A Community In Turkey Is Full Of Abandoned Homes That Look Like Disney Castles

When you were a kid, did you dream of living in a Disney castle? Well, there are real homes that actually may actually look like something from your childhood dream.

Located in Turkey's Mudurnu, Burj Al Babas has often made headlines for being an exclusive place for the rich and the elite. But today, the place is nothing but a 'ghost town.'

The town which is made up of several Disneyland-style castles, is now abandoned even after being promoted as a luxury development for years. The place was supposed to have as many as 732 three-storied villas costing $200 million. But today, the town wears a deserted and almost spooky look.

The properties were designed by Sarot Group with Gothic turrets, large windows, and balconies. The group hoped the project would draw wealthy Gulf families and tourists who would be ready to buy the properties quickly.

In addition to the stylish houses, the Sarot Group also had plans of building a cinema, a shopping centre, and sports complexes in the town. Everything seemed fine after construction began in 2014 and the homes went on sale for between $370,000 (?275,574) and $530,000 (?394,741).

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Reports even claimed that the real estate venture was off to a flying start with half of the properties selling in advance. But sales started dropping badly by 2018 and the developers were eventually declared bankrupt before the project could be completed.

Today, as many as 530 half-built houses are left on the land without any care or owner. The chairman of Sarot Group, Mehmet Emin Yerdelen blamed the collapse of the project on those who refused to pay for the homes they bought.

He told Hurriyet Daily News: "We couldn't get about $7.5 million (?5,585,662) receivables for the villas we have sold to Gulf countries. "We applied for bankruptcy protection but the court ruled for bankruptcy. We will appeal the ruling." And he seemed hopeful that the bankruptcy wasn't the end of the complex, adding: "The total value of the project is about $200 million.

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"We still have 250 villas completed and ready to go on sale. Selling only 100 of them would be enough to pay off the debts and complete the project. "We think that we will overcome the crisis in four or five months. We have been planning to open the premises partly in 2019."

Today the abandoned town has become a tourist attraction where many people like to check out the village.