Is the process of buying a property inTurkey similar to the process in England?
No. The Turkish legal system is very different from the English . Generally speaking, however, provided that we make the necessary checks and enquiries, there is hardly any more need to worry about buying a house in Turkey than about buying one in England. That does not mean to say that it is safe for the unwary or as simple! There are special problems, some of which are explained in this page.
Unfortunately, very often people purchasing property in Turkey take little or no legal advice and are indeed quite "casual" about the purchase and about the signing of legal documents. They may thenfind there is no title to the property, that it was built without planning per mission... or that it does not even exist!
You will, no doubt, have heard of cases where Buyers of overseas property have suffered loss as a result of these types of problems or of the property being burdened by debts registered against it. There is no reason why this should happen to you provided that you take independent legal advice.