Republic of Turkey — a beautiful developed country visited by thousands of foreign tourists every year. The state is famous not only for its picturesque resorts, unique attractions and special flavor, but also for its favorable investment climate, as well as high-quality real estate at relatively affordable prices.
Statistics from the last few years confirm that both the tourist flow and the number of foreigners who have already become happy owners of Turkish apartments are growing. Both of them, while staying in a resort state, are concerned about issues related to the comfort of living. And, in particular, what is the situation with maintaining silence, and how much noise can you make in Turkey? In our new article we will try to understand this topical topic in more detail.
Content of the article:
- Law on silence in Turkey
- Compliance with the silence regime in Turkey
- Regulation of silence in hotels
- Soundproofing in Turkish apartments
Turkey Silence Law
First, let's decide on the wording.
Noise — These are any sounds that interfere with the living and recreation of neighbors, provoking individual or collective complaints to the authorities.
Based on generally accepted standards, noise when living in an apartment or house is considered to be: screams, conversations in a raised voice, loud music, howling pets, the sounds of a car drifting under the windows, the sounds of household appliances (including faulty ones) operating at night time, constant repairs, installation, finishing work, etc. Of course, this list can be supplemented endlessly with a wide variety of everyday and work situations.
There are no official regulatory time limits or so-called silence laws in Turkey. But in practice, in Turkish society it is customary to observe silence on weekdays — from 17:30 to 8:00, on weekends — until 11:00 am.
In addition, back in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, when most people were forced to stay and work at home, the Turkish government increased the amount of fines for so-called “noise pollution”:
- For residents of Turkish houses and apartments, the amount was about 1,500 TL.
- For noisy industries and workshops that disturb the comfortable living of people in nearby houses, the fine was about 15,000 TL.
It should be noted that the Condominium Law is in force in the Republic of Turkey. Article 18 of this law obliges Turkish homeowners to not make noise and to live in such a way as not to cause inconvenience to their neighbors. If any of the neighbors violates the legal rules, then residents have the right to complain to the manager of the residential complex. If there is no response from the noisy owner, residents can contact the police. We recommend that you notify your neighbor about this in advance by giving him a notarized notification.
As a rule, police officers impose an administrative fine on loud neighbors. If the law of silence in Turkey continues to be violated by the tenant even after paying the fines, then you can contact the hotline of the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning at telephone number 181 and submit a statement. The most difficult situations are dealt with by the world court.
Observe silence in Turkey
Summer in Turkish resorts — hot season, during which the tourist flow increases several times and foreigners come to the country in search of quality recreation and vivid impressions. The work of not only the tourism, but also the entertainment, trade and service sectors is intensifying.
And only for construction companies is there a lull in the summer. Developers observe a silence regime in Turkey, when the law allows only internal work in tourist regions, the noise from which does not exceed established standards. On the one hand, in the resort republic the summer is hot and it is quite difficult to work in the open air during this period. On the other hand, in a state in which the tourism industry is considered one of the most profitable, and therefore a priority, the authorities try to be as attentive as possible to tourists and not spoil their vacation with dusty and noisy work.
This 110 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located in the Tosmur district, on the third floor of a nine-story building built in 2008. It is furnished and features two bathrooms and three balconies. It is 300 m from the sea and 150 m from the city center. Citizenship and residency are available.
2+1
110 m²
11031
This 1+1 apartment is 50 m² in the Mahmutlar district. This furnished apartment features one bathroom and a glassed-in balcony. It is located on the second floor of a four-story building built in 2022. The sea is 350 m away, and the city center is 100 m away.
1+1
50 m²
11030
This 1+1 apartment is 50 sq m and is located on the sixth floor and features one bathroom and a balcony. It is offered unfurnished. The building was built in 2023.
1+1
50 m²
11029
This 1+1 apartment, 55 m², is located on the seventh floor of Block B in Mahmutlar. The building was built in 2021. The apartment is delivered furnished and features one bathroom and a glassed-in balcony. It is 550 m from the sea and 350 m from the city center.
