In-demand areas for home search in Turkey: focus on Istanbul.

Aksehir, which belongs to Konya province, has become the most sought-after area for selling homes during the year. Kusadasi, which has been the most popular area to look for homes in the past two years, ranked fourth in 2022, according to a published report. After Akshehir, Amasya Merkez, Polatli, Kusadasi and Yozdat Merkez were the most popular areas to search for homes among Zingat users.

The most popular areas to search for rental housing this year were Istanbul and Trabzon. The rental housing market has become a major topic of public discussion due to the significant increase in rents since the beginning of the year, as well as the 25% cap on rent increases. According to Zingat's analysis of the current market situation' 'real estate in 2022, the most popular cities to find rental housing were Istanbul, Trabzon, Aksaray, Izmir and Ordu. The most popular neighborhoods here were Esenler, Fatsa, Turgutlu, Amasya Merkez and Çayıyırova.

When it comes to land investments, Izmir continues to be the leader. In 2022, Izmir is once again the most preferred city for land investment following the post-pandemic rise in demand for 'land for sale'. According to Zingat's analysis, Izmir, Aksaray, Istanbul, Konya and Antalya are the most popular cities for land investment in 2022.

Finding accommodations that allow pets has also become more sought after in 2022.

It is also worth noting that the English-language website Zingat, which had a traffic increase of almost 400% in 2022, has interesting information about foreigners investing in real estate in Turkey. The site offers real estate browsing in English for those living in Turkey as well as for users from all over' 'world. The service "Zingat Find Me a Home", which was introduced internationally under the name "Zingat Bana Ev Bul", stands out in particular and has become very popular among both listings and users. According to the English-language website, the top three most popular cities for real estate search among foreigners in Turkey are Istanbul, Konya and Muğla. The top 3 areas to look for real estate sales among foreigners include Şişli, Beşiktaş and Marmaris.