in secure payment processes and high level of services.

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Lovely new holiday home within walking distance of the beach Granada Habeebi Residence, Alanya Oba

Lovely view of the Taurus Mountains.

Inviting holiday home with nice light bathroom.

Beautiful view of Alanya Castle. Within walking distance of the centre, the beach and the bazaar.

Very nice holiday home for the buyer with discerning taste, there are also good access roads and parking facilities. Charming and beautiful shared facilities.

Near the Eastern Beach. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. American kitchen with oven, hob, refrigerator and dishwasher.

#FamilyHomes #LiveCloseToTheSea

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Spend your holiday in tranquillity surrounded by nature Harmony nr 6, Alanya Cikcilli

59.000 €

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Lovely view of the Taurus Mountains.

Enjoy the view of the surrounding parkland.

Located in a peaceful area. Quiet and peaceful situation.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

American kitchen with oven, hob and refrigerator. Furnished balcony with table and chairs.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lift in the building. Lovely pool area.

Caretaker for the complex. A relaxing tidy garden to relax in.

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Obtaining deed got even faster + new payment procedures for electricity To obtain the title deed for your Turkish holiday home is a swift and pretty straightforward procedure.

Not that we recommend anyone trying to do this themselves, but for those of us doing this on a daily basis the rules, regulations and procedures are fairly easy to deal with.

And now a new update to the Turkish laws has made it even simpler.

As you can see on the picture it was a front page story in the local press.

Previously any building needed to be approved for sale to foreigners by the Turkish military.

This to prevent foreigners buying property in zones of military interest, land zones or other restricted areas where foreigners can not buy a property.

In Alanya for example this has always been a pro forma process, since there are no such restricted areas.

Most building already had the approval but sometimes a property was sold in a building that never got this military approval and so we had to apply for this which would delay the entire title deed process for several weeks.

Good news is that all such restrictions has been removed from the Alanya area and the military permission is no longer needed for foreigners in

any building in the area.

Be aware of new procedures for paying electricity And now what we have your attention please be aware of a minor but important change that electricity company CLK Akdeniz has implemented.

Until now your electric meter had a subscription number.

Unfortunately this number was only unique to the lcoal area of your house, so within a short distance two electric meters could hold the same subscription number.

Therefor CLK Akdeniz has added a new number to all electric meters, which is a kind of a account number.

Going forward this account number will be used to identify your electric meter subscription.

The new account number is printed on your electric invoice that you receive every month.

For those of you who use their Turkish bank for automatic payment of electricity it is a good idea to check if your bank is still paying the monthly bill after this update.

For those of you who let 2Base take care of the bills, we of course have it all under control

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Certified agents are not always competent Lets be honest!

To establish a real estate agency in Alanya does not require a lot. Neither any higher education nor special skills or requirements are needed.

Only demand that you must fulfill is to complete an evening training course, which takes no more than a couple of weeks.

So it is far from a comprehensive education to teach you about important subjects such as buying contracts, financial security of the payment or guidelines for moral and ethics as an estate agent.

Not that long ago we actually had an interesting experience where the responsible person for issuing licenses for estate agents in Alanya proudly told us about all the good he

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had done for the sector in Alanya which was making it even easier to get the permission to open a real estate agency and get the needed license.

In our opinion he should have spend his time and influence by securing and highering the quality of the sector but it shows how unfortunate the entire sector and agents are thinking - which is thinking of themselves and not of you as a customer.

This has created an overflow of authorized estate agents in Alanya but a lack of those who are competent and qualified.

At 2Base we believe that it pays of to be a bit different and we always think of the customer before thinking of ourselves.

We believe this will end up securing us more sales and more customers.

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But how do you choose the right estate agent in Alanya when not even a real estate certificate will guarantee you a qualified and competent agent?

We suggest that you take a look at some of the following factors.

Company or private person Is the estate agent a part of a company with an office and colleges, or is the person working more as a private person?

