EN RealEstate2014 11072014

Turkish Real Estate
Market 2014
Contents
Foreword..........................................................................................3
1. Global Economic Outlook ............................................................4
2. Turkish Economic Outlook............................................................6
3. Real Estate Market Outlook..........................................................10
Turkey as an investment destination in the next three years.................12
a. Residential Properties..................................................................... 14
b. Offices........................................................................................... 16
c. Retail ............................................................................................ 18
d. Hotels............................................................................................ 21
e. Industrial Buildings and Warehouses.............................................. 24
4. Real Estate Hot Topics in the Next Three Years.............................27
a. Urban Regeneration....................................................................... 27
b. Green Buildings............................................................................. 28
c. Third Bridge, Third Airport and Highway Projects .......................... 31
d. Hospitals....................................................................................... 33
5. Turkish Real Estate Sector from Foreign Investors Perspective.....35
Appendix............................................................................................... 38
Regional Investment Schemes.............................................................. 38
Real Estate Taxes................................................................................. 40
Endnotes & Sources............................................................................. 41
Foreword
The global financial markets have started to experience significant

volatility since May 2013. The reverse capital flows continue to put
pressure on many emerging markets and developing countries. Turkey
is a country whose growth potential is challenged with major currentaccount deficits and domestic political uncertainty. However, the
rebalancing growth model will likely help the Turkish economy to heal
itself in the intermediate-long term.
Since 2008, residential, office and commercial properties have
outperformed in the Turkish real estate market. Indeed, rental yields and
selling prices for retail and residential properties kept growing over the
last three years. In future, primary commercial properties in central areas
will likely attract investors interest. The sector will definitely find a way
to overcome the coming storm. The real estate market has been one of
the key elements of the Turkish economy over the past decade and it
will continue to remain the same in the future. Turkish real estate players
may differentiate themselves by creating new opportunities such as joint
ventures with international partners.
I am pleased to share our Turkish Real Estate Market 2014 report with
you. This report describes our expectations on the real estate sector
based on our research and experiences. It describes the significant hot
topics which will be critical for the Turkish real estate market within the
next three years.
For those that are interested in topics raised in this report, we will be
glad to welcome your feedback and comments.
zkan Yldrm
Partner
Deloitte Turkey
1. Global Economic Outlook
The global economy continues to grow at a

modest pace and the global GDP growth is
estimated to be 3.0% percent in 2013 by the
IMF. The United States and Europe are likely to
experience a slow-to-moderate economic growth
through 2014. The US economy is estimated to
grow by 2.8 % in 2014 (from 1.9% in 2013).
Growth in the Eurozone, after two years of
contraction, is projected to be 1.0% in 2014 by the
IMF.
twelve months as risk-averse investors and funds

have started to switch their money to secure and
stable developed countries. As a result, they had
to raise interest rates in response to reverse capital
flow since May 2013 and further policy rate hikes
are expected going forward. In addition to that,
Ukraine crisis has come into the scene by the first
week of March and revealed the risk of political
imbalance to investors in the emerging markets.
The global financial markets have started to

experience significant volatility since May 2013
after the Federal Reserves announcement for
tapering on quantitative easing (QE). The US
Federal Reserve has reduced its bond purchases
by 20 billion since its first announcement on
December 18, 2013. The FED is likely to continue
to taper its monetary stimulus through 2014 until it
is fully finished.
The external demand of the developed

countries will help to the emerging and
developing markets to heal their
economies.
The dollar continued to strengthen against the

most emerging-market currencies in 2013, which
also reflects the signs of continued economic
recovery in the US. China has begun to mature and
is expected to slow its growth with policy measures
to be taken by the government for increasing the
cost of capital to slow credit expansion.
However, global economic activity has

strengthened with the support of recovering
advanced economies in 2013. It is expected to
continue growing in the next three years. In the
short-term, the reverse capital flows will continue
to put pressure in many emerging markets and
developing countries and lead to high interest
rates combined with structural challenges such
as unemployment and vulnerability of the growth
expectations.
The fragile five countries -Turkey, Brazil, India,

Indonesia and South Africa, whose weaknesses are
mainly related to current account deficits, need to
manage the risk of capital outflows to developed
countries. Their currencies value have fallen by
about 15-25% against the US dollar over the past
In the medium and long term, the external demand

of developed countries will help emerging markets
and developing countries to heal their economies.
Table 1: Key economic indicators, % change

Gross domestic product, constant prices (% change)
World
United States
Euro area
Emerging market and developing economies
Turkey
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (% change)
World
United States
Euro area
Emerging market and developing economies
Turkey
2011
2012
2013
2014 F
2015 F
3.9
1.8
1.5
6.2
8.8
2011
3.1
2.8
-0.7
4.9
2.2
2012
3.0
1.9
-0.4
4.7
3.8
2013
3.7
2.8
1.0
5.1
3.5
2014 F
3.9
3.0
1.4
5.4
4.3
2015 F
4.7
3.1
2.7
6.8
10.4
3.9
1.8
2.2
6.2
6.2
3.7
1.2
1.3
6.0
8.0
3.8
1.7
1.4
5.5
6.0
3.6
1.9
1.4
5.1
6.0
Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database October 2013 and World Economic Outlook Update January 2014
The FED announced in its latest decision on

interest rate in February 2014, that it would
continue to keep interest rates near zero as long
as the unemployment rate stays above 6.5%.
Following the FED Chairman Ben Bernankes taper
announcement in May 2013, the market yield on
U.S. Treasury securities at ten-year rose by just 150

basis points to around 3% from 1.5%, from May
2013 to February 2014, but eased somewhat to
2.7% - 2.8% since then (Graph 2). Under the FEDs
forward guidance policy, the policy rate is not
expected to be lifted until mid-2015.
Graph 1: GDP growth rates (quarterly, % change)

10
8
6
4
2
0
2000Q1
-2
2002Q2
2004Q3
2006Q4
2009Q1
2011Q2
2013Q3
-4
-6
USA
-8
Euro zone (17 countries)
-10
-12
Source: Deloitte Economic Outlook Report, December 2013
Graph 2: USA interest rates (%)
USA 10-year interest rate

USA 10-year & 2-year interest rate difference
03 Jan 11
30 June 11
29 Dec11
26 June 12
26 Dec 12
25 June 13
20 Dec13
2. Turkish Economic Outlook
Turkey is a country whose enormous growth

potential is challenged with major current-account
deficits and domestic political uncertainty. There
are challenges that Turkey faces - the Turkish
lira is sliding more than 20% against the US
dollar since mid-2013. The Central Bank of
Turkey raised overnight interest rate from 7.75%
to 11.5% - 12% on January 28, 2014. While
many international players tend to shift their
investments to assets of the developed countries
rather than those of the emerging markets, not
all investors leave the emerging markets, such
as Turkey, whose reduced asset prices are at a
much more favorable level. The devaluation of
the Turkish Lira can help boost competitiveness
and reduce external deficits. But in the short term,
it also leads to economic problems by causing
inflationary pressures and higher financing costs.
The rebalancing growth model will likely help the
Turkish economy to heal itself in the intermediate
long term. Despite the significant sell-off to date
and emerging markets falling out of favor, majority
of experts do not see a significant risk of a general
emerging market crisis. An overall emergingmarket crisis is unlikely in 2014. Significant capitalflow reversals have been very limited, and no
advanced country will raise interest rates sharply
until mid 2015.
As the 16th largest global economy, Turkey has
seen a more stable economy for the past 10 years.
Although the GDP growth rates slowed down
(2.2% in 2012) right after recovery from financial
crisis, Turkey is expected to record around 4% GDP
growth rate in 2013. The growth is mainly driven

by private consumption, government investment
and restocking. The inflation levels are still higher
than governments plans (above the governments
target rate of 6.8% as revised in its Mid-Term Plan)
and it is expected to end the year in the 7.5% 8% range.
While many international players tend to

shift their investments to the assets of the
developed countries rather than those of
the emerging markets, not all investors
leave the emerging markets such as
Turkey.
The most vulnerable aspect of the Turkish
economy has always been its dependency on
external financing due to large trade deficit
and historically low level of domestic savings.
Although current account balance as percent
of GDP reduced from 9.7% to 6.1% in 2012
compared to 2011, it increased to almost 8% in
2013. As Turkeys dependence on external energy
continues, the current account deficit remains the
Achilles Heel of Turkish macroeconomics for the
economy.
Graph 3: GDP growth rate (constant)(% change)

