{"id":46858,"date":"2026-09-16T06:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/didim-property-for-sale\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T06:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:20:34","slug":"didim-property-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/fa\/didim-property-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Property for Sale in Didim: A Foreign Buyer\u2019s Guide to Alt\u0131nkum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"46858\" class=\"elementor elementor-46858 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd52b8d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd52b8d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Alt&#305;nkum<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"dd-hero-sub\">Didim is one of the few Turkish coastal markets shaped as much by its foreign residents as by its tourists &mdash; a district of 97,000 people where the utility bills are printed in English as well as Turkish. That has advantages, and it has consequences. Here is what buyers should understand before they choose a neighbourhood.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"dd-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"dd-hm\">&#9973; <strong>Marina town on the Aegean<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-hm\">&#9992;&#65039; <strong>Served by two airports<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-hm\">&#127482;&#127479; <strong>Written for non-resident buyers<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- DATA STRIP -->\n<div class=\"dd-strip\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"dd-si\"><span class=\"dd-sv\">97,000<\/span><span class=\"dd-sl\">District Population (2022)<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-si\"><span class=\"dd-sv\">424 km&sup2;<\/span><span class=\"dd-sl\">District Area<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-si\"><span class=\"dd-sv\">2009<\/span><span class=\"dd-sl\">Marina In Operation Since<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-si\"><span class=\"dd-sv\">14<\/span><span class=\"dd-sl\">Administrative Neighbourhoods<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- INTRO + QUICK FACTS -->\n<section class=\"dds\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-2col\">\n      <div class=\"dd-body\">\n        <span class=\"ddt\">Start Here<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"dd-title\">A district, not a resort strip<\/h2>\n        <p>The first thing to get straight about Didim is the name. <strong>Didim is the district<\/strong>; <strong>Alt&#305;nkum<\/strong> &mdash; the name means golden sand &mdash; is the beach resort area within it, and it is what most foreign buyers are actually picturing. The district is a municipality of Ayd&#305;n province on the Aegean coast, roughly 123 kilometres from the provincial capital, sitting on the north shore of the G&uuml;ll&uuml;k gulf and looking across at the villages of the Bodrum peninsula.<\/p>\n        <p>It is bigger than the resort image suggests: 424 square kilometres and a population of around 97,000 at the 2022 count, divided into fourteen administrative neighbourhoods. A listing described simply as &ldquo;Didim&rdquo; could be in the middle of Alt&#305;nkum, in a quiet bay well outside it, or inland among the wheat and cotton. Working out which before you book a viewing trip saves a great deal of wasted driving.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"dd-hbox\">\n          <strong>The question to answer before anything else:<\/strong> which part of the district do you actually want? Alt&#305;nkum, Akb&uuml;k and Mavi&#351;ehir are different propositions with different seasons, different price points and different buyer profiles. &ldquo;Didim&rdquo; on its own is not a location.\n        <\/div>\n        <p>This guide covers the geography, the foreign-resident market that shapes it, and the checks that matter for a purchase here. For the full national purchase process see our <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/buyer-guide\/\">Turkey property buyer&rsquo;s guide<\/a>, and for the mistakes we see most often, <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/buying-property-in-turkey-pitfalls\/\">seven pitfalls foreign buyers still fall into<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"dd-ov\">\n          <div class=\"dd-ov-head\">\n            <h3>Didim &mdash; At a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>The facts that shape a purchase here<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Province<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">Ayd&#305;n<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Status<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">Municipality &amp; district<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Distance to Ayd&#305;n<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">c. 123 km<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Population<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">c. 97,000 (2022)<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">District area<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">424 km&sup2;<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Coast<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">G&uuml;ll&uuml;k gulf, Aegean<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Resort core<\/span><span class=\"dd-or burg\">Alt&#305;nkum<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Marina<\/span><span class=\"dd-or burg\">D-Marin, since 2009<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Airports<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">Bodrum &amp; &#304;zmir<\/span><\/div>\n            <div class=\"dd-ov-row\"><span class=\"dd-ol\">Ancient site<\/span><span class=\"dd-or\">Temple of Apollo, Didyma<\/span><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-warn\" style=\"margin-top:16px;\">\n          <strong>If you plan to let.