By. Justin Mays
Worldwide pandemic
fatigue has well and truly set in, nevertheless it is worthwhile to look to the
strong Turkish healthcare system’s and leadership’s response to the corona
virus and what that means for buying properties in Turkey from us.
To curb the
virus’ spread Turkey currently has 9 PM curfews on weeknights and partial
lockdowns on weekends as well as limited numbers for social gatherings.
However, international visitors do not need to adhere to these rules when
visiting to look at Homes for Sale Turkey. Health Minister FahrettinKoca
announced that Turkey will start to gradually normalize from coronavirus
restrictions as of March 1 and a new tiered system based on a set of criteria
for safety will be implemented giving provincial health boards the authority to
relax rules based on regional data. Schools have started reopening and the
solid policies to curb the fallout from Covid-19 are showing results. The
modern affordable health care system here has proved strong throughout the
crisis and many doctors speak English. Access to PCR tests is universal and set
at price of 250 Lira, to date more than 32.93 million coronavirus tests have
been performed and PCR tests are even available 3.5 hours before international
flights in major airports. Turkey began their Covid-19 vaccination campaign
using Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac’s vaccine on Jan. 14 and has
administered over 8, 531, 947 vaccine doses as of February 26 to mostly health
care workers and the elderly and they are launching the second stage on March
1.
Like all industries, the real estate market has also had to modify its
procedures in order to adjust the crisis. Notwithstanding an initial
market drop due to uncertainties from the spread of coronavirus in the first
half of the year, house sales increased more than 11 percent in 2020 compared
with 2019. A total of 1.5 million housing units were sold in Turkey last year,
according to data from the country’s statistics institute (TÜIK). For those not
able to travel and see their future properties in Turkey themselves Prime
Property Turkey is equipped to help you virtually. Our global investors can
count on us for ease of transaction and consultants are ready to answer your
questions. In the meantime, browse our detailed listings and ask us to arrange
virtual viewings.
