Perhaps it comes as no surprise that the distrust of real estate agents is so high that local Turks will not use them, and avoid them however possible. True, there are ethical professionals in the sector, but a foreign investor will never find them by using an English or Arabic search enquiry, because their websites are in Turkish !  Note that the practice of lying by English and Arabic speaking real estate agents is even more so. Lying is key to the manipulation that is central to their business process.

However, in fairness to Turks, it should be pointed out that the extreme extent of lying and manipulation by English speaking agents in Turkiye was begun years ago by local English and Irish agents selling Turkish properties to their fellow country men. Over the years this resulted in litigation in the UK and Ireland. The result ? These undesirable practitioners continued their activities by moving their business permanently to Turkiye, where consumer protection and fraud laws were easier to circumvent.

Several of these characters continue their businesses to today. Their real estate agency businesses appear in the top internet search engine rankings in English or Arabic. They ‘dress-up’ a little differently now, pretending to be professional trustworthy, caring, etc - but their core business practice remains unchanged.

Read more about how and why mis-leading information is everywhere,,, and why independent professional advice is essential… click here.