<\/strong> Short-term letting in T&uuml;rkiye requires a permit, and the position can depend on the building and on other owners in it. Establish it before you buy &mdash; see our guide to the <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/short-term-rental-permit-turkey\/\">short-term rental permit<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- NEIGHBOURHOODS -->\n<section class=\"dds ddg\">\n  <div class=\"ddc ddct\">\n    <span class=\"ddt\">Where Buyers Look<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"dd-title\">The parts of Didim worth knowing by name<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"dd-sub\">Six reference points that will make listings, and agents, considerably easier to interpret.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-cards\">\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#127958;&#65039;<\/span>\n        <h3>Alt&#305;nkum<\/h3>\n        <p>The resort core, and the beach whose name means golden sand. This is the busiest, most developed and most seasonal part of the district, and the default assumption behind most &ldquo;Didim&rdquo; listings.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#127965;&#65039;<\/span>\n        <h3>Akb&uuml;k<\/h3>\n        <p>A bay and neighbourhood on the district&rsquo;s coast, some distance from the resort core. Buyers who find Alt&#305;nkum too busy in August usually end up looking here or at the other outlying neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#127754;<\/span>\n        <h3>Mavi&#351;ehir<\/h3>\n        <p>Another of the fourteen administrative neighbourhoods, on the coast away from the main strip. Worth separating clearly from Alt&#305;nkum when comparing prices, because the two are not the same market.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#9973;<\/span>\n        <h3>The marina<\/h3>\n        <p>D-Marin Didim has been in operation since 2009. A working marina changes a coastal town&rsquo;s winter economy as well as its summer one, and marina-adjacent property is usually priced accordingly.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#127963;&#65039;<\/span>\n        <h3>Didyma<\/h3>\n        <p>The Temple of Apollo, with its Ionic columns, sits within the district and gives Didim its name. Miletus, Priene and the Lake Bafa national park are all within reach for day trips.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-pc\">\n        <span class=\"dd-pc-icon\">&#127806;<\/span>\n        <h3>The inland district<\/h3>\n        <p>Beyond the coast, wheat and cotton are farmed across the district, and the silt of the Meander river filled the inlet that once made the Poseidium a peninsula. Not resort land, and priced differently.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- THE FOREIGN MARKET -->\n<section class=\"dds\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span class=\"ddt\">The Market&rsquo;s Character<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"dd-title\">What an established foreign community does to a local market<\/h2>\n      <p>Didim is unusual among Turkish coastal districts in how visibly it has been shaped by its overseas residents. British residents have formed a settled community here since around 2000, and the clearest official sign of it is mundane rather than romantic: utility bills in the district are now printed in English alongside Turkish.<\/p>\n      <p>That is a real advantage, and it is worth naming honestly rather than dismissing as an expat-bubble cliche. Practical friction is lower. There is an established pool of agents, tradespeople, property managers and professional services accustomed to dealing with non-resident owners and with the paperwork that comes with them. Integration is easier for buyers who do not speak Turkish, and for some people that is decisive.<\/p>\n      <p>There is a second-order effect that buyers should weigh with equal care. A market in which one overseas nationality is heavily represented tends to move partly with conditions in <em>that<\/em> country &mdash; its currency, its interest rates, its appetite for a second home abroad &mdash; rather than purely with the Turkish domestic market. That can cut in your favour and it can cut against you. It is a reason to understand who you are likely to be selling to in ten years, not a reason to avoid the district.<\/p>\n      <p>The practical takeaway is to price and plan on the fundamentals rather than on the community: location within the district, the building&rsquo;s condition and paperwork, the letting position, and the running costs. Our guides to <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/cost-of-living-in-turkey\/\">the cost of living in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/renting-out-property-in-turkey\/\">renting out property in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> cover the recurring side of ownership.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"dd-warn\">\n        <strong>A note on figures.