House Sales Statistics, November 2015

106 008 housing was sold in November 2015, Turkey

housing sales in Turkey increased by 2.1% compared to the same month of the previous year was 008 106 in November 2015. In housing sales, Istanbul had the highest share (18.9%) with 20 082 housing sales. Istanbul was followed by Ankara with 11 368 house sales (10.7%) and İzmir with 6 522 house sales (6.2%). The provinces with the lowest number of house sales were Hakkari with 7 houses, Ardahan with 12 houses and Şırnak with 47 houses.

Housing sales numbers, 2014-2015


106 008 housing was sold in November 2015, Turkey

housing sales in Turkey increased by 2.1% compared to the same month the previous year was 008 106 in November 2015. In housing sales, Istanbul had the highest share (18.9%) with 20 082 housing sales. Istanbul was followed by Ankara with 11 368 house sales (10.7%) and Izmir with 6 522 house sales (6.2%). The provinces of Ardahan with 12 houses and Şırnak with 47 houses.

Housing sales numbers, 2014-2015


50 976 houses sold for the first time in housing sales

Turkey compared to the same month of the previous year, the number of houses sold increased by 5.9% for the first time in general was 50 976. The share of the first sales in total house sales was 48.1%. Istanbul had the highest share (19.2%) with 9 803 sales in the first sales, followed by Ankara with 5 025 sales and İzmir with 2 624 sales.

55 032 properties changed

second-hand housing sales in Turkey was 55_032 a decrease of 1.1% compared to the same month of the previous year. In second-hand housing sales, Istanbul ranked first with 10 279 sales and 18.7% share. The share of second hand sales in total housing sales in Istanbul was 51.2%. Ankara ranked second with 6 343 housing sales. Ankara was followed by İzmir with the sale of 3 898 houses.

In November 2015, 2 119 houses were sold to foreigners

Housing sales to foreigners increased by 25.6% to 2 119 compared to the same month of the previous year. In November 2015, Istanbul ranked first in terms of sales to foreigners with 703 sales. Istanbul was followed by Antalya with 539 sales, Bursa with 149 sales, Yalova with 138 sales, Sakarya with 87 sales and Ankara with 80 sales.

According to the nationality of the country, the highest number of homes sold to Iraqi citizens

Iraqi citizens in November bought 495 from Turkey. Iraq was followed by Saudi Arabia with 226 houses, Kuwait with 193 houses, Russian Federation with 136 houses and Afghanistan with 98 houses.

The publication date of the next press release related to this subject is 22 January 2016.