14
12.6
12
12.4
10.4
9.3
10
9.3
8.7
8
6
4
2
0
Source: TurkStat
5.3
5.3
4.5
3.1
3.0
2.8
1.5
1.4
4.4
Graph 4: GDP % change, inflation % change, current account balance as % of GDP

15
10
5
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
-5
-10
Gross domestic product, constant prices
-15
Inflation, average consumer prices
Current account balance
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2013
After depreciation of the Turkish Lira by 20% against the US Dollar and Euro currency basket since May
2013, thanks to slower growth,the current account deficit, which has likely reached 8% of GDP last year,
should start to fall in 2014.
Graph 5: Exchange rate and interest rate

2.50
12.0
2.40
11.0
2.30
10.0
2.20
9.0
2.10
8.0
2.00
1.90
7.0
1.80
Exchange rate basket
1.70
(%50USD+%50EUR, left axis)
1.60
Secondary market benchmark rate
6.0
5.0
(compound, right axis)

4.0
1.50
4 Jan 10
1 Sep10
29 Apr 11
25 Dec 11
21 Aug 12
18 Apr 13
14 Dec13
Graph 6 - MSCI and Turkey indices (August 2008=100)

35
160
140
25
120
15
100
5
80
01 Jan 08
-5
08 Dec 08
13 Nov 09
21 Oct 10
29 Sep 11
06 Sep 12
15 Aug13
60
-15
40
-25
MSCI, Turkish premium in EM (%, left axis)
20
Turkey (right axis)

-35
Emerging markets (right axis)
With half of the population under the age of

30, domestic demand trends are expected to be
strong. However, the unemployment rate was
9.38% in 2013. In 2014 one of the key challanges
of Turkey is to reduce or keep the unemployment
rate level below 10%, which highly correlates with

growth. Any growth rate below 5% is estimated
to have negative consequences on the Turkish
unemployement rate.
Graph 7: Unemployment rates
15
14
10.95
14.03
13
11.89
12
10.59
11
10.21
10.24
9.79
10
9.21
9.38
9.47
9
8
7
6
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2013
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
The government in its Medium Term Program

for the 2014-16 has revised the expectation of
the GDP growth rate as 3.6% in 2013 (it was
4% previously), 4% in 2014 and 5% in 2015 and
2016. Similarly, the inflation rate is targeted at
6.8% in 2013, 5.3% in 2014 and 5% in 2015 and
2016. Although the current account deficit at the
end of 2013 was targeted to be 7.1%, it reached
at 8% in 2013.
There is a general consensus that if Turkish
economy is to continue to grow at the rate of
5% or higher, which is the minimum growth rate
to create enough employment opportunities for
Turkeys young population, this will cause higher
current account deficit. Thus the initial focus
should be on structural reforms to reduce the
deficit in order to ensure sustainable GDP growth
in the long run.
Increased inflows of FDI are also needed in

order to address the risk that external debt
represents for the economic growth. In order
to reduce the current account deficit, the
government in its Mid-term Plans indicated to
focus on energy efficiency projects. The focus
will be on the use of local coal and renewable
energy sources. Investments in nuclear power
stations will continue to enable local resource
based energy generation. In addition, the recent
private pension scheme helps to boost private
savings in the medium term, while governments
regional incentive scheme is expected to support
investment in import-substituting industries.
3. Real Estate Market Outlook
Since 2008, residential, office and commercial

properties have outperformed in the Turkish real
estate market. Indeed, rental yields and selling
prices for retail and residential properties kept
growing over the last three years. In future,
primary commercial properties in central areas are
likely to attract investors interest.
However, since Spring 2013, following the FEDs
announcement for tapering its QE (quantitative
easing) and the recent political developments
in the region, there have been pressures on the
Turkish real estate sector. Now, opportunistic
investors and risk-averse investors from emerging
markets seek security in more stable regions such
as the US and Europe. The Turkish real estate
market continues to feel the impact of slow
domestic growth which will result in investor
demand for only high-quality properties and
resultant cap rate compression. The Turkish real
estate players may differentiate themselves by
creating new opportunities including joint ventures
with international partners.
Although, currently investors remain hesitant

to make transactions to see how upcoming
elections will have an impact on the economical
situation in the short term, the Turkish real estate
industry presents many opportunities to local and
international investors over the mid to long term.
Turkeys young and large population drives
domestic consumption to some level. In addition,
the government implemented new schemes in
the past years to increase foreign investments to
make Turkey a manufacturing and export base
in the Eurasia region. Logistics infrastructure
projects continue to increase logistics industry
performance and given the expected efficiencies
are achieved; more foreigners will be willing to
re-locate their base to Turkey. These developments
will inevitably drive demand for industrial buildings
and warehouses. With the spread of new
Organized Industry Zones and logistics villages,
more companies may choose Anatolian cities for
establishing their base. Following this, there will
also be a demand in these regions for new office
spaces.
Over the mid to long term, Turkish real estate

industry presents many opportunities to local
and international investors.
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Graph 8: Foreign direct investment in Turkey (USD Billion)

25
20
2.9
15
10
2.0
2.6
16.8
1.7
2.4
6.8
6.5
2009
2010
2.5
14.0
10.3
2.4
9.4
7.9
2008
The privatization of various state-owned

companies has attracted the interest of
investors. The government has plans on public
private partnerships for many infrastructure
projects, hospitals and ports (Izmir and
Derince port privatizations are added to the
portfolio). Also in order to increase foreign
direct investment (FDI), the government will
focus on ensuring land availability for foreign
investments.
2011
Foreign direct capital
2012
Nov 2012 Nov 2013
Real estate (net)
Source: The Ministry of Economy, Foreign Direct Investment Bulletin, January 2014
Share of property sales to foreigners as

percentage of total foreign direct investments
have increased. Especially, by April 2014,
the government plans to enact a new law to
supplement the law that sets forth regulations
related to property sales to foreigners.
With the changes, the government will be
extending residence permit of foreigners from
three months to one year and allowing the
renewal of the residence permit as long as
the foreigners continue to own a property
in Turkey. This will further drive demand
for housing and office spaces in Turkey by
internationals.
Graph 9: Real Estate Investment Trust Price Index performance
The number of Real Estate Investment Trusts

(REIT) in the Turkish market has increased
indicating the market potential of the Turkish
real estate industry. Currently, 29 REITs are
trading on the BIST and 3 REITs are waiting for
the establishment permission. The Real Estate
Investment Trust Price Index is in a rising trend
since the drop in 2009 crisis; the index has
increased by 89% in TL and 52% in USD from
2009 levels to the end of 2013 (Graph 9).
45000
1800
40000
1600
35000
1400
30000
1200
25000
1000
20000
800
TL (left axis)
15000
600
USD (right axis)
10000
400
5000
200
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Source: Borsa Istanbul
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Turkey as an investment destination

in the next three years
There is a fundamental contradiction in the European real estate investment markets

nowadays: the market is awash in capital desperately seeking investment opportunities,
while the appetite for higher yields assets or locations is not increasing. 2013 is the first
year since the 2008 crisis where professional investments volume have reached pre-crisis
level again, however with a notable run on quality and towards refuge cities.
As the ECB managed to cut again its main refinancing rate in May 2013 down to 0.5
% it pushed the interest rates to a new historical low level. While this did not affect
so much the banking sector in the core Western Europe countries where the banks
funding cost was close to nil already, it provided support to the struggling economies in
the south of Europe. It has had the asymmetric effect in the right direction.
Jean-Paul Loozen
Real Estate and Construction
Industry Leader
Deloitte
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Although not an overwhelming volume yet, this was corroborated by an increase in

