Housing sales in Turkey in December 2025 increased by 19.8% compared to December 2024, reaching 254,777 transactions, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported by Turkish media.
At the end of 2025, the Turkish housing market showed growth of 14.3% to a record 1.69 million transactions; at the same time, mortgage sales for the year increased by 49.3% to 236,668.
Sales to foreigners in 2025 decreased by 9.4% to 21,534 properties (1.3% of all transactions). In December, foreigners purchased 2,541 properties, with Istanbul, Antalya, and Mersin leading the provinces at the end of the year.
As previously reported by the Open4Business portal, Ukrainians ranked third in terms of home purchases in Turkey. Overall, at the end of 2025, sales of housing to foreigners in Turkey decreased by 9.4% to 21,534 properties. Among foreign buyers, citizens of the Russian Federation led the way for the year (3,649 properties), followed by Iran (1,878) and Ukraine (1,541).