<\/strong> This guide deliberately does not quote prices, price per square metre, rental yields, transfer fees, tax rates or insurance premiums for Didim. Those numbers move quickly and a stale one is worse than none at all. Confirm current figures with a licensed Turkish adviser, and see our pages on <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/property-taxes-in-turkey\/\">property taxes in Turkey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/dask-earthquake-insurance-turkey\/\">DASK earthquake insurance<\/a> for how the charges work.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- TABLE -->\n<section class=\"dds ddg\">\n  <div class=\"ddc ddct\">\n    <span class=\"ddt\">Straight Answers<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"dd-title\">What is and is not true of Didim<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"dd-sub\">The questions buyers ask before booking a viewing trip, answered without the brochure language.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-compare-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"dd-compare\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Question<\/th>\n            <th>Didim<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters to a buyer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td><strong>Can foreign nationals buy here?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>Standard foreign-ownership rules apply. The military clearance check and a Turkish tax number form part of the process.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is Alt&#305;nkum a separate town?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">No<\/td><td>Alt&#305;nkum is the resort area inside Didim district, which has fourteen administrative neighbourhoods in total.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is there more than one airport?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes &mdash; two<\/td><td>The district is served by both Bodrum and &#304;zmir airports, which widens route choice outside peak season.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is there a marina?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>D-Marin Didim has operated since 2009, and it supports a wider winter economy than a pure beach resort.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is there an English-speaking community?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>British residents since around 2000; utility bills are printed in English as well as Turkish.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is it busy all year?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"no\">Not the resort core<\/td><td>97,000 residents across 424 km&sup2; gives year-round life, but Alt&#305;nkum itself is strongly seasonal.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Do I need a permit to let short-term?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>Short-term letting requires a permit nationwide. Establish the position for the specific building before you buy.<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><strong>Is DASK needed before transfer?<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"yes\">Yes<\/td><td>Compulsory nationwide. The Land Registry will not register the transfer without valid cover in place.<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- STEPS -->\n<section class=\"dds\">\n  <div class=\"ddc ddct\">\n    <span class=\"ddt\">The Sequence<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"dd-title\">How to run a Didim purchase<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"dd-sub\">The national process, with the two steps that carry extra weight in a letting-driven resort market marked out.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-steps\">\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">1<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Choose the neighbourhood before the property<\/h3>\n          <p>Alt&#305;nkum, Akb&uuml;k, Mavi&#351;ehir and the inland district are genuinely different markets. Decide which you want, and see at least one of them out of season, before you start shortlisting individual apartments.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">2<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Get a Turkish tax number<\/h3>\n          <p>The entry requirement for nearly everything that follows, including opening a bank account, paying for the property and registering the transfer. Obtaining it early prevents avoidable delay later on.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">3<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Pull the full title deed record and read the annotations<\/h3>\n          <p>Confirm the registered owner and what is registered against the property: mortgages, liens, disputes and \u015ferh annotations. Ask for the complete record, not a photograph of the front of the tapu.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">4<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Settle the letting position before you commit<\/h3>\n          <p>The step that matters most in a market bought largely for rental. Short-term letting requires a permit, and the answer can turn on the building and on other owners in it rather than on your plans alone.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">5<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Check the occupancy permit and run the zone checks<\/h3>\n          <p>Ask to see the iskan certifying the finished building matches its approved plans and passed final inspection. Complete the military clearance check and confirm you sit inside the 30-hectare national and 10 per cent district caps.