General indicators
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, 123,603 apartments and houses were sold in Turkey in July 2026, which is 17% less than in the same period of 2025. The drop affected both the primary and secondary markets: sales of new properties decreased by 8.6% (to 42,529 transactions), and finished ones by 20.8% (to 81,074 transactions). The sales structure is dominated by secondary facilities, which accounted for 65.6% of the total volume.
Sales to foreigners
Foreigners are still interested in Turkish real estate. In July, they sold 2,120 properties, which is 1.9% more than in July last year, but 16.6% less than in July 2024.
The leaders in the number of transactions were citizens of Russia (394 transactions), Iran (189) and Ukraine (145). In general, in the first seven months of the year, sales to foreigners decreased by 7.3% to 11,203 properties.Most of the facilities were purchased by international buyers in the provinces of Istanbul (899), Antalya (661), Mersin (128).
Commercial real estate sales
There are mixed trends in the commercial real estate market. The total number of transactions was 16,733, a decrease of 4.1% year-on-year. At the same time, sales of new properties increased by 16.4%, while secondary sales decreased by 12.2%.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute
