Turkish house sales rise by 19.1 percent in June

ISTANBUL - Doğan News Agency

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The house sales in Turkey have increased by 19.1 percent to 110,657 units in June 2015, in comparison with last year’s rates, according to data released by the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) on July 24.

TÜİK reports showed that the mortgaged house sales have also increased to a volume of 40,503, with a rise of 26.5 percent over the same period.

While first house sales have increased by 20.1 percent to 51,202 units, second hand house sales have risen to 59,455, having increased by 32.5 percent.

The TÜİK report also revealed that house sales to foreigners in Turkey has increased by 32.5 and exceeded the level of 2,256. In this regard, Istanbul was the first in house sales per province, with a volume of 718 sales in June 2015.

The Mediterranean coast of Antalya followed Istanbul with 610 sales, the Aegean province of Aydın with 198 house sales, the northwestern city of Bursa with 125 house sales, Yalova with 123 house sales and Sakarya with 92 house sales June.