1+1
55 m²
11028
This 110 sq m apartment in the Oba district is located on the third floor of a building built in 2010. It has one bathroom and two balconies and is delivered furnished. It is 250 m from the sea and 100 m from the city center. Citizenship is available.
2+1
110 m²
11027
This 115 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located on the first floor, which is considered the second floor in height, and is offered unfurnished. The apartment has two bathrooms and two balconies. The building was built in 2017; it is 200 m from the sea and 300 m from the city center. The property will be eligible for citizenship in six months.
2+1
115 m²
11026
This 104 sq m, 2+1 apartment in the Oba district features two bedrooms and a living room, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The apartment is located on the third floor of a four-story building built in 2025 and is being delivered unfurnished. Citizenship and short-term rental options are available.
2+1, Duplex
104 m²
11025
This 4+1 villa, measuring 250 m², is located in the Kestel district on a 400 m² plot. It occupies the first, second, and third floors and is delivered furnished. It has three bathrooms and three balconies. Built in 2005, it is 500 m from the sea and 300 m from the city center. This property offers citizenship eligibility.
4+1
250 m²
11024
This 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the third floor in the Avsallar district and is offered unfurnished. It has one bathroom and one balcony. The building was built in 2025, and an occupancy permit has been obtained. The distance to the sea is 1,200 m, and the city center is 1,000 m.
1+1
50 m²
11023
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the ground floor and is delivered furnished. It has one bathroom and one balcony. The building was built in 2015; it is 300 m from the sea and 200 m from the city center.
1+1
60 m²
11022
This 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the third floor of a building built in 2025 in the Mahmutlar district. The apartment has one bathroom and one balcony; furniture is not included. The sea is 400 m away, and the city center is 500 m away.
1+1
50 m²
11021
This 1+1 apartment, 45 m², is located on the ninth floor in the Mahmutlar district. It has one bathroom and one balcony. It is unfurnished. The building was built in June 2025. The distance to the sea is 2,500 m, and the city center is 2,000 m.
1+1
45 m²
11020
This 1+1 apartment, 45 m², is on the ground floor and unfurnished in the Mahmutlar district. The apartment features a 35 m² garden, one balcony, and one bathroom. The building was built in 2025.
1+1
45 m²
11019
This 1+1 villa, 52 m², is located on the sixth floor in Mahmutlar. It features one bathroom and one balcony. The villa is delivered furnished, offers sea views, and residence permit options. It is located on the beachfront, 50 m from the city center. The building was completed in 2023.
1+1
52 m²
11018
This 126.5 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It is located on the fourth floor and is delivered unfurnished. It features one bathroom and a balcony overlooking the pool. The distance to the sea is 750 m, and the city center is 500 m.
1+1
55 m²
11017
This 65 m², 1+1 apartment is located in the Mahmutlar district, on the second floor of a building built in 2007. The apartment has one bathroom and a balcony; it is delivered furnished. The sea is 650 m away, and the city center is 300 m away.
1+1
65 m²
11016
A two-story, 3-bedroom villa with a living area of 190 m² in the Sügözü neighborhood, near the Tepe neighborhood. The plot is 310 m², and features two bathrooms, two balconies, and a sea view. The villa is delivered unfurnished. The house was built in 2010; it is 2,000 m from the sea and 500 m from the city center.
3+1, Duplex
190 m²
11015
This 1+1 apartment, 600 sq m, is located on the second floor and is delivered furnished. It features one bathroom and a balcony.
1+1
60 m²
11014
This 114 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Tosmur district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2018. It has two bathrooms and two balconies and is offered unfurnished. It is 700 m from the sea and 350 m from the city center. Citizenship is available for this apartment.
