Who are we?

Please let me introduce ourselves. I am English and my name’s Jade and my business partner is a “German-Turk”, whose name is Yusuf.

I am, by profession, an English and German teacher and translator for English – German – Spanish and Yusuf also does a lot of translation work, primarily for Germans, here in Antalya and Belek, a nearby resort. For the past four years I’ve been learning about estate agency consultancy (the learning process never stops). More details below…

I came to Turkey for the first time back in 1976 and, boy, has it changed a lot since then! However, luckily, in most resorts, the charisma and charm of those (then) small coastal resorts is still to be experienced today. I came back and back… and back again, until, at the end of 1990, I decided to come here and settle down.

I haven’t regretted it! Through my earlier work I travelled around the world and have seen many beautiful countries and several different cultures and yet there was something about Turkey that drew me here and still enthrals me today. And that certainly isn’t only the fantastic weather we enjoy here in Antalya (although, of course. I must admit the 300 days or so of sun we have here per annum is a huge plus point).

It’s the people here, the culture, the rich history, the way of life, which is less hectic than in Europe, it’s the bazaars, the street markets, the water sports, yachting and…

…it’s a hundred things more.

We stumbled upon this line of work of selling properties by chance. Through meeting several people who were spending their holidays here in Turkey and who had decided to buy either a holiday home or retirement home here in this area, we helped several couples and families to purchase property at a fair price…

and carried out all the “footwork” together with them or for them, ensuring a smooth path for them at various stages along the way.

Once the move was made into their homes, of course, furniture had to be bought, curtains purchased, various white goods, etc. etc. but where? And which shops offered the best deals?

Again, and with pleasure, we helped out….

And then we started to think about doing this on a more steady basis as we realised that there must be a heck of a lot more people out there looking for property and needing all the help they can get, needless to say at a fair price and through being supported in an honest way.

We then gained experience in the estate agency business. I worked for three different estate agents in Antalya to learn the ropes, my last post being with an English property consultant and Yusuf worked for an estate agent in Belek and passed his real-estate agent’s exam.

We have now teamed up to provide you with a combined extensive portfolio of properties. We are not in this business to “get rich quick” nor to try to gain as much as possible out of a client, (unfortunately the main aim of numerous Jack-of-all trades here who are still endeavouring to get on the (once) gravy train.

Rather we pride ourselves on having your best interests at heart and we put tremendous hard work and effort into making you a more-than-satisfied and proud new owner of your dream property: An owner who knows he (or she) has got a fair and honest deal.

Purchasing property is an emotional process and we value that you are buying into your dreams and buying a lifestyle once you have decided to buy in Turkey.

Through assisting several clients in the past, they have now become good friends.

And I think that says it all, or not?