acquisitions by non - domestic investors in European peripheral countries and in eastern
Europe, thereby seeking higher yields in exchange for risk taking.
The apparent contradiction referred to above remains true though: with the bulk of
the European investments directing themselves to (a) safe havens cities, (b) the Nordics
economy and (c) the German economy, the market speaks, and focuses on risk aversion
still.
Investments in EUR millions
London (a)
Paris (a)
Moscow
Stockholm (b)
Munich (c)
Frankfurt (c)
Hamburg c)
Berlin (c)
Oslo (b)
Copenhagen (b)
Dusseldorf (c)
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H1 2012
10,178
4,903
1,000
1,656
1,580
748
787
951
1,618
1,251
24,672 ie 50 % of
European investments
H1 2013
11,458
4,282
2,180
1,895
1,571
1,256
1,172
1,152
1,125
1,082
21,173 ie 50 % of the European
investments
There is an underlying logic to this behavior: but for a few exceptions, the
economic growth is in essence nil in the European Union as it struggles to
remain just above the 0 line, while there has always been an almost perfect
correlation between GDP growth and demand for property space and thus
real estate investments. So far, keeping both interest levels at an historical
low and inflation below the 2% ECB target just offset the plague generated
by public debt and abysmal demographic prospects. There is no surprise
thus in seeing institutional investors confirming European investment
strategies that focus on core assets.
At the doorstep of Europe, the Turkish market addresses two of these
fundamental flaws:
- a glowing economy and GDP growth;
- favorable demographics,
as further confirmed by a persistent growth in consumption.
However, while offering a clear opportunity for the Turkish property market
to attract non-domestic investors, risk aversion remains high on their agenda
and recent surveys of investment decision makers definitely confirm a long
term interest in the Turkish investment grade assets market albeit cautiously
and taking time to monitor the country and market evolution.
Shortly put, the Turkish market is no more viewed as a far away exotic
and emerging market, but not yet as a stabilized and mature property
market neither. In such a context it takes time to get comfortable with the
economics, legal system, end users market and property sector dynamics.
For the Turkish property market to confirm the attractiveness of its favorable
country fundamentals it should keep offering a yield spread still ie a country
and market yield premium that helps overcome the investors analysis of
risks with foreign exchange, inflation and local cost of financing.
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However, there are also some downside risks

that may impact the residential real estate
market. The amount of VAT charged for the
purchase of new housing has been revised
as effective from January of 2013. Previously,
for residentials with a net surface area of 150
m2 and less, VAT charge was applied as 1%.
However, currently with the new regulation in
place, given the per m2 value of a housing is
between 500 - 1,000 TL, the VAT is 8% and for
buildings per m2 value higher than 1,000 TL,
the ratio to be paid for VAT is 18%. This change
will not impact housing with construction
permits dated prior to the effective date as
well as the areas within the scope of the urban
regeneration program. While this may have a
positive impact on the sales of already existing
new housing stock, the sales of new housing
with permits dated January 2013 and newer
may be negatively impacted to some level.
The total area of construction permits reached
90 million m2 in the first 9 months of 2013,
which is a 12.7% increase compared to the
same period last year. Occupancy permits have
increased even at a higher rate of 31.5% within
the same period contributing to the housing
stock (Graph 11).
Demographic changes, increase in the

disposable incomes per capita and financing
opportunities combined with the need for
renewal of risky buildings will drive the
demand for new housing.
Graph 10: Number of households and average household size
4.8
18.6
17.5
4.6
14.0
15
4.4
10
4.7
4.2
4.3
4.2
3.8
5
-
2000
2013
2017F
Average household size (left axis)
Number of households (right axis)
Source: Economic Intelligence Units (EIU)
Graph 11: Dwelling buildings, total area of construction and occupancy permits
(floor area m2)
160,000,000
140,000,000
120,000,000
100,000,000
80,000,000
60,000,000
40,000,000
20,000,000
2009
2010
2011
Construction permits
Source: Turkstat. Excludes residences for communities
14
20
million
Residential Properties
Migration from rural regions to urban cities
continues in Turkey with 71% of the population
currently living in urban areas. This population
shift increases the demand for construction
of new buildings in urban areas. Furthermore,
the average household sizes are decreasing
and the number of households have increased
from 14 million in 2000 to 17.5 million in 2013
according to the EIUs estimates. This is mainly
due to increased number of students living
away from families and more women joining
the workforce. These demographic changes
combined with the increase in disposable
income per capita (from USD 3,000 in 2000
to USD 8,000 in 20131) and the increased
financing opportunities, the home ownership
over the long run would increase. Combined
with the need for the renewal of the existing
buildings in risky conditions (considering
Turkeys position on the seismic belt), this will
drive the need for new housing.
2012
2012 3Q
2013 3Q
Occupany permits
The total house sales (including mortgage sales) showed a significant jump from 4th quarter of 2012 to
2013. In total, 2013 house sales have exceeded 2012 levels by 65%. This is a healthy sign indicating that
there is no accumulation in the vacant housing stock.
274
300
250
179
200
158
163
146
293
295
213
195
174
295
177
174
170
145
124
150
100
50
0
Total
House Sales (excl. Mortgage sales)
Mortgage Sales
Source: Turkstat
The total volume of housing loans have been rising since 2008. However, the housing loans interest
rates have started to increase in the last quarter of 2013 and would likely to continue its upward trend in
2014.
Graph 13: Average annual housing loan interest rates (%) vs. total housing loans (million TL)
25
120000
21.3
20.3
20
100000
18.6
80000
16.7
15
13.9
12.0
10.7
9.5
10
9.6
60000
40000
20000
0
Average Housing Loans Interest Rates (annual)
2013 Q4
2013 Q3
2013 Q2
2013 Q1
2012 Q4
2012 Q3
2012 Q2
2012 Q1
2011 Q4
2011 Q3
2011 Q2
2011 Q1
2010 Q4
2010 Q3
2010 Q2
2010 Q1
2009 Q4
2009 Q3
2009 Q2
2009 Q1
2008 Q4
2008 Q3
2008 Q2
2008 Q1
2007 Q4
2007 Q3
2007 Q2
0
2007 Q1
thousand units
Graph 12: House sales (units)
Consumer Loans - Housing million TL)
Source: BRSA, Central Bank of Turkish Republic
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From 2010 to 2013, the average new house prices increased by a CAGR 11.4% in Turkey. In stanbul,
the new house prices rised even at a higher rate with a CAGR of 15.2%.
Table 2: New House Price Index (2010=100)

stanbul New House Price Index
Turkey New House Price Index
2010
100.0
100.0
2011
113.0
110.0
2012
129.8
123.3
2013
CAGR 2010-2013
152.7
138.1
15.2%
11.4%
Source: Central Bank of Turkish Republic
With the increasing interest rates the house

sales may be impacted negatively. However,
over the long term strong domestic demand for
housing, residential real estate market will protect
its position as a good investment asset going
forward.
Offices
The Turkish office market continues to experience
strong performance, especially in the central
business districts of major markets where vacancy
rates are in the 6.5%-17% range for A and B class
offices.
Consequent to multinational companies
establishing their regional management and
operational centers in stanbul, as well as
increasing growth and institutionalizing trends
of national companies, the office demand
continues to increase. This strong demand and
requirement for office space continues to trigger
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Tenants generally evaluate the office

costs considering efficiency, space cost
per person, space cost per revenue
generated and its public transportation
access.
office investments. Tenants generally evaluate
the office costs considering efficiency, space cost
per person, space cost per revenue and its public
transportation access.
Office construction licenses obtained throughout
Turkey in the first three quarters of 2013 have
increased by 1.9% compared to the same time
previous year and realized at 4.6 million m2
in Turkey. Office building occupancy permits
increased by 2.7% compared to the first three
quarters of 2012 and realized as 2.8 million m2
resulting in increase of office supply.
Graph 14: Office (workplace) construction licenses and occupancy permits (floor area m2)
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012 3Q
2013 3Q
Occupany permits
Source: Turkstat
stanbul
The total office space for B Class offices almost remained the same between the first three quarters of
2012 and 2013, while A Class office space increased both in the Asian side and European side by 16.7%
and 10%, respectively.
Graph 15: Total office area for A and B Class (m2) and average vacancy rates (%) (2012 - 2013)
1,200,000
50
1,000,000
40
800,000
2012 Q3
30
600,000
2013 Q3
23.46
400,000
13.42
200,000
7.87
16.92
10.36
6.54
0
Asia A
Asia B
20
7.65
6.97
10
0
Europe A
Europe B
2012 Avg
Vacancy Rates
2013 Avg
Vacancy Rates
Source: Colliers International
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In order to accommodate the companies which

are seeking for larger office areas with low rental
prices, A class office asking rates slightly decreased
in the Asian part in the third quarter of 2013,
while the rates increased per m2/month in the
European side. Although new office projects
continue to be constructed in the Asian side, still
the vacancy rates have fallen in the Asian part
especially in mraniye, Kozyata, due to the
demand shift from the Europe to the Asian side.
In recent years, new metro lines were opened
and connected to the European side with the
Marmaray underwater railway.
There are many growth

