A significant increase in the number of building permits granted in Turkey during 2021

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• Statistics for the last quarter of 2021 showed an increase on all levels
  • Residential buildings captured the largest share of the licensed area
  • Multi-unit buildings received the most licenses

The number of building permits granted by municipalities throughout Turkey last year reached 136,474 building permits, achieving a progress of 42.2% compared to the number of building permits granted in the previous year.

According to data issued by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), the number of licensed units in buildings last year reached 709,936 units, marking an increase of 27.8% compared to the number of units in licensed buildings in 2020.

In terms of area classification, the total area of licensed buildings throughout Turkey last year reached 148,614,708 square meters, achieving an increase of 32.3% compared to the total area of licensed buildings throughout Turkey in 2020.

Statistics for the last quarter of 2021 showed an increase on all levels

As for statistics related to the last quarter of 2021, building permits during the last quarter of 2021 saw a significant increase, with the number of buildings granted building permits by municipalities throughout Turkey during that period reaching 42,269 buildings, an increase of 14% compared to the number of licensed buildings during the same period in 2020.

The number of units in licensed buildings during the last quarter of last year reached 228,408 units, an increase of 16.8% over the same period in 2020.

In terms of area, the area of licensed buildings during the last quarter of last year reached 49,249,082 square meters, an increase of 24.1% compared to the licensed areas during the same period in 2020.

Year	Quarter	Number of buildings	Annual change rate	Number of units	Annual change rate	Building areas	Annual change rate
2020	1	14092	3.4 %	80834	5.2 %	17472026	-10.4 %
	2	19556	118.4 %	137899	207.6 %	27397193	141.6 %
	3	25270	132 %	141119	154.7 %	27799104	98.6 %
	4	37083	66.8 %	195485	37 %	39675137	39.1 %
	Total	96001	72.3 %	555337	73.7 %	112343460	53.2 %
2021	1	33410	137.1 %	174435	115.8 %	34316671	96.4 %
	2	30452	55.7 %	157475	14.2 %	31696459	15.7 %
	3	30343	20.1 %	149618	6 %	3352496	20 %
	4	42269	14 %	228408	16.8 %	49249082	24.1 %
	Total	136474	42.2 %	709936	27.8 %	148614708	32.3 %

Residential buildings captured the largest share of the licensed area

In the classification of licensed areas according to building types, residential buildings captured the largest share of licensed building areas during the last quarter of last year, accounting for 56.4% of the total licensed building areas during the mentioned period.

Non-residential buildings ranked second, accounting for 23.3% of the total licensed building areas during the mentioned period, and mixed-use buildings ranked third with 20.3% of the total licensed building areas during the same period.

Multi-unit buildings received the most licenses

In the classification of licensed buildings according to their intended use, multi-unit buildings accounted for the largest share of the total area of licensed buildings during the last quarter of last year, at 69.2% of the total licensed building area, followed by single-unit buildings at 8.2% of the licensed areas, and then public facilities buildings at 6.3%.

The classification of licensed buildings according to their intended use and their area percentages was as follows:

No.	Types of buildings by use	Percentage of total licensed area
1	Multi-unit buildings	69.2 %
2	Single-unit buildings	8.2 %
3	Public facilities buildings and their maintenance	6.3 %
4	Industrial buildings and their warehouses	5.8 %
5	Buildings designated for wholesale and retail trade	3 %
6	Office buildings and workplaces	2.9 %
7	Other buildings not designated for accommodation	2.3 %
8	Hotels and their annexes	0.9 %
9	Transport and communications buildings	0.8 %
10	Residential facilities open to the public	0.6 %

 

Edited by: Imtilak Real Estate

Source: Tüik

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