Turkey planning to expand golf tourism industry

Thursday January 8th , 2009

People considering investing in property in Turkey may be interested to hear the country is hoping to attract more golf tourists.

Turkey was recently named as the best destination for golf by the International Association of Golf Tour Operators despite the fact it has only 17 completed courses in the country, reports Simpli Group Property.

Large-scale plans have been announced by the Golf Federation of Turkey for over 100 golf courses to be built over the next 15 years, which are to be developed by big-name golfers including Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie.

It is aiming to build many courses around popular tourist resorts, which could create opportunities for property investment in Turkey.

Ismet Yilmaz, from Turkey's Ministry for Culture and Tourism, recently claimed that over 26 million tourists visited the country in 2008.

He added the country's income from tourism exceeded $21 billion (£14.4 billion), reported the Hurriyet Daily News.

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