In October, the Russians preferred to buy Turkish real estate in Antalya

In October, property sales to foreign citizens decreased by 16.3% compared to the same period of 2023 and totalled 2,122 thousand. Citizens of the Russian Federation made the largest number of property purchases - 373 transactions. They were followed by citizens of Iran with 172 purchases and Ukraine with 136 transactions. In October, Russians bought 7.8% more properties than in September 2024, when they bought 346 properties. However, compared to October 2023, when there were 713 transactions, the number of purchases fell by 47.69%.

The overall weight of sales in the volume of housing transactions was 1.3%. Among the provinces that recorded the highest number of home sales to foreigners, Antalya led with 750 transactions, followed by Istanbul with 724 and Mersin with 148.