The build begins....

So work has now started and when we last visited  at the end of May we had quite a surprise!  The original old ruin was gone and in its place the start of new foundations.  Below are some pictures of the build in progress......

Me with our two friends both called Serkan (project manager and estate agent) 

The steel rods are placed in the foundations

Finishing off the criss cross layers of the steel rods

Digging the trench for the waste pipes

The stone from the old house

Foundation stage complete

The foundations are done in this way due to the risk and frequency of earthquakes in the region, and all builds must meet this strict build criteria. To get to this stage took three years and a lot of discussion with our architect and construction project manager. There are a few things that you do need to know before thinking about building your own property in Turkey and I will post some links and more info on this and how we went about it in my next post.

Villa Restoration in Turkey - Why Not?

Merhaba!  This is a blog all about my experience of buying and building a property in Turkey. I hope you find it interesting.

Why Turkey? Well we have always loved the country, the culture, the history, the people are friendly & warm, and the food is fantastic and with 300 days of sunshine - what more could you ask for. I should also add that my dad is Turkish, and I have a lot of family there too, so it feels like home, whenever we visit.

We had been thinking of buying something for a while and started looking properly just over three years ago. We got in touch with a Turkish estate agency and arranged to have a look at a few properties during our next visit. The agent Serkan collected us from our rental villa in Dalyan and drove us all the way to the beautiful peninsula of Datca. We fell in love with the area and its charming harbour and hideaway beaches.

It took us a few visits to find our dream property, but we knew when we saw it that it was just perfect.

So we bought the land and after a few years of waiting for planning permission; work started in May 2010 on rebuilding and restoring the house back to its original condition.