We recommend you to only use agents that are a part of a company with access to an office (as in his own office and not just an office that he "borrows" from a friend just for the occasion) and by that also an organization that can assist, help and support the estate agent during the entire process.

References Does the estate agent and his company have good references and do you know others who did also use this agent and his company?

Communication If English is not your mother tongue or you do not fell completely comfortable communicating in English you should use an agent that speaks your mother tongue.

Information Do you automatically receive the information that you need or are you only informed when asking?

Make sure that your estate agent is informing you from A to Z and that you dont have to ask for everything all the time.

Gut feeling Take a deep breath, use your common sense and ask yourself the question: What does my gut feeling tell me about the agent and would i trust this person if we where to do business in my home country?

We are often contacted by property buyers who have been offered properties from waiters, jewelers or persons who themselves think they are competent estate agents.

Usually none of them are and the buyer feels this and contacts us so that a professional company can be involved in the trade.

Unfortunately we are sometimes also contacted by those who did not contact us from the beginning and therefor ended up in problems and now wants our help to solve their problems.

When it comes to choosing an estate agent in Alanya you must be very critical and only deal with agents that you absolutely trust and who besides talking can also put actions behind their words.

Unfortunately it is not enough that the agent is authorized and holds a real estate license.

You must also make sure that the person is competent.

When that person is found the way to your dream property has become a lot easier...

Here are a couple of examples on information that you should always get in written and without having ask.

- Sales presentation of the property.

- Financial overview of the property including an overview showing all expenses and trade costs.

- Overview that shows how the trade will progress and what the time line is.

- Buyers guide that will inform you about all general aspects of buying a property in Turkey.

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Holiday home in park area in the heart of the town Eti Kent no 26, Mahmutlar

25.000 €

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View over park. Enjoy the view of the garden.

Within walking distance of the centre, the beach and the bazaar. Located in a peaceful area.

American kitchen with oven, hob and refrigerator. Furnished balcony with table and chairs.

The holiday home is attractively furnished in a charming European style. Lovely pool area. Caretaker for the complex. #ReducedPriceProperties #UnitsNotToBeMissed #1Bedroom

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Vocabulary for property in Turkey Even the process is more or less the same, purchasing a property in Turkey is of course different then doing so in your home country.

Sigorta // Insurance

One of the biggest differences are actually the language since Turkish can be a bit hard to understand for most.

Tapu // Title deed

Still a lot of Turkish words are surviving without translation when the topic is property in Turkey which can make if hard to understand exactly what is going on and what the exact meaning is.

Ipotek // Mortgage

This is why we have made this vocabulary for property in Turkey that covers the Turkish words that are often used without being translated.

Kapıcı // Caretaker Görevli // Also caretaker but a bit more polite Yönetici // Administrator

Belediye // Municipality

Tapu ofisi // Land registry office

Aidat // Owners union fee Uydu // Satellite dish Vergi dairesi // Tax office Kara defteri // Decision book and protocol book Oy // Vote Vekalet // Power of attorney

Ferdi iskan // Habitation certificate and permission to use the apartment

Iki tane soğuk Efes, lütfen // Two cold Efes beer, please. The perfect way to celebrate a successful property investment.

Ön iskan // Approval of the building permission and that all authorities involved have approved the building.

Are some words missing from the list?

Then send us a message and we will add it immediately..

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Lovely penthouse with great view Panorama Penthouse, Alanya North

Enjoy the spectacular view of Alanya Castle.

Great view of the Mediterranean. Quiet situation in beautiful, natural surroundings. Beautifully situated on a hilltop. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. Both shower and bathtub.

Holiday home with inviting balconies for the warm summer nights.

A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation. Lovely pool area with childrens pool.

Really pretty garden with flowers and fruit trees.

Caretaker for the complex. A relaxing tidy garden to relax in. #View

129.000 â‚View property

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This is how you find Alanyas biggest shops!

Shopping is and will always be very popular way of spending time.

