Today there is an increased demand for Turkish real estate from foreign buyers. Far-sighted investors focus on the advantages of the Turkish housing market, the main of which are: favorable prospects for the economic development of the country, the opportunity to make money on rental and resale, loyal conditions for obtaining a residence permit and moving to permanent residence.
For investors, purchasing property abroad – a serious step associated with real investment risks. Without precise formation of goals, assessment of the reliability of investments, a proven approach to the search for an object and its characteristics, and the purchase procedure, it will not be possible to conclude a profitable deal.
Our clients interested in Turkish apartments have a number of questions related to living in a resort country. One of these questions concerns what heating is like in Turkey in winter and, in particular, in popular Mediterranean resorts. The topic is really relevant on the eve of the cold season, so we decided to devote our latest expert review to it.
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Winter in Turkey
Türkiye is located in the Balkans and the Anatolian Peninsula, washed by four seas. Climatic conditions vary significantly depending on the region of the country:
- coastal areas of the Mediterranean, Aegean and Marmara Seas – Mediterranean climate;
- Black Sea coast – moderately sea;
- most of the state – continental;
- at an altitude of more than 900–1000 meters above sea level – mountain climate
There are regions where it is hot and sunny in the summer, and in the winter months it often rains and cool winds blow. At the same time, in the north in winter precipitation falls in the form of snow – quite normal. In short, the weather in Istanbul and Ankara is significantly different from the weather in Antalya and Alanya.
Is it cold in Turkey in winter? To figure it out, let's look at the weather by month:
December
The first month of winter – favorable time for relaxation at the ski resorts of Uludag, Palandoken, Sarykamysh and others. During the day it is quite warm in the mountains, the thermometer does not fall below +2…-1°C, at night it can get colder to -10°C.
On the Mediterranean coast the average air temperature is +15°C. There are storms at sea, and it rains quite often.
January
In most of Turkey in January, the average temperature is about +12…+15°C during the day and +7…+8°C at night. As a rule, this is the coolest month of the year.
In Mediterranean resorts the air warms up to +14…+15°C. The water in the sea is cool, swimming is not recommended.
February
The average temperature in Turkey in winter, in February, is about +12…+13°C during the day and +3…+4°C at night. Sea water is about +14…+17°C. At the beginning of the month, there is an increase in air humidity, a significant amount of precipitation falls, and a cool wind blows. At the end of February, the rains fall less and less, and are replaced by sunny, fine days.
Heating options in Turkey
Considering pros and cons of living in Turkey, many foreigners, quite rightly, pay special attention to apartment heating . After all, it’s one thing – relaxing in your apartment several times a year, and completely different – come to the eastern state for the winter.
Is there heating in Turkey? Undoubtedly. However, centralized heating of apartment buildings, usual for most countries of the former CIS, is absent in many Turkish regions.
This 1+1 apartment, 52 m², in the Mahmutlar district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024 and is delivered unfurnished. It features one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 650 m.
1+1
52 m²
11087
This furnished 1+1 apartment, measuring 48 m², is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2014 in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 700 m, and to the city center is 150 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit.
1+1
48 m²
11086
This 1+1 apartment, 58 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Obagel, is located on the third floor of a building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one glassed-in balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
58 m²
11085
This 70 sq m 1+1 apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the third floor of a building built in 2015 and is delivered furnished. The apartment has one bathroom and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
70 m²
11084
This 1+1 apartment, measuring 52 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2010 in the Güllerpınarı district, in central Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
52 m²
11083
This 2+1 garden duplex apartment, measuring 100 m², in the Avsallar neighborhood occupies the first and second floors of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,000 m, and to the city center is 850 m.
2+1, Duplex
100 m²
11082
This furnished 2+1 duplex apartment, measuring 110 m², is located on the ninth floor of a ten-story building in the Mahmutlar district. The building was built in 2021. The two-level apartment features two bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 350 m.
2+1, Duplex
110 m²
11081
This 40 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district of Alanya is being delivered furnished. It is located on the ground floor of a building built in 2015, 450 meters from the sea and 100 meters from the city center. The apartment has one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony.
1+1
40 m²
11080
This 2+1 duplex apartment in Verkhnyaya Oba is 112 m² and is located on the fourth floor of a five-story building built in 2023. The apartment is delivered with new luxury furniture. The two-level layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,500 m, and to the city center is 1,000 m.
2+1, Duplex
112 m²
11079
This three-story, 6+2-bedroom villa, 300 m² in the Oba district of Alanya, is being delivered furnished. The house has five bathrooms and six balconies, and on the 800 m² plot, there is an additional one-bedroom cottage for guests or a helper. Built in 2024, the villa occupies the first, second, and third floors. It is 200 m from the sea and 100 m from the city center. The property is suitable for residency and citizenship applications.
