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Istanbul affordable rental housing initiative

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In early August 2026, the Turkish government President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced a new social‑rental programme for Istanbul, offering delivering 15,000 low‑cost apartments to Istanbul’s low‑income households. The units Applications will open soon, limited to families without home ownership and meeting income thresholds, with special quotas for civil servants, retirees, disabled persons and those displaced by urban‑renewal projects. Allocation will be allocated through decided by a notary‑supervised lottery, with rents set public lottery in September; successful applicants will sign three‑year leases at rents roughly half the market rate rate, after which units will be refurbished and tenancies lasting three years before refurbishment re‑allocated. The scheme is presented as a national‑security measure and re‑allocation. At builds on the “Yarısı Bizden” campaign that has already transformed hundreds of thousands of units. In the same time, speech, the government raised credit limits for small‑business financing were raised, financing, supporting artisans and investment projects. Following the programme launch, The programme’s launch has spurred a surge in residential moves—driven moves, driven by rapid tenant turnover, urban‑renewal projects and remote‑work trends—has trends, sharply increased increasing demand for short‑term storage facilities across the city. The temporary‑storage market, now valued at about $2.2 billion, is expanding both through regulated providers and unregulated operators offering low‑cost but risky solutions. Experts note that using storage can offset high rental costs, with potential savings of up to 660 k TL per year for a typical three‑room apartment.

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