In June, there were 79,313 residential sales in Turkey, representing a 5.2% decrease compared to the same period in 2023. The majority of sales were concentrated in the following regions: Istanbul (13,025 properties sold), Ankara (6,866) and Izmir (4,361). The lowest number of sales was recorded in Ardahan (34), Hakkari (40), Tunceli (44) and Bayburt.
In the first six months of the year, the number of property transactions totalled 545,074, representing a 3.7% decrease compared to the same period in the previous year. In June, 4,440 houses were sold to foreign buyers, representing a 4% decline compared to the previous year and accounting for 1.8% of the market. Antalya (593), Istanbul (478) and Mersin (116) were the top locations for foreign purchases.
The most active foreign buyers were from the Russian Federation (332), Iran (156) and Ukraine (102).