Real Estate
Prices, transactions, rentals, documents and evidence-based housing market analysis.
01Editorial visualFact-check: Istanbul's Bosphorus demolition tender is real, but it is not a blanket order to raze 4,141 homes
Official tender 2026/768011 is scheduled for 22 September. The public notice confirms demolition and debris-removal work, but headlines about 4,141 properties should not be read as a same-day or whole-building demolition order for every address.
7 min read · today, 13:24
02Editorial visualTürkiye expands monthly tax reporting for online property and rental listings
Platforms and social networks that carry sales or rental listings must report identifying and listing data monthly. The 5 September rule does not itself create a new tax or a monthly filing duty for every advertiser.
7 min read · today, 01:34
03Editorial visualCBRT researchers link Türkiye's housing-supply rebound to slower rent inflation
A 2 September analysis connects the delivery of about 434,000 earthquake-zone homes and a rise in occupancy permits with easing rent pressure, including spillovers beyond the region.
7 min read · today, 11:15
04Editorial visualTürkiye creates a narrow title-deed exception for certain pre-2019 tourism facilities
Decision 11706 removes one tourism-certificate restriction only where the planning date, commercial-use status, operating certificate and ownership conditions all match.
8 min read · today, 12:25
05Editorial visualÇeşme reserve-area plans open a public objection window until 11 September
Official 1:5,000 and 1:1,000 plans covering parts of Altınkum, Çiftlik and Musalla are on public display. Approval does not by itself mean construction has started or every parcel has changed status.
7 min read · today, 06:25
06Editorial visualTürkiye fines 42 estate agencies over social-media listings: what EİDS requires
The Trade Ministry imposed TRY 8.2 million in total penalties on 82 property and vehicle businesses and said non-compliant Meta accounts will be blocked.
8 min read · today, 22:24
07Editorial visualTürkiye housing pipeline cools: permitted dwellings fell 9.5% in Q2
TÜİK reported fewer new permits but more completed homes: permitted dwellings fell 9.5% year on year while occupancy-approved dwellings rose 10.7%.
8 min read · today, 12:25
08Editorial visualTürkiye commercial property prices rose 29.4% — but fell in real terms
CBRT data for the second quarter show a 5.5% quarterly increase and a 29.4% annual nominal rise, while inflation-adjusted commercial property prices declined 2.2%.
5 min read · today, 13:15
09Editorial visualTürkiye recorded 42,529 new-build and 81,074 resale home transactions in July
Resales accounted for almost two-thirds of registered housing transactions, with 123,603 sales across the two segments.
5 min read · today, 08:10
10Editorial visualConstruction spending in Türkiye increased by 29.84% over the year
In May, materials rose in price by 28.62%, and labor by 32%; for buildings, the overall annual cost increase was 28.56%.
7 min read · today, 07:55
11Editorial visualRussians again lead among foreign home buyers in Türkiye
In June, 2,015 properties were sold to foreigners, and Russian citizens took first place with 381 purchases.
6 min read · today, 08:45
12Editorial visualPrimary and secondary market: where it is easier for the buyer to check the real price
We compare documents, terms, expenses after purchase and the possibility of future sale.
8 min read · today, 11:52