1+0, 6+2
300 m²
11078
This 3+1 duplex apartment, measuring 135 sq m, is located on the fourth and fifth floors of a building built in 2010 in Nizhnyaya Oba, Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished. The layout includes three bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, two balconies, and a terrace. The sea is 200 m away, and the city center is 100 m away.
3+1, Duplex
135 m²
11077
This 1+1 apartment, 55 m², in the Mahmutlar district is located on the eighth floor of a building built in 2023 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 500 m.
1+1
55 m²
11076
This furnished 4+1 duplex apartment, measuring 196 m², is located on the ninth floor of a ten-story building built in 2010 in the central Alanya district of Cumhuriyet. The two-level layout includes four bedrooms, a living room, three bathrooms, a balcony, and a terrace. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 50 m.
4+1, Duplex
196 m²
11075
This 70 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the fourth floor of a building built in 2018. It is 500 m from the sea and 250 m from the city center. The apartment is delivered furnished and features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony.
1+1
70 m²
11074
This furnished 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the seventh floor of a building built in 2021 in the Mahmutlar district. The layout includes a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
1+1
50 m²
11073
This unfurnished 50 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the Avsallar district of Alanya. It is on the first floor, which is the same height as the second floor, in a building built in 2024. The apartment has one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 850 m, and the district center is 200 m.
1+1
50 m²
11072
This 60 m², 1+1 apartment is located on the second floor of a 2016 building in the Cikcilli district and is suitable for residence permits. The apartment is delivered furnished and includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 650 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
1+1
60 m²
11071
This 50 m² one-bedroom apartment with sea views is located in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya, on the eighth floor of a building built in 2024. The apartment features a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. It is sold unfurnished and features an individual heating system. The distance to the sea is 450 m, and to the city center is 200 m.
1+1
50 m²
11070
This 85 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district is furnished and suitable for a residence permit. It is located on the first floor, essentially at the second floor, in a building built in 2019. The apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
2+1
85 m²
11069
This 1+1 apartment, 58 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2025 in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya. The apartment is delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 300 m, and to the city center is 200 m.
1+1
58 m²
11068
Real estate in Alanya, Antalya, Mersin and other resort cities are heated in several ways :
- Centralized heat supply. Central heating is available, for example, in some houses in Antalya and Mersin. Several apartment buildings, united into a residential complex by a common infrastructure or “site,” are connected to the boiler room. Natural gas and coal are used to heat buildings.
- Air conditioning. Heating in Turkey in winter using air conditioners – the most common way to quickly heat rooms. Literally all apartments in new residential complexes from the developer are delivered with high-quality split systems, which effectively help maintain a comfortable temperature in summer and winter. The main advantages of high-quality air conditioning systems are their efficiency, safety, ease of installation and use. Disadvantage – increased monthly electricity costs.
- Electric batteries. Installation of electric batteries – a good way to heat small apartments in winter. The convenience lies in the fact that, if desired, you can create a comfortable temperature in each individual room and at a certain period of time. For example, turn on heating appliances in the first half of the day in the living room and kitchen, and in the second - in the bedroom and children's room. Some owners supplement wall-mounted electric radiators with UFO-type heaters to heat certain areas of the living space.
- Installation of individual gas and electric boilers. To install the equipment, you will need a separate room, such as a storage room, or part of a terrace. The operation of the boiler can be adjusted depending on the desired temperature in the apartment. In some cases, owners agree and purchase one powerful boiler for several apartments or an entire floor.
When choosing real estate, we advise you to focus not only on how houses are heated in Turkey, but also on the quality of double-glazed windows, finishing, waterproofing, as well as what construction technologies were used in the construction of the building.
When choosing an object among the secondary ones, evaluate the air conditioning and ventilation systems. If regular cleaning and repair of HVAC equipment is not enough, consider purchasing new air conditioners. In practice, modern equipment not only works more efficiently, but also more economically.
When purchasing apartments from a construction company at the start of sales, agree in advance on the installation of heated floors in the premises. This heating method is today recognized by many experts as the most comfortable and financially profitable.
Summary
Turkish winter – a wonderful time of year when you can enjoy pleasant walks along the embankment under the gentle sun, explore natural and historical attractions without queuing for tickets, go shopping in multi-brand shopping centers and boutiques, taste the best dishes of traditional Turkish cuisine in restaurants, go skiing for bright emotions resort. To ensure that wintering in Turkey brings you only positive emotions, it is important to choose the right apartment by the sea and an effective way to heat it in advance. Contact Point Property and we will help you purchase an apartment where you will be comfortable living not only in summer, but also in winter.
This 1+1 apartment, 52 m², in the Mahmutlar district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2024 and is delivered unfurnished. It features one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 650 m.
