📈 In April 2026, 126,808 residential properties were sold in Turkey. This was the strongest monthly result since the beginning of the year and 2.6% higher than in April 2025. Although the growth may seem moderate, the structure of transactions sends a more important signal: the market is being supported not only by resale activity, but also by a clear recovery in the new-build segment.

🏗️ New home sales rose to 40,306 transactions in April. This is 9.6% higher year-on-year and above the March result, when 35,725 new properties were sold. The share of new builds reached 31.8% of total housing sales, meaning that almost every third transaction took place in the primary market.

📊 Key April indicators:

— total housing sales: 126,808 transactions;
— new home sales: 40,306 transactions;
— resale home sales: 86,502 transactions;
— mortgage-backed sales: 25,771 transactions;
— share of new homes in total sales: 31.8%.

🏦 Mortgage activity deserves special attention. In April, the number of mortgage-backed transactions increased by 40.5% year-on-year. This is an important indicator for the Turkish market: despite high interest rates and cautious buyer behavior, part of the postponed demand has started to return. For developers, this means a stronger opportunity to convert interest into actual transactions through installment plans, bank programs, and flexible payment schedules.

🏙️ The growth in new-build sales is especially important for Turkey’s major cities and resort destinations. Buyers are increasingly focused on construction quality, seismic resistance, residential complex infrastructure, and legal transparency of projects. As a result, new properties in clear locations with strong rental potential look more resilient than random offers on the resale market.

🌍 At the same time, foreign demand remains weaker than domestic demand. In April, foreigners purchased 1,516 residential properties, which is 1.1% lower than a year earlier. In January-April 2026, sales to foreigners declined by 11.6%, to 5,681 properties. This shows that April’s growth was driven primarily by domestic buyers, rather than international investors.

📌 What this means for the market:

— new builds are receiving additional demand support;
— projects by strong developers are becoming more attractive to buyers;
— the resale market is growing more slowly and may lag behind the primary market in liquidity;
— flexible payment terms are becoming one of the key sales tools.

💼 For investors, Turkey’s April statistics look moderately positive. The market is not showing a sharp boom, but it is moving out of the waiting phase: new home sales are rising, mortgage activity is increasing, and the total number of transactions has reached its highest level since the beginning of 2026.

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