Turkey's Property Market in Q1 2025: Sales Growth of 20%
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) recently published the report on residential property transactions for March. The article collected data for the first quarter of this year.
In Turkey as a whole, the 3 months recorded a significant increase in sales for the beginning of 2025, which is 20% more than the same period in 2024. From January to March 335,787 properties were sold.
Among foreign nationals, the number of transactions continues to gradually decrease — they were recorded 20% less compared to the first quarter of 2024 (4,603 objects).
The top 3 regions for property sales by foreigners are Istanbul, Antalya and Mersin. Istanbul leads in the number of sales to foreigners with 1,785 transactions in January-March. Antalya is in second place with 1,468 transactions. Mersin has 348 transactions.
From 17,593,000 TRY
Completion in: 2027.IV Total of 2644 apartments
From 12,426,000 TRY
Completion in: 2026.IV Total of 294 apartments
From 15,905,000 TRY
Completion in: 2026.II Total of 369 apartments
From 27,337,000 TRY
Built in 2025 Total of 544 apartments
From 35,787,000 TRY
Completion in: 2026.IV Total of 295 apartments
From 24,057,000 TRY
Completion in: 2026.II Total of 781 apartments
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Completion in: 2026.IV Total of 2800 apartments
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Built in 2024 Total of 1557 apartments
As in the previous year, Russians continue to be the most active foreign buyers in the property market. They bought 779 properties in the first quarter 2025. Iranian, Ukrainian, Iraqi and German nationals are the next leading buyers in terms of number of transactions.
In terms of price trends, the prices for new buildings in Istanbul as a whole rose 11% year-on-year — 1,458 dollars per square metre in March 2025, according to the Endeksa platform. In Antalya, dollar prices for new buildings also increased by 7.76%, and in Mersin by 6.82%.
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