opportunities for retail
market in the cities with
more than 1 million
population.
Graph 16: stanbul average asking rates ($/m2/month)
Q3 2012
Q3 2013
50
41 40.0
40
30
20
23.2
19.2
22
21.9
21.3
19.15
20.0 19.6
25.8
23.1
38.4
34.8
36.4
32.6
31.2
25.8
39.9
34.8
25.5
22.1
15.2
12.6
10
0
Source: Colliers International
Retail
Organized retail continues to grow with the
increasing number of shopping centers around the
country. In 2013, the number of malls increased to
340 in 2013 and gross leasable area also increased
by 13% compared to 2012. There are 54 cities out
of 81 with shopping malls and new investments
are in the pipeline2. Total gross leasable area
(GLA) reached 9.4 million m2 at the end of 2013
and GLA per 1,000 people exceeded 120 m2.
This is higher for Ankara, stanbul, Karabk, Bolu,
Eskiehir, which have over 150 m2 density as of
the first quarter of 2013 according to Council of
Shopping Center Investors of Turkey.
This ratio is still low compared to the levels of
most developed markets (EU-27 average is 259.9
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in 20133), which indicates room for growth as

currently there are 17 cities with more than 1
million population in addition to the 3 main cities
(GLA per 1.000 inhabitants in between 101-150
m2 in Bursa, Gaziantep, Antalya, Kayseri Kocaeli,
Aydn; 51-100 m2 in Adana Konya, Mersin,
Diyarbakr, Balkesir, Samsun; 0-50 m2 Hatay,
anlurfa, Manisa and no malls in Kahramanmara,
Van) (Graph 18).
Although the three large cities have reached a
certain saturation level in terms of gross leasable
area, there are many opportunities for growth in
cities with more than 1 million population across
Turkey apart from the top 3.
Graph 17: Number of malls and gross leasable area

400
10000000
350
9000000
8000000
300
7000000
250
6000000
200
5000000
150
4000000
3000000
100
2000000
50
1000000
0
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Number of malls
2012
2013E
Total gross leasable area
Source: Council of Shopping Center Investors (AYD) & Akademetre, ICSC Country Factsheet, March 2013
Graph 18: Number of malls across Turkey and density of gross leasable area
1
3
91
2
9
1
2
2
2
32
1
4
1
13
2
7
4
6
3
1
1
2
18
1
2
0 -50m2
2
3
51 -100m2
101 -150m2
151m2+
Source: Council of Shopping Center Investors (AYD) & Akademetre, ICSC Country Factsheet, March 2013.
Density: gross leasable area per 1,000 inhabitants
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According to the Council of Shopping Center

Investors data, the leasable area per 1000
people is 246 m2 in Ankara, 227 m2 in stanbul
whereas it is less than 100 m2 in eastern part of
Turkey, indicating that large cities have reached
a saturation point and shopping centers already
began to cannibalize each other. The potential is
moving towards the eastern part of Turkey.
The global economic uncertainty pushed the retail

confidence index slightly downwards and retail
trade confidence index decreased by 6.4% in the
last month of 2013 compared to the previous
month.
Graph 19: Retail Confidence Index
120
95
6.1
89.5
100
104
9.5
111.4 113.6 113.5 112.4 108.4 109.5
109.4
103
98.2
7.1
80
92
1.9
60
1.1
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6
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0
-2
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-8
Retail trade confidence index

Retail trade confidence index (Percentage change)(%)
Source: Turkstat
Although economic recessions have an impact

over the retail sector, increasing disposable income
and discretionary spending are the main drivers of
the evolution of the retail market in the long term.
Organized retail share will increase and the market
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will become more concentrated and competitive

due to the local and new global players, leading
to increasing real estate costs and scarce store
locations.
Hotels
Turkey is amongst the top tourism destinations and ranked at 6th place in terms of the number of tourist
arrivals, just behind Spain and Italy.
Table 3: International tourist arrivals (million)
Number of Tourists (2011)
Number of Tourists (2012)
France
81.6
83.0
United States
62.7
67.0
China
57.6
57.7
Spain
56.2
57.7
Italy
46.1
46.4
Turkey
31.3
31.3
Germany
28.4
30.4
United Kingdom
29.3
29.3
Russian Federation
22.7
25.7
10
Malaysia
24.7
25.0
Source: World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
The number of foreign tourists have increased with a CAGR of 9.6% between 2003 and 2012.
Furthermore, the average length of stay has also been gradually increasing.
Graph 20: Number of foreign visitors who resident abroad vs. average number of overnight stays
35 000 000
10.0
30 000 000
9.5
25 000 000
9.0
20 000 000
8.5
15 000 000
8.0
10 000 000
7.5
5 000 000
7.0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012 2013
Q3
Q3
Number of foreign visitors, foreigners resident abroad

Average number of overnights
Source: The Ministry of Tourism, Turkstat
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In Turkey, the hotel occupancy rates have also been in an upright trend at 54.3% in 2012 (Graph 21). In
France, the occupancy rates were 60.3%4 in 2012, which is the number one tourist destination in the
world.
Graph 21: Occupancy rates of operation licensed establishments
60
54.3
55
52.4
48.7
50
45.6
51.1
50.1
46.9
51.5
51.5
48.9
49.2
47.3
45
40
36.8
35
30
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Source: The Ministry of Tourism
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Considering Turkeys high

attractiveness as a tourism destination
and 2023 goals, the tourism industry
will continue to grow driving the need
for better facilities.
Based on an analysis of seven regions of Turkey

and stanbul, the number of nights spent has
seen a double digit growth in the Mediterranean;
stanbul followed by the Southeastern
Anatolia, Black Sea and Marmara regions. The
number of operation licensed hotel beds have
increased most in the Southeastern Anatolia,
Mediterranean, Eastern Anatolia, Marmara and
the Black Sea in the last four years.
Table 4: Number of nights spent and number of beds in the operation licensed tourism facilities
Number of
nights spent
2009
Number of
nights spent
2012
Number of
nights spent
CAGR
2009-2012
Number
of beds
2009
Number
of beds
2012
Number
of beds
CAGR
2009-2012
Occupancy
Rate* 2012
stanbul
9,093,489
13,929,713
15.3%
61,239
70,246
4.7%
54%
Marmara
3,542,916
4,876,094
11.2%
33,726
39,617
5.5%
34%
Aegan
17,339,920
21,896,639
8.1%
143,977
154,686
2.4%
39%
Mediterreanian
45,214,622
69,819,548
15.6%
303,508
362,880
6.1%
53%
Cental Anatolia
4,524,761
5,936,038
9.5%
35,226
40,430
4.7%
40%
Black Sea
1,314,318
2,001,735
15.1%
13,501
15,806
5.4%
35%
Eastern Anatolia
894,780
1,180,113
9.7%
8,475
9,981
5.6%
32%
Southeastern
Anatolia
991,669
1,514,297
15.2%
9,113
12,373
10.7%
34%
Source: The Ministry of Tourism. Includes tourism operation licensed facilities *Occupany rate= nights spent / (365 x number of beds)
Based on Turkeys 2023 Tourism Strategy, it is

aimed to reach 63 million visitors with USD 86
billion foreign tourism revenue and USD 1,350
revenue per foreign visitor. Turkey aims to be
amongst the top 5 tourism destinations in terms
of number of visitors and tourism revenues
generated.
Considering Turkeys high attractiveness as a
tourism destination and the governments efforts,
the tourism industry will continue its growth
driving the need for better facilities. With more
businesses establishing manufacturing facilities
in the Anatolian cities, there will be a need for
more facilities oriented towards business travelers.
Furthermore, the number of tourists visiting the
Southeastern part of Anatolia will further drive
the need for tourism facilities especially in these
regions.
In addition, Turkey aims to be amongst the top 5

medical tourism destinations in the world. With
the initiatives to improve infrastructure of public
health facilities, the establishment of health free
zones (provided that the related law is enacted as
part of the Healthcare Transformation program)
and the opening of new private hospitals, the
number of international patients coming to Turkey
to receive medical treatments will further increase.
The developments in foreign direct investments,
tourism and medical tourism in turn will further
drive the demand for better tourism facilities.
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Industrial Buildings and Warehouses

