
Applications have ended for the social housing rental projects that TOKİ will implement for the first time in Istanbul. The draws will be drawn in October.
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The Mass Housing Administration has launched a rental social housing system in Istanbul within the scope of the 500 thousand Social Housing Project.
The application process, which started on September 14, for social housing rentals, which will be hosted by the Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ) and will be implemented for the first time in Istanbul, has been completed as of yesterday (September 25). After the examination, a draw will be held for citizens who are determined to meet the conditions and whose applications are deemed valid, and housing deliveries will begin in October.
RENTS WILL START FROM 10 THOUSAND TL
From the rental social housing system implemented within the scope of the 500 thousand Social Housing Project, Turkish citizens whose household income is below 100 thousand TL in Istanbul, who do not have a house on the title deed, who are over 18 years of age, and who are married. citizens will be able to benefit. There will also be a requirement to reside in Istanbul uninterruptedly for at least 1 year. The houses to be rented, with amounts starting from 10 thousand TL, will be rented according to groups as 1 + 1, 2 + 2, 3 + 1 and 4 + 1. For Young Married Families, 1+1 or 2+1 housing will be allocated, and for Families with Two or More Children, 2+1, 3+1 or 4+1 housing will be allocated.
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The draw will be held in October and housing deliveries will begin.
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Minister Murat Kurum announced that the first phase of the TOKİ social housing rental project has been completed and a draw will be held in October for 1071 houses in Istanbul. Rents will start from 10 thousand lira.

Applications started on September 14 for the rental social housing projects that TOKİ will implement for the first time in Istanbul and ended on September 25. A draw will be held in October for those who meet the conditions.

Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, announced that the first phase of the TOKİ Social Housing for Rent Project has been completed. The owners of 1071 houses in Istanbul, with rents starting from 10 thousand TL, will be determined by lottery in October.
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Applications for 1071 houses built for low-income citizens in Istanbul have started. Following the applications, which will continue until September 25, the draw and deliveries will be made in October. The project offers housing opportunities under affordable conditions, with rents starting from 10 thousand TL.