(CNN) — Image the scene: rows of similar, palatial turreted buildings, surrounded by rolling hills and woodland.
No, this is not the start to the newest Disney film — it is extra eerie than that: all of those Gothic-style buildings lie empty, forming an ethereal, deserted ghost city.
Burj Al Babas is a $200 million housing improvement, situated close to Mudurnu, in northwestern Turkey, roughly halfway between Istanbul and Ankara.
When the builders, Sarot Property Group, fell into recession-fueled monetary issue in 2018, the tons of of castle-style villas have been deserted, mid-construction, the AFP information company reported.
Deserted palaces
Burj Al Babas initially started improvement in 2014, with chateaus reportedly promoting for $400,000-$500,000. The concept was that the properties can be snapped up by rich Gulf traders.
Some have been offered, however many traders have since pulled out.
“Among the gross sales needed to be canceled,” Sarot’s deputy chairman, Mezher Yerdelen, advised AFP.
The builders stipulated that no modification can be allowed to constructing exteriors — which explains the similar nature of every property.
There have been additionally plans to construct a shopping mall, Turkish baths, cinemas and sporting services.