The Worlds 16th largest economy5, Turkey aims to
increase its export volume to USD 500 billion and
become the manufacturing base of Eurasia region
in the mid to high technology products by 2023.
Turkeys large domestic demand of 76.6 million6
coupled with its strategic location with access
to multiple markets with 1.5 billion people, GDP
of USD 25 trillion and more than USD 8 trillion
of foreign trade7 makes it an attractive market
for foreign investors to establish manufacturing
facilities or warehouses to serve the Turkish and
nearby markets.
The strong retail growth over the past years in
Turkey has led to the need to develop the supply
chain systems. As a result, the warehousing and
distribution market has boomed with most of
the major retailers acquiring or developing new
logistic centers. This contributed to an increase in
market activity utilising the opportunity to secure
these long term anchor tenants and space users.
Over the last decade, there has been much
discussion about changes in the composition of
employment and declines in the manufacturing
sector. New and expanded organized trade zones
in manufacturing is another important economic
opportunity for the real estate sector.
One of the major factors driving this trend has
been the relocation of companies to Eastern
Anatolia to take advantage of lower cost
structures, particularly with respect to labour.
It has been most difficult for those cities and
towns particularly in the eastern part of Turkey
that witnessed the high unemployment rates
due to lack of industrial areas. In recent years,
some Telecom companies took the first step to
move their call centers to eastern cities such as
Erzurum and Diyarbakr. Cheaper labour is not
the only driver. Companies are also particularly
interested in the eastern and southeastern cities
due to economic opportunities associated with
the growing demand from Iraq as well as a new
opportunity that will boost trading with Iran as the
country improves its relations with the West.
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In order to support the growth objectives, the

government has introduced a new investment
scheme in 2012 to incentivize investments in
different regions of Turkey (please see appendix).
In line with the incentive schemes for investments,
there are also plans for increasing the number
of organized industrial zones (OIZ) across Turkey.
With this aim new OIZs are planned in the 2014
investment programme. Upon completion of
the planned OIZs, Southeastern Anatolia region
will have the largest organized industrial zone
area (hectars). OIZs provide severals benefits
both to the legal entity of the OIZs as well as to
the companies operating within (i.e. some tax
exemptions and fees).
In addition to cheaper labour, economic

opportunities in the nearby countries
also drive companies interests in the
eastern part of Turkey.
Table 5: Organized Industrial Zones in Turkey
2013
2014
Planned*
2013 + 2014
Planned
Area (Hectars)
Area (Hectars)
Area (Hectars)
Southeastern Anatolia
4,224
3,798
8,022
Central Anatolia
5,531
1,849
7,380
Marmara
5,438
870
6,308
Aegan
4,290
1,236
5,526
Mediterenean
3,456
486
3,942
Black Sea
3,242
1,719
4,961
Regions
Eastern Anatolia
Total
2,358
1,936
4,294
28,539
11,894
40,433
Source: The Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology

*OIZs planned in the 2014 Investment Programme
There has been a growing demand for new industrial buildings and warehouse buildings. The
construction permits for the industrial buildings and warehouses have seen a 27.5% increase in the first
3 quarters of 2013 compared to the same period last year reaching to 6 million m2.
Graph 22: Industrial buildings and warehouses construction and occupany permits (m2)
8,000,000
7,000,000
6,000,000
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2012 Q3
2013 Q3
Occupany permits
Source: Turkstat
Increased manufacturing activity and trade volume

drives a need for better logistics infrastructure.
Many logistics infrastructure projects are
taking place such as new airport projects, dual
carriage ways, high speed train network and
capacity enhancement projects in Turkish ports.
Furthermore, in the past years new logistics
centers/villages have been constructed with
the aim of lowering the costs of transportation
by offering different modes of transportation,
storages and offices for rent and access to services
(i.e. custom consultancy, packaging, import-
export companies, etc.) in a single location. With

this aim, Turkish State Railways has initiated
18 logistics centers. Turkish State Railways is
responsible for the construction of connections to
the railways and related storage areas while the
private sector will be constructing the warehouses
and other structures. The first private sector
international logistics base (Ankara Logistics Base)
was established in 2004. In addition to the ones
initiated by the Turkish State Railways, more
private sector logistics centers/villages are also
expected to be constructed.
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Table 6: Logistics centers / villages initiated by the Turkish State Railways

Location
Capacity
Area
stanbul (Halkal)
Status
In operation
Samsun (Gelemen)
1.1 million tonnes capacity
Uak
246 thousand tonnes

capacity
140 thousand square

meters
In operation
Denizli (Kaklk)
500 thousand tonnes

capacity
120 thousand square

meters
1. Phase completed
Eskiehir (Hasanbey)
1. Phase completed
zmit (Kseky)
2 million tonnes capacity
1. Phase completed
Kayseri (Boazkpr)
1. Phase completed
Balkesir
211 thousand square

meters
Construction and project

development
Bilecik (Bozyk)
400 thousand square

meters

development
Erzurum (Palandken)
437 thousand tonnes

capacity
276 thousand square

meters

development
Konya (Kayack)
1 million square meters

development
Mardin (GAP)
316 thousand square

meters

development
stanbul (Yeilbayr)
1 million square meters

development
Kahramanmara (Trkolu)
797 thousand square

meters

development
Kars Lojistik Merkezi
412 thousand tonnes
316 thousand square

meters

development
Sivas Lojistik Merkezi
500 thousand square

meters

development
Mersin (Yenice)
896 thousand tonnes

capacity
398 thousand square

meters

development
Habur (rnak)
In operation

development
Source: The Turkish State Railways (TCDD), dunya.com
Considering the strategic position of Turkey as

a manufacturing and export base connecting
Europe and Asia whose attractiveness will further
be enhanced by the construction of the logistics
projects, demand for high quality industrial
buildings and warehouses will continue. With
the governments new incentive schemes, the
improvement of the logistics infrastructure with the
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construction of logistics centers and infrastructure

projects, construction of additional organized
trade zones, the demand may shift toward the
eastern part of Turkey. Thus Eastern regions may
become attractive destinations especially for those
companies interested in access to the MENA region.
This will drive the demand for high quality industrial
buildings and warehouses in these regions.
4. Real Estate Hot Topics in the Next 3 Years

Urban Regeneration
Urban Renewal and Development officially started
in Turkey after the enactment of law no. 6306
Renewal of Regions under Disaster Risks in
2012. According to the Ministry of Environment
and Urbanism, 6.5 million residences are planned
to be demolished and reconstructed within a 20
years time within the scope of the Urban Renewal
Project. A budget of USD 400 billion is estimated
to be required for this initiative where the private
sector is expected to play the largest role.
Housing Development Administration of Turkey
(TOK) was established in 1984 to create solutions
to the problems of distorted urbanization and
housing. Until 2003, limited projects have been
completed by TOKI; however the restructuring
of TOKI as an autonomous entity directly
linked to the Prime Ministry combined with the
development of TOKIs land portfolio enabled
the faster execution of such projects. Between
the years 2003 2013, working with the local
authorities, TOKI housing projects reached a
total of 609,440 units in 800 different towns,
88,170 of which have been constructed as part
of the Urban Renewal Program. As a part of its
2023 goals, which is the Turkish Republics 100th
anniversary, TOKI plans to reach a total of 1
million housing.
Apart from TOKIs initiatives, the government also
provides lease support and loan support to
residents that are living in the risky areas. The
amount of the loan support is as follows:
Table 7: The breakdown of TOKI housing projects

Number of
houses
Percentage
Medium and Low Income Groups
245,659
40.3%
Low Income and Poor Groups
144,851
23.7%
Urban Transformation (Urban Renewal)
88,170
14.4%
Disaster Applications
37,708
6.2%
Type of housing
Agriculture Village Projects

Total social housing
5,694
0.9%
522,082
85.6%
Income-Sharing Model (by TOKI)
22,974
3.8%
Income-Sharing Model (by TOKI's Affiliates)
64,384
10.6%
Total income sharing

Total
Under evaluation
87,358
14.3%
609,440
100.0%
6,209
Tenders with a set date
5,153
Total
620,802
Source: TOKI, March 2014
A budget of 400 billion USD is

estimated to be required for the urban
renewal initiative, where the private
sector is expected to play the largest role.
Table 8: Loan supports provided within the scope of Urban Regeneration

