I am living in Turkey, in a rented house, but since the landlord keeps
raising the rent I am thinking of buying a place of my own, a 2-3 room flat
in Istanbul. I would like to know if I can (friends tell me it isn't possible for
foreigners), and how I can finance it. Can I mortgage the house? If I have
to pay cash, it's going to have to be a pretty small house! Can I buy it
together with a Turkish friend, so that we own half a share each and
could she borrow the money for her half against security in the flat? And
about how much would one have to pay in interest on say about 10 milyar
lira?