Investors dabbling in dalaman

Dalaman is set to be a major Turkey hot spot for 2008…

Easyjet has recently announced a new low-cost service between Gatwick and Dalaman airport, which will run four times a week starting in March.

“The long-anticipated arrival of no-thrills flights to the Turkish Coast is big news,” says Dominic Whiting, author of the ‘Buying in Turkey’ guide.  “Improving access from the UK should have a very positive effect on tourism and the property market in Dalaman and other nearby resorts – with a recent Europe-wide study by Savills finding an average price premium of 37 percent for property in an area served by a budget airline.”

Golf appeal

The area’s appeal is further boosted by an 18-hole golf course due for completion at the end of the year and 70,000 new hotel beds being created under ambitious government-led development plans. A road tunnel, opened in 2006, brings the upmarket yachting resort of Gocek within 15 minutes drive.

Local developer, Curbanoglu, have property in the beautiful rural area of Akkaya, which overlooks a lake and unspoilt mountains just 15 minutes from Dalaman and its international airport.

Whiting added: “This is a unique spot due to its spectacular rural location and there are a range of apartments, villas and bungalows with communal facilities including a stream-side café and bar, swimming pools and a shuttle bus into town”.

Apartments in Akkaya Gardens range from £44,000-£72,000; the semi-detached Lakeside Villas have three-bedrooms and cost £79,000 or detached villas with private pools at The Hills range from £134,000-£156,000.