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Kemer Country Club - Istanbul

Kemer Golf & Country Club in Istanbul is one of the country's premier luxury property resorts and one that is undergoing further expansion.

Centred on a popular and well-designed golf course, the country club is only around 30 minutes from Istanbul's centre, allowing visitors to escape the bustle of the city for the luxury of the resort.

Established in 1995, Kemer Golf & Country Club has an 18-hole links, world-class horse riding facilities, swimming pools and a tennis club amongst the 500 acres of greenery and lakes. However, the sporting facilities only occupy a small part of this land, ensuring that the visitors can still enjoy a wide open space.

Visitors highly rate the Kemer Country resort, with resident Cihan Tatari telling turkey-now.com: "When walking around Kemer Country it's like being in Canada where I studied. You still live in Istanbul but you don't have traffic.

"It's peaceful and calm."

He is not alone in living at the resort, which offers a variety of properties. These are already proving popular with people from around the world and new construction is helping more people realise their dream of living at an affordable yet luxurious resort. Around 2,500 families from the United States and Japan join Turks and Europeans in owning property there, either to live in or to rent out.

Many property investors own a home precisely for this purpose as golfers from around the world come to play on the high quality course and are willing to hire a property to do so. Green fees can be obtained for only £52 per day, a bargain compared to similar resorts in the UK.

Kemer Golf & Country Club boasts many feats, including having the tennis club with the most amount of active players in Turkey. In addition, Kemer Country, the resort, has 117 different property models designed by 20 world-renowned architects, ensuring that the resort lacks the blandness of design found in other parts of the world.

While the resort is certainly not lacking in facilities, those wishing to expand their scope may be pleased to know that Neo Carsi, located on Istanbul Caddesi, offers several shops nearby. Here a range of international retailers is available, from Starbucks and the Body Shop to upmarket cafes and restaurants, as well as a cinema.

Belgrade forest, one of the region's many fine natural areas, is also available nearby, allowing visitors to see the wildlife, ponds and aqueducts. Properties here are available in 13 different styles, from villas, townhouses and apartments, in a traditional Turkish design style.

However, one of the main reasons why people come to Kemer is for the golf and the facilities here are top rate, joining Turkey's other links that are rivalling more established courses in the US and UK, yet typically offering much more affordable rates.

Establishing itself rapidly as the new European hotspot for golf, the Belek area already hosts eight championship golf courses, including those designed with Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, with a further three under construction. Click Here for your free investment and property guide.