2+1
114 m²
11012
This 105 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Cikcilli district is located on the ground floor of a building built in 2012. It features one bathroom and two balconies; it is delivered furnished. The sea is 800 m away, and the city center is 350 m away. The apartment is eligible for a residence permit and can be included in the citizenship package within the estimated value.
2+1
105 m²
11011
Regulating silence in hotels
If foreign tourists have paid for a holiday in Turkey in one of the hotels, this does not mean at all that during their stay there they have the right to behave as they please. Each Turkish hotel complex has its own unspoken “law of silence,” the most important rule of which is: live in such a way as not to disturb others. These are the minimum requirements of hotel administrations, which any guest can comply with without any problems. For example, do not turn on music or TV at full volume and do not speak in a loud voice in the evening.
As a standard, hotels observe a silence regime from 22:00 to 8:00 am.
Some hotels restrict noisy entertainment events after 00:00, and guests are warned upon check-in about the prohibition of listening to loud music at night.
In addition, as a preventive measure, hotels that disturb the peace of residents in nearby houses face a fine of up to 150,000 TL. In order to avoid such significant expenses, hotel owners reduce the time of entertainment programs and ensure that vacationers comply with the silence regime.
Soundproofing in Turkish apartments
If you have planned to purchase a resort property from a developer and dream of a quiet life on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, we recommend taking into account not only the cost of the property, its location and other characteristics, but also how they build houses in Turkey. In particular, this concerns compliance with requirements for the level of sound insulation of buildings.
Soundproofing walls in Turkish apartments is done in different ways. As a rule, not all budget housing can boast of good soundproofing characteristics. And in this case, everything depends on the developer: conscientious companies, even with a minimum construction budget, try to create the most comfortable living conditions for people and minimize noise interference.
But more expensive apartments can boast a high noise absorption coefficient, which is ensured by:
- use in brick construction;
- additional sound insulation of walls and floors with screed;
- treatment of walls with sound-absorbing materials;
- installation of high-quality double-glazed windows;
- filling voids in monolithic floors with expanded polystyrene, mineral wool, expanded clay.
The sound insulation of apartments is influenced by the tightness of interior partitions and the junction of walls and ceilings, as well as the use of porous materials and special mixtures for plaster. In addition, experienced developers use “floating floor” technology, in which all floor layers are loosely adjacent to the walls and ceilings.
Ask the developer or seller questions about sound insulation in Turkey at the stage of choosing an apartment. In addition, you can evaluate the level of noise insulation using special devices and even applications on your mobile phone.
And the most important advice: contact a professional real estate agency, Point Property, for help. Our experienced specialists will help you choose an apartment that will fully meet your ideas about comfortable and relaxing living in Turkey.
This 110 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located in the Tosmur district, on the third floor of a nine-story building built in 2008. It is furnished and features two bathrooms and three balconies. It is 300 m from the sea and 150 m from the city center. Citizenship and residency are available.
2+1
110 m²
11031
This 1+1 apartment is 50 m² in the Mahmutlar district. This furnished apartment features one bathroom and a glassed-in balcony. It is located on the second floor of a four-story building built in 2022. The sea is 350 m away, and the city center is 100 m away.
1+1
50 m²
11030
This 1+1 apartment is 50 sq m and is located on the sixth floor and features one bathroom and a balcony. It is offered unfurnished. The building was built in 2023.
1+1
50 m²
11029
This 1+1 apartment, 55 m², is located on the seventh floor of Block B in Mahmutlar. The building was built in 2021. The apartment is delivered furnished and features one bathroom and a glassed-in balcony. It is 550 m from the sea and 350 m from the city center.
1+1
55 m²
11028
This 110 sq m apartment in the Oba district is located on the third floor of a building built in 2010. It has one bathroom and two balconies and is delivered furnished. It is 250 m from the sea and 100 m from the city center. Citizenship is available.
2+1
110 m²
11027
This 115 sq m two-bedroom apartment is located on the first floor, which is considered the second floor in height, and is offered unfurnished. The apartment has two bathrooms and two balconies. The building was built in 2017; it is 200 m from the sea and 300 m from the city center. The property will be eligible for citizenship in six months.
