The country improved its position in almost all categories investigated by Tourist Report magazine.

In the analysis of the tourism facilities and conditions in 12 nations popular with German tourists, Turkey achieved second position, pipped to the post only by the Balearic Islands.

As reported by Altinkum Voices, the country came first for hotel quality, service quality and marketing - and 80 per cent of reviewers rated Turkey''s hotels as either "good" or "very good".

This encouraging news should be of interest to investors with property in Turkey.

Paul Benedek of Solaris Villas recently told World of Property magazine: "Turkey has really emerged as a prime property market over the past decade."

Referring to the creation of Turkey's Tourist Development Regions, he continued: "This infrastructure has made Turkey more accessible, with new roads and enlarged airports being built and existing road and air routes being expanded - and has made property in Turkey more popular."