Türkiye’s state housing agency has built more than 1.75 million homes nationwide, 91 percent of which were classified as social housing, according to a government report.
The Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) had constructed 1,758,426 homes and 67,061 social facilities across all 81 provinces by March 2026, the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry’s 2025 General Activity Report for Local Administrations showed.
The projects, with an updated tender value of about 6.14 trillion Turkish Liras, have capacity for around 5 million residents, the report said.
TOKİ delivered 124,034 homes in 2025, comprising 58,561 social housing units and 65,473 homes in earthquake-hit areas.
It also awarded tenders for 212,981 units during the year, including 136,687 social homes and 76,294 earthquake homes. Tenders for a further 150,000 homes are planned in 2026.
Housing for low- and middle-income groups accounted for 42.12 percent of TOKİ’s output, followed by disaster housing at 26.15 percent. Projects involving the redevelopment of informal housing areas made up 13.02 percent, while 9.76 percent was designated for the lowest-income groups.
Urban transformation continues
TOKİ has completed the transformation of 228,969 homes nationwide since 2012, while construction continues on another 33,349 units, according to the report.
Over the same period, 319,551 buildings containing nearly 1.27 million residential and commercial units were designated as risky. Of those, 291,144 buildings containing about 1.09 million units had been demolished by the end of 2025.
Since February 2024, the government has provided 31.5 billion liras in grants, loans and relocation assistance for the transformation of 28,874 units in 2,870 buildings.
In Istanbul, work is underway on about 175,544 units across 36 districts. The report said an urban transformation project involving around 60,000 homes was continuing in Esenler, with residents being relocated from areas not zoned for housing to safer buildings.