Interest support
Max. years before payback

(years)
Max. instalments (years)
Reinforcement of buildings
4%
10
Construction of housing
4%
10
Construction of offices
3%
Loan type
Source: The Ministry of Environment and Urbanism
The government also provides temporary housing

or office spaces. When this is not possible, the
government covers a certain amount of the
monthly rent (as determined by the Ministry of
Environment and Urbanism), which the residents
in regeneration areas or in risky buildings need
to pay after they evacuate their housing/office
space, until the housing is complete or for a
predetermined time8.
With the implementation of Urban Regeneration

initiatives many banks have also developed loans
specific to urban regeneration. Under the Urban
Regeneration initiative, the cities that are on the
seismic belt such as stanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya,
Bursa and zmir have priority. However, the urban
regeneration is spreading to Anatolian cities.
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Green Buildings
The residential sector with a 27% share comes
second after the industrial sector in total
energy consumption of Turkey. To promote
energy efficiency measures in buildings, several
regulations have been enacted over the years.
In 2008, Energy performance of buildings
regulation was declared. This regulation covers
the principles and procedures regarding effective
and efficient use of energy and energy resources
in buildings. In 2012, Energy Efficiency Strategy
Paper was published defining the energy
efficiency targets for the period of 2012-2023.
This paper aims to decrease the energy demand
and carbon emission of buildings: promoting
sustainable environment-friendly buildings using
renewable energy sources.
From an energy efficieny perspective, Urban
Regeneration Initiative is a good opportunity
to construct new buildings with better energy
efficiency standards. With this purpose, the
initiative supports governments objectives and
the new buildings are designed and constructed
according to the new building/energy efficiency
standards as part of the initiative. By March 2014,
approximately 61,000 buildings were completed
under these new standards. The target is to
increase this number to 400,000 by the end of
2014 according to the Housing Devolepment
Administration of Turkey.
The green buildings take the concept of energy
efficiency and sustainability to a higher level. The
green buildings are environmentally responsible
and resource efficient throughout a building's
complete life-cycle: from site selection to
design, construction, operation, maintenance,
renovation and destruction. There are systems
that assess buildings according to their impacts on
environment. The main green building certification
systems around the world are BREEAM, LEED,
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IISBE, CASBEE and DGNB. In general, certification

systems have a scoring methodology by looking
criterias such as efficient energy usage, water
consumption efficiency, waste management,
pollution, health and well-being (noise, light,
air quality), smart location, usage of sustainable
building materials, etc. As of February 2014,
there are 81 certified green buildings in Turkey.
Among these buildings, the majority are the
office buildings followed by shopping centers
and schools. According to the US Green Building
Council ranking, in terms of total number of both
registered and certified LEED projects as of May
2013, Turkey is in the ninth place globally.
Graph 23: Energy consumption by sectors, 2012
7%
16%
33%
Industry
Residential
Other
Transport
Commercial & public sector
17%
27%
Source: EIU Estimates
Table 9: Country rankings based on LEED certified projects and gross m2
From investment point

of view, green buildings
offer diverse benefits to
asset owners.
Countries
# of projects
Gross Square Meters in

millions
United States
44,220
595.8
Canada
4,212
62.3
China
1,156
66.5
United Arab Emirates
808
46.1
Brazil
638
18.1
India
405
6.9
Mexico
322
7.9
Germany
299
6.1
Turkey
194
8.9
Republic of Korea
188
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Source: The US Green Building Council- includes projects registered through the US, GBC, GBCI, Canada
GBC, and Indian GBC Note: Different countries use different certifications (BREEAM, IISBE, CASBEE,
DGNB). However, this table only indicates ranking based on LEED certifications.
From the investment point of view, green buildings

offer diverse benefits to asset owners. According
to a study conducted by McGraw Hill in 2013,
higher building value at point of sale, higher rental
and occupancy rates can be seen amongst the
significant benefits of green buildings for investers.
Higher building volume at point of sale is

particularly important to commercial building
owners who more frequently sell their assets.
According to the study, 41% of the owners expect
more than 6% increase in asset value.
Graph 24: Benefits of green buildings

Lower operating costs (e.g. Energy costs,
total lifecycle costs)
76%
Higher building value at point of sale
38%
Documentation and certification providing

quality assurance
38%
Future proofing assets
36%
Education of occupants about sustainability
31%
Higher rental rates
27%
Increased tenant productivity
25%
Higher occupancy rates
25%
0%
Percentage
10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% of Respondents
Source: McGraw Hill Construction, 2013
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Graph 25: Level of importance of benefits of green buildings

Lower operating costs ( e.g. Energy costs, total
25%
Higher building value at point of sale
66%
37%
Documentation and certification providing quality
44%
45%
Future proofing assets
39%
Education of occupants on sustainability
38%
Higher rental rates
40%
Increased tenant productivity
31%
40%
47%
41%
0%
10%
20%
very important
45%
36%
Higher occupancy rates
important
36%
45%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90% 100%
Source: McGraw Hill Construction, 2013
The green buildings have several benefits to the

homeowners- providing better durability, energy
savings, water savings and improved air quality.
With stricter regulations as well as increasing
awareness of the population about the benefits
of the green buildings, the popularity of the green
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buildings will increase over the long-term. This

increasing demand combined with the resulting
impact on asset values, green investments will
be a key trend to watch for the real estate industry
in the long run.
Third Bridge, Third Airport and Highway Projects

There have been significant improvements in
Third Airport
the logistics infrastructure of Turkey in the past
The airport is planned to be amongst the largest
years. New airports have been built in many cities
airports in the world, with a yearly capacity of 150
of Anatolia and capacity of ports are increased.
million passengers.
Many dual carriageways are ongoing and the
high-speed train network construction has
The airport is planned to be integrated to the
commenced connecting major cities impacting the North Marmara Highway and The Third Bosphorus
increase of freight and passenger transportation
Bridge as well as the high-speed train network.
volume. The improvement of the logistics
The airport is expected to be constructed on an
infrastructure and the better connection between
area of 3,500 hectars close to the Black Sea shore
multi-modes of transport will improve accessibility
and Terkos Lake close to Arnavutky Gktrk
of many regions and attract new businesses along - atalca intersection on the European side of
these corridors. However, there are several critical
stanbul.
infrastructure projects that are worth mentioning
since they will have an impact on the real estate
Highway Projects
market development when completed.
Currently, there are more than 2,100 km of
operating highways in Turkey and 535 km of
Third Bridge
new projects are ongoing10. Upon completion of
Amongst these infrastructure projects, the
these ongoing and planned projects, the Turkish
third bridge which will be the worlds widest
operational highway network will be extended by
suspension bridge (59 meters) and longest
approximately 5,500 km. The government further
spanning one (1.4 kms) with a rail system
aims to build an additional 4,000 kms through
commenced in 2013 within the Northern
public private partnership model with a target
Marmara Highway project located at the Odayeri
to reach approximately 12,000 km highways by
Paaky section. The project is planned to be
203511.
completed by 2015. It will consist of 8 highway
lanes and 2 railway lanes, which will connect
The three key ongoing projects will have
Edirne to zmit linked with the Marmaray and
significant impact on the transportation and
stanbul Subway9.
logistics network with potential to effect the real
estate investments as well.
The better connection between multi-modes of

transport will improve the accessibility of many
regions and attract new businesses along these
corridors.
Table 10: Ongoing highway projects
Ongoing Projects (Build Operate - Transfer)
KM
Gebze Orhangazi zmir Highway (stanbul zmir Highway)
433
North Marmara Highway/ Odayeri- Paaky (Third Bosphorus Bridge)
95
Sabuncubeli Tunnel (being constructed on Manisa zmir highway which is a major tourism, trade, mining and logistics route)
Source: The Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications
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stanbul - zmir Highway will significantly shorten the duration of transportation between stanbul and
major cities in Turkey such as zmir, Bursa and Eskiehir compared to the existing road structure.
Table 11: Impact of stanbul - zmir Highway

Transportation between.
Current duration
Expected duration
stanbul - zmir
8.0 - 10 hours
3.5 - 4.0 hours
stanbul - Bursa
2.5 - 3.0 hours
1.0 hour
stanbul - Eskisehir
3.0 - 3.5 hours
2.0 - 2.5 hours
Upon the completion of this project, distance

between two major commercial and industrial
cities in Turkey- stanbul and Bursa - will be
reduced from 2.5-3 hours to 1 hour. With the
construction of the bridge over the zmit bay, the
bay will be travelled (12 km) within 6 minutes
compared to the current alternative of crossing by
ferry which lasts for 45 60 minutes. This will ease
the working and living conditions in two cities.
The new highway construction will have a positive
impact on the Balkesir and Manisas (which are
32
on the planned routes) attractiveness as potential

destinations for new industrial investments.
Furthermore, EskiehirBozykBilecik region is
also expected to benefit from new investments.
Upon the completion of these projects,
accessibility will be improved impacting the
enhancement of current industrial zones. New
residential and commercial zones will emerge
around the highways impacting the value of the
lands surrounded by these highways.
Hospitals
With the Turkish Ministry of Healths adoption
of the Health Transformation Program in 2003,
the Turkish health industry has gone through a
series of reforms. As part of this transformation
program, the Ministry also aims the construction
and renovation of health facilities in Turkey
through the Public Private Partnership (PPP)
financing model.
The Ministry tenders the construction/renovation
of hospitals in Turkey to the private sector; the
contractors winning the bids are responsible
for the construction of these facilities. Once the
health facilities are constructed, the government
will pay a rent in return and provides health
services to the public. The preferred contractor
of the tender, in addition to rents, will be able
to generate revenue by providing other services
such as cleaning, security, etc. or management of
commercial zones in these facilities. This model
enables faster construction/renovation of health
facilities which otherwise would take longer
to complete due to the governmental budget
constraints.
However, some NGOs and individuals have
challenged these PPP projects which resulted in
the suspension of some project implementations.
However, a new law- Law No. 6428 Construction
of Facilities, Renovation of Existing Facilities and
Purchasing Service by the Ministry of Health by
Public Private Partnership Model was enacted
as effective from 9 March 2013, with the aim of
enabling continuation of the pending health PPP
projects by improving the issues determined by
the Council of State.
Although oppositions with regards to the
application of Partner Private Partnership model
for the public hospitals are not still resolved
completely, the need for renovation and
reconstruction of public hospitals is still valid and
represents a good opportunity for the real estate
industry.
Table 12: List of hospital projects

