Turkey Home Sales 2025: Record Year, with Antalya Second for Foreign Buyers
1,688,910 homes sold, 21,534 of them to foreigners: the official TÜİK figures for 2025, with a focus on Antalya, new builds and mortgage lending.
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Key points
- Turkey recorded 1,688,910 home sales in 2025, up 14.3% on 2024.
- December 2025 was especially strong with 254,777 sales (+19.8% year-on-year).
- Foreign buyers purchased 21,534 homes, 9.4% fewer than the year before.
- Antalya ranked second for foreign purchases with 7,118 homes, just behind Istanbul (7,989).
- Mortgage-financed sales rose 49.3%; new builds accounted for 32.0% of all sales.
As of 30 January 2026. Source: TÜİK – Turkish Statistical Institute, housing sales statistics December 2025.
2025 at a glance
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has released its housing sales figures for December and for 2025 as a whole. The headline number: 1,688,910 homes were sold during the year, 14.3% more than in 2024.
Activity is concentrated in the big cities. The provinces with the most sales were:
- Istanbul with 280,262,
- Ankara with 152,534,
- İzmir with 96,998.
The fewest sales were recorded in Ardahan (727), Bayburt (1,251) and Hakkari (1,559).
December closes the year on a high
In December 2025 alone, 254,777 homes were sold – an increase of 19.8% compared with December 2024 and the busiest month of the year.
Foreign buyers: Antalya near the top
For international buyers this is the most relevant part of the report. In 2025 foreigners bought 21,534 homes in Turkey, a decline of 9.4% on 2024, representing 1.3% of all sales. In December 2025, 2,541 homes were sold to foreign nationals.
The leading provinces for foreign purchases were:
- Istanbul – 7,989
- Antalya – 7,118
- Mersin – 1,800
Antalya thus finished only slightly behind Istanbul and far ahead of every other province. The province includes the Manavgat district, home to Side and neighbouring areas such as Kumköy, Sorgun and Çolaklı. TÜİK does not publish figures for individual towns, but the provincial result shows how popular the Riviera remains with buyers from abroad.
By nationality, Russian citizens led with 3,649 purchases, followed by buyers from Iran (1,878) and Ukraine (1,541). In December 2025 the order was the same: Russia 504, Iran 232 and Ukraine 193.
New build versus resale
TÜİK separates first-hand sales (new builds) from resales:
- New builds: 540,786 homes in 2025 (+11.6%); 96,690 in December (+26.2%). Their share of all sales was 38.0% in December and 32.0% over the year.
- Resales: 1,148,124 homes in 2025 (+15.6%); 158,087 in December (+16.2%).
So roughly two in three transactions involved a previously owned property. If you are interested in a new project, have a look at our new-build listings; the full range is on properties for sale.
Mortgages gain ground
Mortgage-financed sales totalled 236,668 in 2025, up 49.3% on the previous year. In December there were 29,149 such sales (+25.2%). Their share of all transactions was 11.4% in December and 14.0% for the full year.
All other types of sale added up to 1,452,242 homes in 2025 (+10.1%), including 225,628 in December (+19.2%). The vast majority of the market therefore still runs without a bank loan.
What this means if you are buying
- The market grew clearly in 2025, in both the new-build and the resale segments.
- Foreign demand dipped compared with 2024, yet Antalya remained one of the two key provinces for international buyers.
- Provincial statistics are no substitute for local comparison: location, complex and amenities determine the price of a specific home.
Would you like to put these figures into context for Side and Manavgat? Our office in Side is happy to advise you in person – contact us.
