In the end, only 583 were completed and very few actually sold. Those castles that did sell, were offered at a price tag of $500,000. Unfortunately, when the project fell apart, most of these sales were cancelled and today, the whole town is deathly still ? devoid of any residents.

The "Disney-like" castles in Turkey are part of a project called Burj Al Babas, located near the town of Mudurnu. It was designed as a luxury development of 732 identical chateaus intended for wealthy Gulf investors, but the project became a famous "ghost town" after the developers, Sarot Group, filed for bankruptcy in 2018. In 2026, the site remains largely abandoned, featuring hundreds of half-finished, eerie gray castles standing in rows. While the project saw a small resurgence of interest in 2024 as new investors looked into converting some units into a "wellness resort," the majority of the structures remain empty shells. It has become a popular (though technically restricted) destination for "urban explorers" and photographers fascinated by the surreal sight of a fairy-tale kingdom left to rot in the Turkish countryside. It stands as a 2026 cautionary tale of real estate speculation and architectural "kitsch" gone wrong.