Stage
Name of Hospital
Capacity
Projects on Construction
Ankara Bilkent Integrated

Health Campus
A total capacity of 3,662

beds
Ankara Etlik Integrated

Health Campus

beds
Kayseri Integrated Health

Campus

beds
Adana Integrated Health

Campus

beds
Elazi Integrated Health

Campus

beds
Gaziantep Integrated
Health Campus

beds
Konya Karatay Integrated

Health Campus
A total capacity of 838

beds
Manisa Education and

Research Hospital

beds
Mersin Integrated Health

Campus

beds
PTR, Psychiatry and High

Security Forensic Psychiatry
Hospitals

beds in 8 cities
Yozgat Education and

Research Hospital

beds
stanbul Ikitelli Integrated

Health Campus

beds
Kocaeli Integrated Health

Campus

beds Rehabilitation
Hospital,
Isparta City Hospital

beds
Izmir Bayrakli Integrated

Health Campus

beds
Bursa Integrated Health

Campus

beds
Projects on the Contract

Phase
Projects on the final bid

phase
Projects on the bid phase
TPHA+TPMDA Campus
Projects on the
pre-qualification phase
Eskisehir City Hospital

beds
Projects on the
pre-qualification tender
announcement phase
stanbul Bakirkoy
Integrated Health Campus

beds
stanbul Uskudar Public

beds
Source: The Ministry of Health, March 2014
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Medical Tourism
The number of patients who received medical services
in Turkey has grown at a CAGR of 37% between
2008-2012 reaching approximately 270,000 patients
in 2012. Libya, Germany, Iraq are the top countries
where patients come from. Antalya, stanbul, Ankara
and Kocaeli are amongst the top medical tourism
destinations where international patients visit. The
Ministry of Health has set a target to reach 500,000
foreign patients with USD 7 billion revenue in 2015,
and 2 million foreign patients and USD 20 billion
revenue by 2023. The share of private hospitals is
expected to be approximately 90 percent.
With the construction of city hospitals and plans
for implementing medical free zones as part of the
Healthcare Transformation Program, the government
aims to make Turkey amongst the leading countries in
medical tourism destinations.
In order to increase foreign investments, the
government is working on changes to law no. 3218
on free zones to include regulations with regards to
establishment of healthcare free zones. Although the
law has not been enacted yet, the healthcare free
zones are planned to be established around cities
where international tourists can easily access. Medical
hospitals, thermal and elderly tourism facilities,
rehabilitation centers, R&D centers, etc. are planned
to be constructed within the scope of the free zones.
The free zones are expected to provide several tax
incentives (i.e. corporate tax, social security, VAT,
etc.) and some investment support. Foreign medical
personnel (60% international doctors and nurses)
will be working and 85% of the total patients will be
foreigners12.
Considering the governments intentions to make
Turkey amongst the top medical tourism destinations
and the initiatives as part of the Healthcare
Transformation Program such as the need for
renovation/reconstruction of public hospitals and
the introduction of the healthcare free zones, many
investment opportunities may arise in the healthcare
industry. It is indicated that public hospitals will only
cover 10% of the medical tourism demand, the rest
will need to be served by the private sector. Cities that
are easily accessible by international patients and at
the same time provide touristic attractions will be the
hot spots for the new hospital investments.
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Table 13: Top 10 Provinces visited by international patients, 2012

Cities
Number of International Patients
Antalya
87,167
stanbul
68,842
Ankara
18,926
Kocaeli
14,101
zmir
13,925
Mula
13,183
Aydn
7,128
Karaman
4,590
Adana
4,031
Sakarya
3,493
Source: Evaluation Report On Medical Tourism In Turkey 2013, Turkish Ministry of Health
Graph 26: Number of foreign patients who received medical services in Turkey
300000
250000
200000
150000
Private
100000
Public
50000
0
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Source: Evaluation Report On Medical Tourism In Turkey 2013, Turkish Ministry of Health
The Turkish Real Estate Sector

from Foreign Investors Perspective
Foreign investors have shown interest in the

Turkish real estate and construction market in
the past years. In 2013, all M&A transaction
volume totaled to USD 17.5 billion with 217
deals in Turkey. Out of these deals, 12 of them
were categorized under infrastructure, real estate
and construction sectors at an amount of more
than USD 1.5 billion (exluding the 5 deals whose
deal values are not disclosed). There were 5

transactions that involved acquirers of foreign
origin in 2013 with a deal size of more than
USD 800 million. In 2012, there were 15 deals
in this category with 8 transactions that involved
acquirers of foreign origin with more than USD
1 billion deal value (excluding the 7 deals whose
deal values are not disclosed).
Table 14: M&A activities in the Turkish real estate, construction and infrastructure sectors 2012 - 2013
Acquirer
Stake
Deal Value
(US $Million)
Origin
Target
Sector
Year
Dogu Holding A..
Turkey
Galataport
Infrastructure
2013
100.0%
702
Malaysia Airports Holdings
Malaysia
stanbul Sabiha Gken Airport
Infrastructure
2013
40.0%
308
GIC Real Estate
Singapore
Feriky Gayrimenkul Yatrm (Optimum

stanbul Shopping Mall)
Real Estate
2013
50.0%
236
GIC Real Estate
Singapore
Kurtky Gayrimenkul (Ankara Optimum

Shopping Mall)
Real Estate
2013
50.0%
165
Jadwa Investment Company
Saudi Arabia Cemre naat
Construction
2013
37.0%
100
Alarko Holding
Turkey
Alarko Deyaar Gayrimenkul Gelitirme
Real Estate
2013
50.0%
21
Private Investor (Kenan Onak, Ayten Onak)
Turkey
KRC Gayrimenkul Yatrm
Real Estate
2013
36.0%
13
Setur
Turkey
elebi Marina ve Yat letmecilii
Infrastructure
2013
100.0%
N/D
Garanti-Koza naat
Turkey
Garanti-Koza Aki; Akfil Holding
Construction
2013
100.0%
N/D
Ylport Yarmca Yatrm
Turkey
Rota Liman Hizmetleri
Infrastructure
2013
100.0%
N/D
The Abraaj Group
UAE
Republika Academic Apartments
Real Estate
2013
N/D
N/D
Altnda Gayrimenkul
Turkey
Multi Yirmisekiz Emlak
Real Estate
2013
50.0%
N/D
Ko Holding; UEM Group Berhad; Gzde Giriim Turkey
Highways and Bridges
Infrastructure
2012
100.0%
5.720
Aeroports de Paris Group
France
TAV Havalimanlar Holding
Infrastructure
2012
38%
874
Borova Yap
Singapore
Yeil naat
Construction
2012
100%
136
Aeroports de Paris Group
France
TAV Yatrm Holding
Infrastructure
2012
49%
49
Mehmet Gne naat
Turkey
Kemerky Port
Infrastructure
2012
100%
31
Eser Holding
Turkey
EGS Park
Real Estate
2012
100%
28
Ozak Gayrimenkul
Turkey
Artstate
Real Estate
2012
100%
17
Fervonia Holding
Netherlands Mel 4 Gayrimenkul
Real Estate
2012
50%
10
Yldrm Group
Turkey
Gemport
Infrastructure
2012
54%
N/D
Blackstone
USA
Redevco Turkey Operations
Real Estate
2012
100.0%
N/D
Inframinervois Holding
France
Iskenderun Port
Infrastructure
2012
20%
N/D
Global Yatrm
Turkey
Global Liman
Infrastructure
2012
22.1%
N/D
Government of Singapore Inv. Corp.
Singapore
Feriky Gayrimenkul
Real Estate
2012
50%
N/D
Turkuaz Turizm
Turkey
Sireo Gayrimenkul
Real Estate
2012
100%
N/D
CBRE Group
USA
CBRE Turkey
Real Estate
2012
100%
N/D
Source: Deloitte Annual Turkish M&A 2012 - 2013
35
Furthermore, there are developments in

