Sarıyer Villas for Sale
We have 15 villas for sale in Sarıyer, priced from $1M to $15M. The list starts with the newest listing, so the villa that joined our portfolio last comes first. If you only want the villas in the forest, see our Zekeriyaköy page; for a flat in the same district, see the apartments in Sarıyer.
What is Sarıyer like?
Sarıyer is the northernmost district of Istanbul, on the European side. One edge faces the Bosphorus, the north faces the Black Sea, and much of what lies between is forest. That is why it is one of the first districts people look at when they want a house with a garden in the city.
The villas are spread across those three sides, and daily life is different in each. A villa on the Bosphorus and a villa in the forest are in the same district, but one comes with the ferry and the waterfront, the other with a garden and quiet. Deciding which one you want before you start makes the search easier.
Where to look in Sarıyer
On the Bosphorus side are Yeniköy, Emirgan and Tarabya. Villas come up rarely here, and most are older houses with gardens or small estates of a few villas. This page has villas in Yeniköy and Emirgan that see the Bosphorus, and the Therra Park estate in Tarabya, which looks over it.
In the forest, in the valley behind Kilyos, is Zekeriyaköy. Most of our Sarıyer villas are here: villas inside gated estates, detached houses on their own plots and farms on large pieces of land.
Furthest north, on the Black Sea coast, are Kilyos and Demirciköy. This side is known for its summer beaches, and the villas here are a walk or a short drive from the sea.
Villa prices in Sarıyer
The 15 villas on this page range from $1M to $15M. On the Bosphorus side the view and the distance to the water move the price most; in Zekeriyaköy it is the size of the plot and whether the villa is inside an estate or detached. Two villas with the same number of bedrooms can differ several times over.
With an older villa, allow for renovation: if the roof, insulation and plumbing have not been renewed, that cost comes on top of the price.
What to check before you buy
The first question is the iskan, the occupancy permit: without it a bank will not lend against the villa and utility connections can be a problem. Most villas on the Bosphorus side fall inside the protected zone of the Bosphorus Law, where rebuilding and major alterations are tightly controlled. If you plan to extend or rebuild, ask for the zoning status before you buy.
Title deed fee is 4% of the sale price, split by law half and half between buyer and seller. You can work out your own figure with our title deed fee calculator, and the annual tax with our property tax calculator.
Most villas on this page are above the US$400,000 Turkish citizenship threshold. The threshold is measured against the official valuation, not the contract price, and the title deed carries a three-year no-sale annotation.