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Absolutely 100% Altinkum

"Absolutely Altinkum," that's what we expect you'll be saying after your first visit there. This jewel on the Aegean coast of Turkey has a name that means "Golden Sand" to the local people, named for the three stunning sandy beaches there. Thinking about how Altinkum got its name could make you wonder how Blackpool got its name.

Almost 20 years ago, local people living in the big cities, Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara, started building holiday homes in the Altinkum area. They also were thinking, "absolutely Altinkum" and they had noticed the golden sand on all three beaches as being the kind of welcome contrast to a concrete city that they wanted. Soon afterwards the economy in Turkey started to decline. Living in the cities became more and more difficult, and those with holiday homes in Altinkum and elsewhere moved out of the cities to live permanently in their second homes.

This move caused the economy of the Altinkum area to experience an upward trend, which has continued. Now the economy is booming along with the building trade in Altinkum. People from Western Europe are discovering the magic of this part of Eastern Europe and are buying up apartments, penthouses and villas as fast as they can.

It's no wonder really. Property prices in Altinkum are a house buyer's dream. It feels like you have jumped back to an earlier time when the price of a good apartment was still in the low five figures bracket. Will it continue to be like this? Sadly, no, which is why you need to get in now and secure your own apartment or villa while they are still so affordable.

You may be wondering just what kind of a place is Altinkum and its surrounding area. You could be very pleasantly surprised.

• Altinkum is one of the friendliest places you will ever find with a local population that welcomes the people who move in.
• The area has a climate that the World Health Council has praised for its health giving benefits.
• The cost of living in and around Altinkum makes your pound go further – a lot further!
• If you have any interest in local history, Altinkum and Didim have more than enough to go round.
• Everything is literally at your fingertips, or close by, and remember, the Garden Of Eden was probably once located not too far away!