Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced housing and workplace sales statistics for September.
Accordingly, the number of first-hand houses sold across Türkiye increased by 3.9 percent in September compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 51 thousand 519. The number of second-hand houses decreased by 15.3 percent in the same period, reaching 90 thousand 871.
Thus, the total number of houses sold last month was 142 thousand 390, with a decrease of 9.3 percent compared to the same month of 2025.
The share of first-hand house sales in total house sales was determined as 36.2 percent, and the share of second-hand house sales was 63.8 percent.
Mortgage sales increased
Mortgaged house sales across Türkiye were calculated as 23 thousand 397 in September, increasing by 5.1 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.
Other housing sales decreased by 11.6 percent on an annual basis in September, reaching 118 thousand 993. The share of mortgage sales in total housing sales was 16.4 percent, and the share of other sales was 83.6 percent.
In the series adjusted for calendar effects, first-hand home sales increased by 3.8 percent compared to the same month in 2025, while second-hand home sales decreased by 15.4 percent.
In the series adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, first-hand house sales increased by 5.5 percent compared to the previous month, while second-hand house sales remained the same.
2 thousand 167 houses were sold to foreigners
Housing sales to foreigners increased by 9.9 percent in September compared to the same month last year, reaching 2,167. In September, the share of housing sales to foreigners in total housing sales was 1.5 percent.
Last month, the most house sales by nationality were made to Russian citizens with 388, Iraqi citizens with 166 and German citizens with 162.
January to September period
In the January-September period of this year, the number of first-hand house sales decreased by 0.6 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 359 thousand 913. The number of second-hand house sales decreased by 10 percent to 733 thousand 6 in the same period. Thus, the total number of houses sold in the said period was recorded as 1 million 92 thousand 919, with a decrease of 7.2 percent compared to the same period of 2025.
Mortgaged house sales increased by 24.7 percent in the January-September period, reaching 212 thousand 210. In the 9-month period of this year, other housing sales decreased by 12.5 percent to 880 thousand 709.
In the same period, housing sales to foreigners decreased by 4.3 percent compared to the January-September period of last year, reaching 15 thousand 308.
The number of first-hand workplace sales throughout Turkey increased by 13.2 percent in September compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 5 thousand 789, and the number of second-hand workplace sales decreased by 10.5 percent on an annual basis, reaching 11 thousand 556.
Thus, the total number of workplaces sold last month was calculated as 17 thousand 345, with a decrease of 3.8 percent compared to the same month of 2025.
17 thousand 345 workplaces were sold
Mortgaged workplace sales across the country increased by 37.7 percent in September compared to the same month last year, reaching 683, while other workplace sales decreased by 5 percent, reaching 16 thousand 662.
In the series adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, first-hand workplace sales increased by 3.3 percent compared to the previous month, while second-hand workplace sales decreased by 1 percent.
In the January-September period in Türkiye, the number of first-hand business sales increased by 4.2 percent on an annual basis to 40 thousand 632, and second-hand business sales decreased by 8.6 percent to 94 thousand 911.
Thus, the total number of workplaces sold in the 9 months of the year was calculated as 135 thousand 543, with a decrease of 5.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the January-September period, mortgaged business sales increased by 61.8 percent to 6 thousand 35. In the same period, other workplace sales decreased by 6.9 percent to 129 thousand 508.