If not for you then at least for someone you know really well :-) So we have made a quick guide to the biggest shops and shopping centers in Alanya.

There are actually a lot more than you think.

We have also included links to Google Maps, so that you can start navigating to your new favorite shop in just a single click.

Don`t forget that Google Maps allows you to download an area allowing you to view the map and navigate without having access to the Internet.

This can be done via the Google Maps

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application on your phone.

But lets get started with the list.

Alanyum Shoppingcenter in Cikcilli in two floors with a variety of shops and a supermarket.

Also cinema and several fast food restaurant.

Kipa The biggest supermarket in town and located in Cikcilli.

82 Sali Pazar Everything for your kitchen and house.

It is cheap and mostly plastic.

Located next to Kipa in Cikcilli.

Koctas Turkish version of Ikea.

Located at the 35m road in Oba.

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Tekzen Like Koctas but smaller and with cheaper selection.

Next to Kipa.

Metro Like you know it but also open for private persons.

Located in Oba. A good place for buying fresh fish, meat and foreign groceries. Also sell electronics.

Vatan Computer All you need in electronics.

35m street At the 35m road from Kipa and all the way to Tosmur there are many difference furniture stores.

Alanya center In the center of Alanya from the post office PTT to the area after the AtatĂźrk statue you will find many shops selling branded clothes.

This is in general a good area for shopping and sipping coffee.

Megamall Konakli Shopping center with a broad variety of shops and cafes.

Nova Mall Manavgat One hour drive away in Manavgat.

Plenty of shops and a place where you can easily spend several hours.

All there is left to say is "shop `till you drop" and remember that if you can carry all of the shopping bags by yourself, then you did not shop enough!

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Delightful apartment in attractive holiday village Olive City 2+1, Alanya Cikcilli

69.000

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Lovely view of the Taurus Mountains. Pleasant view of park area.

refrigerator. A Peaceful holiday home furnished and ready for occupation.

Pleasantly situated near the Taurus Mountains.

Situated close to a supermarket.

Nice pool area with water slide. Sports and health facilities. Really pretty garden with flowers and fruit trees. Complex with 24 hour security service.

Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms. Electrical water heating system. American kitchen with oven, hob and

#UnitsNotToBeMissed

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4 great activities for kids on a rainy day in Alanya Even that most advertisement about Alanya claims the opposite the sun does actually not shine all the time.

Yes, we know.

It might come as a shocking surprise but at times we do get both rainy, grey, stormy and windy days in Alanya.

The big question is what to do when the sun decides to take a break.

Especially kids can be very inpatient and hard to entertain when outdoor activities are limited.

We have therefor made a list of 4 great activities for kids on a rainy day in Alanya.

Number 1 - Play the flipper machine All kids loves game lands and luckily one is to be found in the shopping center "ALANYUM" easy accesible on the 35 meter road in Cikcilli. The 3 storey shopping center has a foot court and gameland on the topfloor. Here you will find all kinds of arcade games, flipper machines, air hockey and other entertaining games and activities for kids of all ages.

Number 2 - Eat some pop corn There are several cinemas in Alanya showing both foreign and Turkish movies. So on a rainy day catching a movie is definitely a great idea.

Just be aware that some movies are dubbed, while others run in original language with Turkish subtitles.

For a list of cinemas and what is showing check out this link: www.orneksinemalari.com Number 3 - Be cultural Admitted, this one might not be exactly what your kids would love to do. So we recommend making them accept it by promising pizza and cola afterwards.Because for this third idea we want you to visit the archaeological museum of Alanya, which is situated close to the waterpark in the city center at the Damlatas Cave area.This museum has a small but fine indoor collection that is worth a visit.

Number 4 - road rage Just out of the city on the Kestel-side of the Dim River you will find an indoor go-cart circuit. This is great fun for the older part of the family.Just remember to drive carefully and take care of each other. May the best driver win So a rainy day in Alanya does not have to mean less fun - just a little less sun.