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-step\">\n        <div class=\"dd-step-num\">6<\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-step-body\">\n          <h3>Arrange DASK, then pay through the secure payment system<\/h3>\n          <p>Compulsory earthquake insurance must be valid before the Land Registry will transfer ownership. Funds go into the secure account rather than to the seller, and are released only once registration is confirmed.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CLOSING PROSE -->\n<section class=\"dds ddg\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <span class=\"ddt\">Who It Suits<\/span>\n      <h2 class=\"dd-title\">Is Didim the right market for you?<\/h2>\n      <p><strong>It suits<\/strong> buyers who want an Aegean coastal base with an established foreign community, straightforward access from more than one airport, a working marina, and a resort infrastructure that is already built rather than promised. It suits people buying partly to let, provided they do the permit work up front. And it suits those who want the Aegean without the price level of the <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/bodrum-property-for-sale\/\">Bodrum peninsula<\/a> across the gulf.<\/p>\n      <p><strong>It suits less well<\/strong> buyers looking for a Turkish town relatively untouched by overseas ownership, or for a year-round urban life with the depth of services a city provides. For the former, look further along the coast; for the latter, <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/izmir-property-for-sale\/\">\u0130zmir<\/a> is the obvious comparison, and <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/property-for-sale-in-kusadasi\/\">Ku&#351;adas&#305;<\/a> sits between the two in both senses.<\/p>\n      <p>The recurring error in this market is treating &ldquo;Didim&rdquo; as a single place and comparing prices across neighbourhoods that have little to do with each other. The second is buying for rental income without first establishing whether the specific building can lawfully be let on short stays. Neither is difficult to avoid. Both are expensive to discover afterwards.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"dd-hbox\">\n        <strong>General information, not advice.<\/strong> This guide sets out how the market and the process work; it is not legal or tax advice for your circumstances. Rules, fees and thresholds change, and should be confirmed against current official sources or a licensed Turkish adviser at the time you transact.\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CTA -->\n<div class=\"dd-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Considering a property in Didim or Alt&#305;nkum?<\/h3>\n        <p>We will pull the title deed record, check the annotations and confirm the letting position of the building before anything is signed.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/contact\/\" class=\"ddbtn\">Speak to Our Team &rarr;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- FAQ -->\n<section class=\"dds\">\n  <div class=\"ddc ddct\">\n    <span class=\"ddt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"dd-title\">Property in Didim &mdash; frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"dd-sub\">The questions foreign buyers ask most often about Didim, Alt&#305;nkum and the buying process.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">Where exactly is Didim, and which airports serve it?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Didim is a municipality and district of Ayd\u0131n province on T\u00fcrkiye's Aegean coast, about 123 kilometres from the provincial capital. It sits on the north shore of the G\u00fcll\u00fck gulf, looking across at the villages of the Bodrum peninsula. The district covers 424 square kilometres and had a population of about 97,000 at the 2022 count, which makes it substantially larger than the resort strip most visitors see. Following the renewal of the main roads, the area is served by both Bodrum and \u0130zmir airports. Having two airports rather than one is a genuine practical advantage for an owner who visits often or who lets the property, because it widens the range of routes and carriers available out of season.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">What is the difference between Didim and Alt\u0131nkum?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Alt\u0131nkum is part of Didim, not an alternative to it. Didim is the district; Alt\u0131nkum, whose name means golden sand, is the beach resort area within it and the part most foreign buyers picture when they hear the name. The district has fourteen administrative divisions in total, among them Alt\u0131nkum, Akb\u00fck, Mavi\u015fehir, Balat, Denizk\u00f6y, Hisar and Cumhuriyet. There are also the beaches known as G\u00fcm\u00fc\u015fkum, meaning silver sand, and Sar\u0131kum, meaning yellow sand. The distinction matters when you read listings, because a property advertised as being in Didim may be in the resort core, in a quieter coastal neighbourhood some distance away, or inland. Establish which before you plan a viewing trip.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">Is there really an established English-speaking community in Didim?