1+1
52 m²
11087
This furnished 1+1 apartment, measuring 48 m², is located on the fifth floor of a building built in 2014 in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 700 m, and to the city center is 150 m. The property is eligible for a residence permit.
1+1
48 m²
11086
This 1+1 apartment, 58 sq m, in Nizhnyaya Oba, Obagel, is located on the third floor of a building built in 2016 and is delivered furnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one glassed-in balcony. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
58 m²
11085
This 70 sq m 1+1 apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the third floor of a building built in 2015 and is delivered furnished. The apartment has one bathroom and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 600 m, and to the city center is 300 m.
1+1
70 m²
11084
This 1+1 apartment, measuring 52 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2010 in the Güllerpınarı district, in central Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished and is suitable for a residence permit. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 200 m, and to the city center is 100 m.
1+1
52 m²
11083
This 2+1 garden duplex apartment, measuring 100 m², in the Avsallar neighborhood occupies the first and second floors of a building built in 2024 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,000 m, and to the city center is 850 m.
2+1, Duplex
100 m²
11082
This furnished 2+1 duplex apartment, measuring 110 m², is located on the ninth floor of a ten-story building in the Mahmutlar district. The building was built in 2021. The two-level apartment features two bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 550 m, and to the city center is 350 m.
2+1, Duplex
110 m²
11081
This 40 sq m one-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district of Alanya is being delivered furnished. It is located on the ground floor of a building built in 2015, 450 meters from the sea and 100 meters from the city center. The apartment has one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony.
1+1
40 m²
11080
This 2+1 duplex apartment in Verkhnyaya Oba is 112 m² and is located on the fourth floor of a five-story building built in 2023. The apartment is delivered with new luxury furniture. The two-level layout includes a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The distance to the sea is 1,500 m, and to the city center is 1,000 m.
2+1, Duplex
112 m²
11079
This three-story, 6+2-bedroom villa, 300 m² in the Oba district of Alanya, is being delivered furnished. The house has five bathrooms and six balconies, and on the 800 m² plot, there is an additional one-bedroom cottage for guests or a helper. Built in 2024, the villa occupies the first, second, and third floors. It is 200 m from the sea and 100 m from the city center. The property is suitable for residency and citizenship applications.
1+0, 6+2
300 m²
11078
This 3+1 duplex apartment, measuring 135 sq m, is located on the fourth and fifth floors of a building built in 2010 in Nizhnyaya Oba, Alanya. The apartment is delivered furnished. The layout includes three bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, two balconies, and a terrace. The sea is 200 m away, and the city center is 100 m away.
3+1, Duplex
135 m²
11077
This 1+1 apartment, 55 m², in the Mahmutlar district is located on the eighth floor of a building built in 2023 and is being delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 800 m, and to the city center is 500 m.
1+1
55 m²
11076
This furnished 4+1 duplex apartment, measuring 196 m², is located on the ninth floor of a ten-story building built in 2010 in the central Alanya district of Cumhuriyet. The two-level layout includes four bedrooms, a living room, three bathrooms, a balcony, and a terrace. The distance to the sea is 150 m, and to the city center is 50 m.
4+1, Duplex
196 m²
11075
This 70 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the fourth floor of a building built in 2018. It is 500 m from the sea and 250 m from the city center. The apartment is delivered furnished and features a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony.
1+1
70 m²
11074
This furnished 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the seventh floor of a building built in 2021 in the Mahmutlar district. The layout includes a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
1+1
50 m²
11073
This unfurnished 50 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in the Avsallar district of Alanya. It is on the first floor, which is the same height as the second floor, in a building built in 2024. The apartment has one bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 850 m, and the district center is 200 m.
1+1
50 m²
11072
This 60 m², 1+1 apartment is located on the second floor of a 2016 building in the Cikcilli district and is suitable for residence permits. The apartment is delivered furnished and includes a living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 650 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
1+1
60 m²
11071
This 50 m² one-bedroom apartment with sea views is located in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya, on the eighth floor of a building built in 2024. The apartment features a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. It is sold unfurnished and features an individual heating system. The distance to the sea is 450 m, and to the city center is 200 m.
1+1
50 m²
11070
This 85 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Kestel district is furnished and suitable for a residence permit. It is located on the first floor, essentially at the second floor, in a building built in 2019. The apartment has two bedrooms, a living room, one bathroom, and one balcony. The distance to the sea is 500 m, and to the city center is 250 m.
2+1
85 m²
11069
This 1+1 apartment, 58 m², is located on the second floor of a building built in 2025 in the Mahmutlar district of Alanya. The apartment is delivered unfurnished. The layout includes a bedroom, a living room, one bathroom, and a balcony. The distance to the sea is 300 m, and to the city center is 200 m.
1+1
58 m²
11068
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