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Best places for having your coffee in Alanya Even that Turkey is a real "tea-drinkers" country also a lot of coffee is consumed.

Especially the younger generations has accepted coffee, and cafe-visits with friends are getting increasingly popular.

This is no different in Alanya where several of the bigger European coffee chains has established themselves side by side with the local coffee shops.

We therefor want to provide you with this miniguide to the best places for having your coffee in Alanya.

Starbucks at the Atatürk statue on the main street We of course have to start with Starbucks, who has several coffee shops in Alanya.

The very first opened is situated close to the Atatürk statue on the main street, in an area where several coffee shops and cafes are found

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side by side.

Besides the usual selection in freshly brewed coffee drinks also cakes and sandwiches are served - just as we know it from other Starbucks Coffee shops around the word.

May we recommend the simple, black and always freshly brewed filter coffee...

Robert's Coffee at Damlatas/ Cleopatra beach With beautiful and nice decor this is one of the absolute top cafes in Alanya.

If you enjoy sitting enjoying life at a cafe, a visit to Robert's Coffe at Damlatas is a must when visiting Alanya.

Also food, snacks and cakes are served, so Robert's Coffee is always worth a visit, that can easily be combined with beaching or a walk in the nearby park and recreational area.

Shakespeare Bistro at the Atatürk statue at the main street/ eastern beach Another popular cafe is Shakespeare Coffee & Bistro, where also music are played during

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weekends.

Sit at the street side and watch daily life as it

Tip A lot of restaurants do not serve real coffee, but instead powder coffee/ instant coffee.

happens, or relax inside in the cozy and appealing cafe area.

And not to forget: The pizza at Shakespeare in Alanya is really, really good and the place is also open for evening dinner.

Do therefor always remember to ask the waiter how the coffee in the restaurant is made, to avoid the disappointment of having a instant coffee served after a nice meal.

Juice and Friends Located behind Starbucks at the AtatĂźrk statue Juice and Friends is tugged nicely away from the noisy main street. Modern contemporary interior and menu that also offers various and freshly made juices.

The place might not be easy to find but it is surely a great place for both local and foreigners.

Instead go to one of real coffee places and get a freshly brewed coffee there...

In Turkey coffee will never be as popular as tea.

But one thing is for sure. A freshly brewed cup of your favorite coffee drink is always to find in Alanya.

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Luxury villa with perfect view Oasis View villa, Alanya Cikcilli

199.000 €

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Enjoy the spectacular view of Alanya Castle.

Breathtaking view of the Mediterranean. Quiet and peaceful situation. Pleasantly situated near the Taurus Mountains. Air conditioning for heating or cooling both living room and bedrooms.

Both shower and Jacuzzi.

Furnished balcony with table and chairs.

Inviting holiday home with large charming

bathroom. Shared pool area with barbeque.

Caretaker for the complex. Very nice holiday home for the buyer with discerning taste, there are also good access roads.

A relaxing tidy garden to relax in. #View #ReducedPriceProperties #UnitsNotToBeMissed

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Who celebrates christmas in Alanya?

The obvious answer to the question is "everyone that lives here does"...

For most people Christmas is more of an event than a religious thing meaning that it is - but of course in its own way - celebrated by everyone even in a Muslim country like Turkey.

Also no shop in Turkey is blind to the commercial aspect of Christmas so currently all shopping is accompanied by Christmas decorations and jingle bells.

Some even claim that Santa actually comes from Turkey and not the North pole, Finland, Greenland or anywhere else.

With that said celebrating Christmas in Alanya is of course very different than celebrating it at home. The special Christmas mood that you find in your home country can not be replicated anywhere, no matter how hard you try.

People who choose to travel to Alanya during the holidays do so because they want to get away from all the Christmas activities at home, so they surely do not mind.

And all of us living permanently here in Alanya do not have same expectations to Christmas as we would normally have.

Instead we make Christmas our own way and try to mix some of the traditions we know from home with the opportunities that are available in Alanya.

