Turkey needs 5.5 million more homes by 2016 

The population in Turkey continues to expand and so too does the demand for housing. The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce has released figures showing that Turkey currently needs between 300,000 and 350,000 additional houses annually, a figure that is set to increase.

The figures show that 65 percent of homes in Turkey were used by their owners in 2007, while the remainder were rented.

An estimated 5.5 million new homes will be required by 2016; due to an increase in population; to cope with internal migration; for renovation needs and as part of urban transformation projects that are demolishing shanty houses and replacing them with modern and registered buildings

Source Istanbul Chamber of Commerce