Housing sales decline in 58 provinces

Overall Situation January 2026 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed that housing sales declined in 58 provinces.
Largest Declines The steepest drop was in Hakkari at 51%.
Following Hakkari, sales fell in Bartın (37.6%), Tunceli (37.5%), Şırnak (27.4%), Zonguldak (25%), and Yalova (23.3%).
Declines in Major Cities Sales also fell in Istanbul (2.9%), Ankara (0.28%), Izmir (3.29%), and Antalya (13.7%).
In Istanbul, the number of sales dropped from 21,000 to 20,000; in Antalya, from 6,000 to 5,000.
Situation in Earthquake-Affected Provinces In regions affected by the earthquake, the picture was mixed.
Provinces with increases included Malatya (8.6%), Gaziantep (2.84%), Kilis (6.3%), Adana (0.88%), Hatay (7.37%), Kahramanmaraş (5.9%), Osmaniye (3.28%), Adıyaman (15.7%), Diyarbakır (14.6%), Şanlıurfa (6.3%), and Elazığ (0.31%).
Seven provinces experienced declines.
Largest Increases Housing sales in Iğdır rose from 110 to 185, a 68.1% increase.
In Ağrı, sales grew by 31.3% to 302 units.
Burdur, Çankırı, Kastamonu, Rize, Bayburt, Ardahan, and Muş also recorded double-digit increases.
Workplace Sales Changes TÜİK revised housing sales statistics to include workplace sales.
For 2025, the number of housing sales increased from 1,000,689 to 1,760,000.
Over 13 years, total housing sales rose from 17,956,440 to 19,118,469.
In January 2026, mortgage-backed workplace sales grew 73% year-on-year to 576, while other workplace sales fell 15.1% to 12,691.
Conclusion These figures illustrate the regional disparities in the housing market and the clear impact of post‑earthquake recovery processes.