According to official data from the Turkish Statistical Institute , compared to the same month last year , sales of Turkish property to foreigners rose by 23.8 % during October . Iraqi citizens bought the most houses in Turkey, buying a total of 430 units in October. In the ten months to end October 2015 , foreigners purchased a total of 18,428 properties in Turkey , a 20 % increase from the same period in 2014 . Iraqis were the largest number of buyers ( 430 units in October ) , followed by Saudi Arabians ( 325 units ) , Egyptians ( 191 units ) , Kuwaitis ( 142 units ) , and then British ( 133 units ) .
According to official data from the Turkish Statistical Institute , compared to the same month last year , sales of Turkish property to foreigners rose by 23.8 % during October . In the ten months to end October 2015 , foreigners purchased a total of 18,428 properties in Turkey , a 20 % increase from the same period in 2014 . Iraqis were the largest number of buyers ( 430 units in October ) , followed by Saudi Arabians ( 325 units ) , Egyptians ( 191 units ) , Kuwaitis ( 142 units ) , and then British ( 133 units ) .