Housing sales see sharp decline
Across Turkey, the number of housing sales in September decreased by 9.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 102,656.
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The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) has announced housing sales statistics for September.
Accordingly, the number of housing sales across Turkey fell by 9.5% in September compared to the same month last year, dropping to 102,656.
In the January-September period, housing sales decreased by 14.9% compared to the same period last year, totaling 900,074.
In September, Istanbul had the highest share in housing sales with 15,247 sales and a 14.9% share. Istanbul was followed by Ankara with 9,048 housing sales and an 8.8% share, and İzmir with 5,476 housing sales and a 5.3% share.
The provinces with the lowest number of housing sales were determined to be Ardahan with 47 houses, Hakkari with 55 houses, and Bayburt with 77 houses.