Land tenders in Levent, Halkalı and Başakşehir, the September house price index, home sales to foreigners, and the exchange rate ahead of today’s rate decision.
Emlak Konut is offering plot 1044/147 in the 5. Levent area of Eyüpsultan district: 18,574.58 m² with a floor-area ratio (emsal) of 1.8, or about 33,434 m² of buildable area.
On 21 October the first session of the tender for phase 3 of the Halkalı West (Halkalı Batı) project was completed. The plot covers 41,121 m² in Küçükçekmece district, near Lake Küçükçekmece, and is offered under the revenue-sharing model in cooperation with TOKİ.
Türkiye’s Housing Development Administration, TOKİ, has announced 725 plots of land in 61 provinces, with a total area of about 3.45 million m² and an announced total value of 29.1 billion lira, at a public auction on 5 and 6 November.
Türkiye’s Social Security Institution (SGK) is offering about 208 properties in 26 provinces in an electronic auction open from 21 October to 10 November; applications are made through its online portal.
No change · Zoning (imar) changes in Arnavutköy, Başakşehir, Silivri and Halkalı: nothing new announced in the last 24–48 hours.
The house price index published by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (TCMB) on 18 October showed prices in Türkiye up 1.2% month on month and 22.3% year on year in nominal terms, and down 5.7% in real terms after inflation.
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), foreigners bought 2,167 homes in September 2026, up 9.9% year on year and 1.5% of total sales of 142,390 units.
The dollar stood at 49.62 lira and the euro at 55.95 lira on the morning of 22 October (07:15 Istanbul time).
No new regulatory change has been issued in the last 24–48 hours: the USD 400,000 investment threshold and the 3-year no-sale commitment are unchanged, and the lifting of the “closed neighbourhoods” restrictions for foreigners in Istanbul has remained in force since 10 June 2026.
No change · No new project launches announced in the last 24–48 hours.
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