118,359 houses were sold in April across Turkey
Housing sales across Turkey increased by 56.6% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 118,359. The cities with the highest number of house sales were Istanbul with 18,645, Ankara with 10,889, and Izmir with 7,014, while the cities with the lowest number of house sales were Ardahan with 37, Tunceli with 75, and Bayburt with 88, respectively.
Housing sales increased by 27.9% in the January-April period
Housing sales increased by 27.9% in the January-April period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 454,145.
Mortgaged house sales amounted to 17,465
Mortgaged house sales across Turkey increased by 147.0% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 17,465. The share of mortgaged sales in total house sales was 14.8%. Mortgaged house sales in the January-April period increased by 99.4% compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 69,194.
In April, 4,245 and in the January-April period, 16,388 mortgaged house sales were first hand.
100,894 houses changed hands as a result of other sales types
Other house sales across Turkey increased by 47.3% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 100,894. The share of other sales in total house sales was 85.2%. Other housing sales in the January-April period increased by 20.1% compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 384,951.
The number of first-hand house sales was 34 thousand 633
The number of first-hand house sales across Turkey increased by 43.8% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 34 thousand 633. The share of first-hand house sales in total house sales was 29.3%. In the January-April period, first-hand house sales increased by 19.7% compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 134 thousand 509.
83 thousand 726 houses changed hands in second-hand house sales
The number of second-hand house sales across Turkey increased by 62.6% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 83 thousand 726. The share of second-hand house sales in total house sales was 70.7%. In the January-April period, second-hand house sales increased by 31.6% compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 319 thousand 636.
1,440 houses were sold to foreigners in April 2025
House sales to foreigners increased by 13.2% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 1,440. The share of houses sold to foreigners in total house sales in April was 1.2%. The cities with the highest number of house sales to foreigners were Istanbul with 529, Antalya with 497 and Mersin with 117, respectively.
Housing sales to foreigners decreased by 13.5% in the January-April period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 6,018.
The highest number of housing sales by nationality were made to citizens of the Russian Federation.
In April, the highest number of housing sales by nationality were made to citizens of the Russian Federation with 276, Iran with 128 and Ukraine with 120.
