Turkey: Increase in apartment sales to foreigners during November of this year
2026-04-13
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According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, the number of residential apartments sold to foreigners during November of this year reached 6,083 apartments, marking an increase of 13.13% compared to the sales of residential apartments to foreigners in the previous month of the same year.
The percentage of foreign sales during the tenth month of this year accounted for 5.2% of the total residential apartment sales throughout Turkey. Meanwhile, residential apartment sales to foreigners during the past 11 months of this year reached 61,104 apartments, showing an increase of 20.4% compared to sales to foreigners during the same period last year.
Antalya tops the Turkish provinces with the highest sales to foreigners
According to the details of the official data announced, Antalya ranked first among Turkish provinces in terms of the highest sales of residential apartments to foreigners during November 2022, with 2,616 apartments sold. Istanbul came in second place with 1,733 apartments sold, and Mersin ranked third with 567 apartments sold.
The sales figures during the 11 months in the provinces with the highest sales to foreigners were as follows:
|
No. |
Province |
Number of apartments sold to foreigners November 2022 |
Number of apartments sold to foreigners During 11 months |
|
1 |
Antalya |
2,616 apartments |
19,395 apartments |
|
2 |
Istanbul |
1,733 apartments |
22,985 apartments |
|
3 |
Mersin |
567 apartments |
3,653 apartments |
|
4 |
Bursa |
157 apartments |
1,837 apartments |
|
5 |
Yalova |
152 apartments |
1,670 apartments |
|
6 |
Ankara |
127 apartments |
2,564 apartments |
|
7 |
Izmir |
97 apartments |
1,156 apartments |
|
8 |
Trabzon |
95 apartments |
913 apartments |
|
9 |
Samsun |
69 apartments |
953 apartments |
|
10 |
Sakarya |
64 apartments |
1,193 apartments |
Russians top the list of nationalities buying the most apartments
Regarding the classification of foreign nationalities according to their purchases of residential apartments in Turkey, Russians ranked first as the top foreign nationality buying residential apartments in Turkey during November 2022, with 2,575 apartments purchased. Iranians came in second with 510 apartments purchased, and Iraqis ranked third with 331 apartments purchased.
The purchase figures for the top twenty nationalities buying apartments in Turkey were as follows:
|
No. |
Foreign Nationality |
Purchases by foreign nationality |
|
1 |
Russians |
2,575 apartments |
|
2 |
Iranians |
510 apartments |
|
3 |
Iraqis |
331 apartments |
|
4 |
Ukrainians |
277 apartments |
|
5 |
Germans |
224 apartments |
|
6 |
Kazakhstani |
191 apartments |
|
7 |
Saudis |
128 apartments |
|
8 |
Kuwaitis |
116 apartments |
|
9 |
Azerbaijanis |
104 apartments |
|
10 |
British |
92 apartments |
|
11 |
Americans |
89 apartments |
|
12 |
Afghans |
80 apartments |
|
13 |
Egyptians |
79 apartments |
|
14 |
Jordanians |
78 apartments |
|
15 |
Pakistanis |
61 apartments |
|
16 |
Palestinians |
59 apartments |
|
17 |
Uzbeks |
58 apartments |
|
18 |
Turkestanis |
57 apartments |
|
19 |
Yemenis |
56 apartments |
|
20 |
Canadians |
55 apartments |
Edited by: Imtilak Real Estate
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