Kartal Reference Towers — apartments in Kartal, Istanbul

Kartal Reference Towers is a development in Kartal on the Asian side, away from the city core and with a panorama of the Princess Islands. It has the widest spread of layouts in this Istanbul selection: from 1+1 to 4+1 plus penthouses, and from 67 to 235 sqm.

Location: the D-100 highway and the transport lines run nearby. 2 km to Şehir University and the same to Maltepe Park mall, 5 km to a metro station and the TEM motorway, 10 km to Bağdat Avenue, 13 km to Palladium, 15 km to the Emaar aquarium. Sabiha Gökçen Airport is not far.

Facilities: indoor and outdoor swimming pools, Turkish bath, sauna, fitness and pilates, dance studios, kindergarten, children's and water play areas, hobby spaces, running and walking tracks, fruit grove, artificial stream, enclosed parking, security.

The partner marks the project as suitable for Turkish citizenship by investment and notes that title deeds are ready. The range of floor areas here is very wide, so whether the USD 400,000 appraised threshold is met depends heavily on the layout chosen.