Fair Trade - Turquoise Homes joins the Turkish Property Code

Here at Turquoise Homes we are proud of our reputation for ethical practice, and that the vast majority of our new customers contact us because we have been recommended by people who have bought property from us in the past. There's a bit of a running joke that our office is actually a coffee shop (or a dating agency!) in disguise because so many our customers drop in for a coffee and a chat long after they have the keys for their property!

We're proud of that and we were even more proud last month when we were invited to join The Turkish Property Code, an independent body set up to regulate the estate agency business in Turkey. They work hard to look after buyers of property and publish a list of guidelines their members have to adhere to - and it's all about ethical behaviour and telling the truth! Whoever thought estate agencies would voluntarily agree to behave ethically?! Well as William Blake said, "what is now true was once only imagined", and stranger things have happened (although admittedly not very often).

We think it's a great idea anyway, and welcome anything that makes buying property in Turkey easier and safer for everyone.