We are proud to offer this stunning detached Istanbul property for sale, found in the Rumelihisarı area of the wealthy Sariyer district of the city.
Located along the European shores of the Bosphorus straits and slightly south of the first Istanbul bridge, the Fatih Mehmet Sultan Bridge giving fast easy access to the Asian side of the city.
Rumelihisarı is best known for its fortress 'Roumeli Hissar Castle' which is where the areas gained its name, dating back to the 1450's with three great towers and 13 smaller watchtowers. It sits at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus straits directly opposite the Anatolian castle, another Ottoman fortress built in the 1390's.Since 1960 Rumelihisarı has been a museum and an open-air theatre for concerts and festivals during the summer months and is open to visitors every day.
The area is very desirable to the wealthy Istanbul Turks, with some amazing luxury homes overlooking the Bosphorus, and right on the waterfront you will see some of the Ottoman Yali mansions, though you will need to travel up by boat to the full glory if these houses are they a very heavily guarded by high walls and security guards protecting the privacy of their wealthy owners.
Property Details
This private 3 bedroom villa sits quite close to the water with secluded private gardens, and being slightly elevated it also enjoys panoramic views of the sea across the short distance to the Asian side and its lush green hillsides and some of those stunning Yali mansions sitting within the stunning view, along with the Fatih Mehmet Sultan Bridge suspended high across the sea, giving access across to the Asian side of the city.
The gardens are filled with lots of mature planting and are set on tiered levels due to the contour of the local land, having stone pathways and several sets of steps leading to the various levels of the well-kept gardens.
The entrance to the villa is located to the side, with steel security door located under a fixed canopy entering into a reception hallway with highly polished ceramic tiled flooring and storage units for coats and shoes. Off the hallway, you have a stunning modern fitted kitchen, very practical for everyday use, decked out with ample clean white units topped with quality black granite work surface and matching splash backs, with a lovely mosaic of patterned tiled flooring in various shades of black, grey and white.
Off the hallway you find two separate lounge areas, one slightly larger that the other with ample room for lounge and dining furniture, and both laid with lovely varnished solid wood flooring, and large double glazed windows supplying ample natural light and offering views out to the private gardens. The ground floor also host a guest WC located off the hallway, and stairs leading from the hallway to the upper floor.
Ascending the stairs to the first floor, you have two large master bedroom, both with dark laminate flooring, private en-suite bathrooms and private French style balconies with sneaky views over the sea. The other two bedrooms share a modern family bathroom on the same floor and are laid with the same laminate flooring, also having large windows with views of the sea or the gardens.
The stairs continue up a huge rooftop terrace, which is where the views really are quite breathtaking, panoramic across the sea to the Asian side, with the suspended first bridge sitting very close, a perfect spot to sit and relax with the family on one of those hot summer afternoons watching the boats and yachts sail up the Bosphorus.
The house is offered for sale to the Istanbul real estate market unfurnished, though it does come all inclusive of all integrated white goods, a full central heating system, and being part if an elite private estate the property is protected by an excellent 24hr security system too.
Overall a perfect family home with ample local amenities and excellent city links, or an ideal buy-to-let investment property in Istanbul with excellent all year round rental yields.
Contact Turkey Homes today for more details, Our friendly team of Istanbul property advisors will answer any questions you may have, and guide you through every step of the buying property in Turkey process and all of the legal elements involved.
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