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Yes, and it is one of the district's genuinely distinguishing features. British residents have established a visible community in Didim since around 2000, to the point that utility bills in the district are now printed in English as well as Turkish. For a buyer this cuts both ways and both sides are worth weighing. On the practical side, it lowers the friction of settling in, and there is an established pool of tradespeople, agents and services used to dealing with foreign owners. On the other, a market shaped heavily by one group of overseas buyers can move with sentiment in that group's home country rather than with the domestic Turkish market, so do not assume the two will track each other.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">Is Didim a year-round place to live or a summer resort?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Both, depending on which part of the district you are in. Tourism drives the economy, with agriculture, principally wheat and cotton, providing secondary income, and the resort areas are markedly seasonal. The wider district, with roughly 97,000 residents across 424 square kilometres, has more year-round life than a pure resort would. The climate is Mediterranean, averaging about 34 degrees Celsius in summer and about 14 degrees in winter. The honest advice is the same as for any Turkish coastal market: visit in winter as well as summer before committing, because the difference between a busy Alt\u0131nkum in August and the same street in January is considerable, and only one of them is in the brochure.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">What should I check before buying a property in Didim?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Start with the full title deed record rather than a photograph of the front of a tapu, and read the annotations page, where mortgages, liens, disputes and formal \u015ferh annotations are registered. Then ask for the occupancy permit, the iskan, which certifies that the finished building matches its approved plans and passed final inspection. Complete the military clearance check confirming the property is not inside a restricted zone, and get a Turkish tax number early because almost everything else depends on it. Compulsory earthquake insurance, DASK, must be valid before the Land Registry will register the transfer. If you intend to let the property on short stays, establish the permit position before you buy rather than after.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"dd-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-q\" onclick=\"ddFaq(this)\">Can I let my Didim property to holidaymakers?<span class=\"dd-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dd-faq-a\">Letting is a large part of why people buy in this district, but short-term letting in T\u00fcrkiye now requires a permit, and that requirement applies regardless of where the property is. The permit position should be established before you commit, not treated as something to arrange once you have the keys, because it can depend on the building and on the consent of other owners in it rather than on your own intentions alone. Budget realistically for a seasonal letting window rather than a year-round one, and factor in management costs if you will not be in the country. Our guides to the short-term rental permit and to renting out property in T\u00fcrkiye set out how the regime works.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- FURTHER READING -->\n<section class=\"dds ddg\">\n  <div class=\"ddc ddct\">\n    <span class=\"ddt\">Keep Reading<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"dd-title\">Where to go next<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"dd-sub\">Neighbouring Aegean markets, and the mechanics of buying and letting in T&uuml;rkiye.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-body\" style=\"max-width:820px;margin:0 auto;\">\n      <ul>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/property-for-sale-in-kusadasi\/\">Property for sale in Ku&#351;adas&#305;<\/a> &mdash; the larger resort market up the coast.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/bodrum-property-for-sale\/\">Bodrum property for sale<\/a> &mdash; the peninsula across the G&uuml;ll&uuml;k gulf.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/izmir-property-for-sale\/\">Property for sale in &#304;zmir<\/a> &mdash; the Aegean city, for year-round living.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/short-term-rental-permit-turkey\/\">The short-term rental permit<\/a> &mdash; the licence every holiday-let owner now needs.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/renting-out-property-in-turkey\/\">Renting out property in T&uuml;rkiye<\/a> &mdash; how letting actually works for foreign owners.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/tapu-title-deed-turkey\/\">Tapu: how the Turkish title deed works<\/a> &mdash; what the deed records and how to read it.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/habitation-certificate-turkey-iskan\/\">Iskan: the habitation certificate explained<\/a> &mdash; the sign-off to insist on.<\/li>\n        <li><a href=\"https:\/\/trupropertyturkey.com\/turkey-property-guides\/\">All Turkey property guides<\/a> &mdash; the full library by region and topic.<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- CONTACT -->\n<section class=\"dd-contact\" id=\"dd-contact\">\n  <div class=\"ddc\">\n    <div class=\"dd-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Buy With Confidence<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Have the checks run before you commit<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">Tell us the property you are considering in Didim and we will run the title deed record, annotations, permit and letting checks before anything is signed. 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