the residential market with respect to sales
to individuals with foreign origin. These
developments may also have a potential positive
impact on the residential and hotel industry in the
touristic regions of Turkey. After the elimination
of reciprocity principle in 2012 with regards to
the sale of real estate to foreigners, the real
estate industry has witnessed an increase in
housing sales to foreign individuals. In addition,
with governments introduction of a new law to
supplement the existing law to extend residence
permits of foreigners from three months to one
year and allowing the renewal of the residence
permits as long as the foreigners continue to own
a property in Turkey (which is expected to be in
effect in April 2014), sales to foreigners may see a
further increase.
In January 2014, 1,207 houses were sold which is

a 35% increase compared to the same month of
the last year. The top three cities that are popular
amongst the foreigners to be considered for real
estate purchase are Antalya, stanbul and Aydn.
The investors may focus on these rich touristic
destinations on the southern and western coast
of Turkey for construction and management of
properties that are designed for the needs of
the foreigners as foreigners may prefer to own
their estate rather than staying at a hotel, more
affordably for an extended period of time.
Graph 27: House sales to foreigners
Graph 28: Breakdown of house sales to foreigners
375
15000
284
194
175
103
545
10000
1 053
5 548
5000
1 112
2 447
0
2013
2013 Jan
2014 Jan
Source: Turkstat, General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (GDLRC)
36
345
Antalya
stanbul
Aydn
Mugla
Mersin
Bursa
Yalova
zmir
Ankara
Sakarya
Other
Source: Turkstat, General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (GDLRC)
37
Appendix
Regional Investment Schemes
General
incentives
Regional
incentives*
Large scale
investment
incentives
Strategic
investment
incentives
38
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Min. investment:
1 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
1 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment:
1 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
1 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support
Land Allocation
Min. investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support
Land Allocation
Min. investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Lowest investment:
500.000 TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Income Tax
Withholding
Allowance
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employees
Share)
Interest Rate
Support
Land Allocation
Min. investment
varies depending
on the industry)
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Income Tax
Withholding
Allowance
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employees
Share)
Land Allocation
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support*
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support*
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Interest Rate
Support*
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
* Minimum fixed investment amount is defined separately for each sector.

** For strategic investments with a minimum fixed investment amount of TRY 500 million.
Source: ISPAT
Min. investment:
50 million TL
VAT Exemption
Customs duty
exemption
Tax reduction
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employers
Share)
Income Tax
Withholding
Allowance
Social Security
Premium Support
(Employees
Share)
Interest Rate
Support*
Land Allocation
VAT Refund**
Regions
1
2
3
4
5
6
39
Real Estate Taxes
Municiptality Tax
Stamp Tax
VAT
Real Estate (Property) Tax

Real Estate Tax is annually levied by the relevant Municipality. It is to be
paid in two installments during the year (end of May/November) at the
following rates:
Buildings used for housing : 0.1% (0.2% for those located in
greater municipalities)
Other Buildings (i.e. those used as factory, office): 0.2% (0.4%
for those located in greater municipalities)
Land (Arazi): 0.1% (0.2% for those located in greater
municipalities)
Plots of land (Arsa): 0.3% (0.6% for those located in greater
municipalities )
These rates are applied twice as much if the relevant real estate is
located within the boundaries of large cities like Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara
etc.
Municipality Tax for Environment Cleaning:
Levied for the purpose of environment cleaning if buildings are
used for housing, as a place of business, as well as other
purposes. Tax is levied at certain fixed amounts which change
every year based on certain defined categories.
Compulsory Contribution for Protection of Immovable Cultural
Monuments:
10 % of the annually accrued real estate tax (paid to the
Municipality together with the real estate tax).
Real Estate Tax base is the taxable value determined according
to the Article 29 of Real Estate Tax Law.
If a sales agreement is concluded between buyer and seller
which includes a certain monetary amount, the agreement is
subject to 0.948% stamp duty. There is cap of YTL 1,487,397.70
TL for stamp duty which sets the maximum amount payable for
per original document.
Both parties to the agreement are jointly liable for stamp tax.
Deed Charges in Case of Sale
Other Information
2% of the real estate value: Payable by both the seller and

buyer. Total Burden: 4% of the Real Estate Value
Base for Title Deed Charge Calculation: Acquisition value of the
immovable.
There is also a compulsory contribution to be paid to the Title
Deed Office (the amount changes every year depending on
geographical location).
Sell and Lease Back
The New Law (No. 6361) has enabled financial leasing of the
assets not only from third parties but also from the lessee. By
this way, sell - ease
l
back system which is a widely preferred
financing method in many countries has been adopted.
A cash - strapped company can sell its real estate to a financial
company and lease it back afterwards.
40
Sale or rental of immovables by a resident company: subject to

18% VAT
The delivery of materials (e.g. Cement, roofing materials etc.)
used for construction of buildings is subject to 18% VAT.
Delivery of flats with a net area of up to 150 m2 is subject to 1%
VAT. Others subject to 18 % standard VAT.
Construction work delivered to cooperatives established for the
purpose of housing is subject to 1% VAT.
Sale of real estate that is not held as inventory is exempt from
VAT if the holding period exceeds 2 years.
Tax value of houses calculated between 500 TL and 1,000 TL
are subjected to %8 VAT, more than 1,000 TL those are
subjected to %18 VAT for the sale of houses in metropolitan
municipal.
Under the Law transactions (sell, lease and passage of title) are
made by lease, factoring and financing companies are
exemption from VAT, stamp duty.
Gains on sale of assets is exempted from corporate tax.
In the end of leasing period, transfering ownership to renter is
not subject to title of deed fees.
Endnotes
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
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Council of Shopping Center Investors (AYD)
Cushman & Wakefield, Market Beat Shopping Center Development Report
Bloomberg (France 2012 Hotel Occupancy Rate, Overnight Stays By Barbara
Sladkowskaand) and French Statistics Office
CIA World Factbook
Turkstat
ISPAT
The Ministry of Environment and Urbanism
www.3kopru.com
General Directorate of Highways
The Ministry of Transportation, Maritime Affairs and Communication, Karayolu
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2012 Medical Tourism Annual Report by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health,
General Management of Medical Services, Department of Medical Tourism
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Turkish Real Estate

The global financial markets have started to experience significant

1. Global Economic Outlook

The global economy continues to grow at a

twelve months as risk-averse investors and funds

The global financial markets have started to

The external demand of the developed

The dollar continued to strengthen against the

However, global economic activity has

The fragile five countries -Turkey, Brazil, India,

In the medium and long term, the external demand

Table 1: Key economic indicators, % change

The FED announced in its latest decision on

U.S. Treasury securities at ten-year rose by just 150

Graph 1: GDP growth rates (quarterly, % change)

Euro zone (17 countries)

Graph 2: USA interest rates (%)

USA 10-year interest rate

Source: Deloitte Economic Outlook Report, December 2013

2. Turkish Economic Outlook

Turkey is a country whose enormous growth

growth rate in 2013. The growth is mainly driven

While many international players tend to

Graph 3: GDP growth rate (constant)(% change)

Graph 4: GDP % change, inflation % change, current account balance as % of GDP

Inflation, average consumer prices

Current account balance

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2013

Graph 5: Exchange rate and interest rate

(%50USD+%50EUR, left axis)

Secondary market benchmark rate

(compound, right axis)

Source: Deloitte Economic Outlook Report, December 2013

Graph 6 - MSCI and Turkey indices (August 2008=100)

MSCI, Turkish premium in EM (%, left axis)

Turkey (right axis)

Emerging markets (right axis)

Source: Deloitte Economic Outlook Report, December 2013

With half of the population under the age of

rate level below 10%, which highly correlates with

Graph 7: Unemployment rates

Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database, October 2013

The government in its Medium Term Program

Increased inflows of FDI are also needed in

3. Real Estate Market Outlook

Since 2008, residential, office and commercial

Although, currently investors remain hesitant

Over the mid to long term, Turkish real estate

Graph 8: Foreign direct investment in Turkey (USD Billion)

The privatization of various state-owned

Foreign direct capital

Nov 2012 Nov 2013

Real estate (net)

Share of property sales to foreigners as

Graph 9: Real Estate Investment Trust Price Index performance

The number of Real Estate Investment Trusts

USD (right axis)

Source: Borsa Istanbul

Turkey as an investment destination