Citizens' investment preferences have been revealed: Gold and real estate came to the fore

According to the October 2026 Household Expectations Survey of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), gold maintained its first place among the instruments in which citizens wanted to invest their savings. While real estate ranked second, preferences for stock markets and investment funds declined.

GOLD PREFERENCE INCREASED TO 43.3 PERCENT

In the survey in which a total of 3 thousand 152 households participated, the rate of those who wanted to invest their savings by buying gold was 43.3 percent in October. The rate, which was 43 percent in September, increased by 0.3 points in one month.

REAL ESTATE COMES SECOND

The rate of people who want to invest in real estate such as houses, shops or land increased from 33.6 percent in September to 35.6 percent in October. Thus, a 2-point increase was recorded in real estate preference in one month.

AUTOMOBILE PREFERENCE INCREASED, EXCHANGE EXCHANGE DECREASED

While the rate of those who preferred term deposits was 7.3 percent in September, it decreased to 7.2 percent in October. The rate of those who prefer to buy a car increased from 3.5 percent to 4 percent.

The rate of those who prefer to buy foreign currency decreased from 4.2 percent to 3.9 percent. The rate of those who preferred durable consumer goods such as white goods and furniture remained the same at 0.7 percent.

INTEREST IN STOCK EXCHANGE AND MUTUAL FUNDS HAS DECREASED

The rate of those who want to invest their savings in the stock market decreased from 3.2 percent in September to 1.8 percent in October.

While the rate of those who preferred Turkish Lira-based investment funds decreased from 1.8 percent to 0.9 percent, the rate of those who preferred foreign currency-based funds decreased from 1.6 percent to 1.3 percent.