2+1
115 m²
11026
This 104 sq m, 2+1 apartment in the Oba district features two bedrooms and a living room, two bathrooms, and two balconies. The apartment is located on the third floor of a four-story building built in 2025 and is being delivered unfurnished. Citizenship and short-term rental options are available.
2+1, Duplex
104 m²
11025
This 4+1 villa, measuring 250 m², is located in the Kestel district on a 400 m² plot. It occupies the first, second, and third floors and is delivered furnished. It has three bathrooms and three balconies. Built in 2005, it is 500 m from the sea and 300 m from the city center. This property offers citizenship eligibility.
4+1
250 m²
11024
This 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the third floor in the Avsallar district and is offered unfurnished. It has one bathroom and one balcony. The building was built in 2025, and an occupancy permit has been obtained. The distance to the sea is 1,200 m, and the city center is 1,000 m.
1+1
50 m²
11023
This 60 sq m one-bedroom apartment in Mahmutlar is located on the ground floor and is delivered furnished. It has one bathroom and one balcony. The building was built in 2015; it is 300 m from the sea and 200 m from the city center.
1+1
60 m²
11022
This 1+1 apartment, 50 m², is located on the third floor of a building built in 2025 in the Mahmutlar district. The apartment has one bathroom and one balcony; furniture is not included. The sea is 400 m away, and the city center is 500 m away.
1+1
50 m²
11021
This 1+1 apartment, 45 m², is located on the ninth floor in the Mahmutlar district. It has one bathroom and one balcony. It is unfurnished. The building was built in June 2025. The distance to the sea is 2,500 m, and the city center is 2,000 m.
1+1
45 m²
11020
This 1+1 apartment, 45 m², is on the ground floor and unfurnished in the Mahmutlar district. The apartment features a 35 m² garden, one balcony, and one bathroom. The building was built in 2025.
1+1
45 m²
11019
This 1+1 villa, 52 m², is located on the sixth floor in Mahmutlar. It features one bathroom and one balcony. The villa is delivered furnished, offers sea views, and residence permit options. It is located on the beachfront, 50 m from the city center. The building was completed in 2023.
1+1
52 m²
11018
This 126.5 sq m one-bedroom apartment is located in central Alanya, near Cleopatra Beach. It is located on the fourth floor and is delivered unfurnished. It features one bathroom and a balcony overlooking the pool. The distance to the sea is 750 m, and the city center is 500 m.
1+1
55 m²
11017
This 65 m², 1+1 apartment is located in the Mahmutlar district, on the second floor of a building built in 2007. The apartment has one bathroom and a balcony; it is delivered furnished. The sea is 650 m away, and the city center is 300 m away.
1+1
65 m²
11016
A two-story, 3-bedroom villa with a living area of 190 m² in the Sügözü neighborhood, near the Tepe neighborhood. The plot is 310 m², and features two bathrooms, two balconies, and a sea view. The villa is delivered unfurnished. The house was built in 2010; it is 2,000 m from the sea and 500 m from the city center.
3+1, Duplex
190 m²
11015
This 1+1 apartment, 600 sq m, is located on the second floor and is delivered furnished. It features one bathroom and a balcony.
1+1
60 m²
11014
This 114 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Tosmur district is located on the second floor of a building built in 2018. It has two bathrooms and two balconies and is offered unfurnished. It is 700 m from the sea and 350 m from the city center. Citizenship is available for this apartment.
2+1
114 m²
11012
This 105 sq m two-bedroom apartment in the Cikcilli district is located on the ground floor of a building built in 2012. It features one bathroom and two balconies; it is delivered furnished. The sea is 800 m away, and the city center is 350 m away. The apartment is eligible for a residence permit and can be included in the citizenship package within the estimated value.
2+1
105 m²
11011
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