Most of the Christmas food you can actually cook more or less like you would do it at home. Some ingredients might not exactly be the same, but it is more or less possible to cook at full Christmas meal just like the one your mother would have cooked for you.

Unless you want to drive to the mountains and cut down a tree, you might have to settle for a plastic one and you for sure wont get any snow.

It might get cold, windy and rainy but snow is definitely never going to happen in Alanya.

Plenty of restaurants offer Christmas dinners and entertainment, but we recommend staying at home since we believe that Christmas is best celebrated at home.

In the end it is all about what works for you but our best recommendation is to take the best of your home Christmas, adjust it to living abroad and then spice it up with what Alanya has to offer.

One of our favorite traditions is to follow Santa deliver his presents all over the world via the googlofficial Santa Tracker

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ABOUT YOU & US What can we do for you.

What can we do for you as a property owner?

We are one of the most experienced real estate agents in our respective areas specialized in offering holiday apartments to foreign buyers and we strive to offer the widest variety of professional services.

- Best and most extensive choice of listings from both construc tors and private sellers - High level of honest and reliable information from the first initial contact - Superb after Sales Services such as letting, inspection and online shopping services We cover all aspects At 2Base we cover all aspects of the sales circle and our focus is not only on the selling process, but just as much on the subsequent aftersales services.

We provide safe economical terms, making sure that local pitfalls are avoided, offering you a wide selection of properties, maintaining after sales services and giving you access to all the advantages a large, international and strong organisation has to offer.

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OUR HISTORY We established our company back in 2003. At that time the property market focusing on foreign buyers was new.

Since then a lot has happened.

Hundreds – if not thousands – of real estate agents in our areas have come and gone. We are still here, even many of our valued staff are still the same and they have helped us grow into the strong, valued and professional company that we are today.

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Trustworthy,

innovative, best offers, extensive objective,

range of services,

most experienced estate agent, friendly staff, stabile,

service minded.

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VISIT US "You will find us at a modern and easy-accessible location in the very heart of Alanyas city center, where we are always welcoming any visitor with a cop of coffee or a Turkish tea.

In case your visit has a specific purpose or you need to meet a specific team member, we always recommend you to make an appointment prior to your visit.

Other than that you are welcome any day, any time..."

- Candemir Ă–zdemir

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Alanya, from the east (Oba, Tosmur etc): Drive along the main street/ Atatürk street until you reach the PTT/ post office. Now continue a few hundred meters until you have a McDonalds on your left hand and green BP petrol station on your right hand. Continue 25 meters past the McDonalds and turn left. Our office is located on the left side on the second line to the main street.

Alanya, from the west side (Antalya, Avsallar etc): Drive along the main street/ Atatürk street direction city center. After passing first Damlatas Aqua Park you will shortly after also pass by Denizbank, both on your right hand side.

App. 100m further you will see a green BP petrol station at your left hand. Turn right at the BP petrol station and our office will be located on the left side in the second row to the main street.

2Base Real Estate Atatürk cad. Akmanlar Sok. No:12 07400 - Alanya - Turkey

+44 20 8123 1918 +90 505 783 56 64 +90 242 511 78 99

www.2base.com www.my2base.com en@2base.com

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The joy of trying out new things are on of lifes small secrets.

This is why we have gathered our best tips for places in and around Alanya that we believe are worth visiting.

We have done so without looking if the place is big, small, well-known, unknown, expensive, cheap, Turkish, international or

is found at page 1, 2 or now where in the tourist brochures.

Only criteria is that at least one staff here at 2Base has approved the place.

Furthermore we have added links for the places web site, Facebook and Tripadvisor.

This allows you to do your own research before visiting the places.

We wish you the best of luck in trying out new things.

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2Base Real Estate AtatĂźrk cad. Akmanlar Sok. No:12 07400 - Alanya - Turkey

+44 20 8123 1918 +90 505 783 56 64 +90 242 511 78 99

www.2base.com www.my2base.com en@2base.com