28.12.2025 11:45
The lottery process for the Housing Project of the Century, which millions of citizens have been eagerly awaiting, will start tomorrow in Adıyaman and will continue until February 27. Applications for the 500,000 social housing project have reached 8.8 million, with 5.3 million valid applications announced. Deliveries are planned to begin in March 2027.
The applications for the 500,000 social housing project, which will be implemented in 81 provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, have been completed. The lottery process to determine the rights holders in the largest social housing project in the history of the Republic will start tomorrow (December 29). The lottery is planned to continue until February 27.
THE FIRST LOTTERY STARTS IN THE EARTHQUAKE REGION
Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change Murat Kurum announced that the first lottery will be drawn for the houses in Adıyaman. Kurum emphasized that additional quotas have been allocated for the earthquake region, stating that they aim for low-income citizens with heavily damaged houses or those without homes to also become homeowners within this project.
APPLICATION NUMBER 8.8 MILLION: VALID APPLICATIONS 5.3 MILLION
According to the information shared by Minister Kurum, a total of 8 million 800 thousand applications were made for the project. It was stated that the number of valid applications is approximately 5 million 300 thousand. The provinces with the most applications were Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir, respectively.
THE MOST HOUSING IN ISTANBUL
It was reported that 100,000 houses will be built in Istanbul, over 30,000 in Ankara, and 18,000 in Izmir. The first five cities where the most houses will be built are recorded as Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, and Konya. It is planned that one-fifth of the total houses will be built in Istanbul.
240 MONTHS MATURITY IN THE "HOMEOWNER TURKEY" CAMPAIGN
Within the campaign conducted under the slogan "Homeowner Turkey," the houses will be offered for sale with a 10% down payment and maturity options of up to 240 months. It was stated that the houses will be designed as 1+1 and 2+1 in accordance with the horizontal architectural understanding and traditional texture.
HOUSING TYPES AND NUMBERS ANNOUNCED
In the project, a total of 500,000 houses will consist of:
- 40% (200,000) 2+1 houses of 80 square meters,
- 30% (150,000) 2+1 houses of 65 square meters,
- The remaining 150,000 will consist of 1+1 houses of 55 square meters.
QUOTAS DISTRIBUTED
Special quotas have been allocated in the project for the relatives of martyrs and veterans, the disabled, retirees, youth, and families with three or more children. Accordingly, the distribution of rights holders will be as follows:
- 5% for martyr families and veterans
- 5% for the disabled
- 20% for retirees
- 10% for families with three or more children
- 20% for youth aged 18-30
- 40% for other buyers
PRICES AND INSTALLMENTS DIFFERENT IN ISTANBUL AND ANATOLIA
Housing prices and installment amounts have been determined separately for Istanbul and Anatolian provinces. In Anatolia:
- 1+1 houses 1 million 800 thousand TL (installment 6 thousand 750 TL)
- 65 m² 2+1 houses 2 million 200 thousand TL (installment 8 thousand 250 TL)
- 80 m² 2+1 houses 2 million 650 thousand TL (installment 9 thousand 938 TL)
In Istanbul:
- 1+1 houses 1 million 950 thousand TL (installment 7 thousand 313 TL)
- 65 m² 2+1 houses 2 million 450 thousand TL (installment 9 thousand 188 TL)
- 80 m² 2+1 houses 2 million 950 thousand TL (installment 11 thousand 63 TL)
DELIVERIES IN MARCH 2027
It is planned that the delivery of houses within the project will start in March 2027. Minister Kurum stated that although a target of 2027 was set for the delivery schedule, there are also houses that will be delivered within 2026.
DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSES BY PROVINCES
The distribution of the 500,000 houses to be implemented in 81 provinces is as follows:
"12,292 in Adana, 6,620 in Adıyaman, 4,370 in Afyonkarahisar, 2,840 in Ağrı, 2,476 in Aksaray, 2,601 in Amasya, 30,823 in Ankara, 13,213 in Antalya, 619 in Ardahan, 1,020 in Artvin, 7,123 in Aydın, 7,548 in Balıkesir, 1,240 in Bartın, 3,810 in Batman, 723 in Bayburt, 1,419 in Bilecik, 2,072 in Bingöl, 2,363 in Bitlis, 1,950 in Bolu, 2,208 in Burdur, 17,225 in Bursa, 3,376 in Çanakkale, 1,753 in Çankırı, 2,867 in Çorum, 6,190 in Denizli, 12,165 in Diyarbakır, 2,470 in Düzce, 2,530 in Edirne, 3,685 in Elazığ, 1,760 in Erzincan, 4,905 in Erzurum, 6,025 in Eskişehir, 13,890 in Gaziantep, 1,576 in Giresun, 926 in Gümüşhane, 1,557 in Hakkari, 12,639 in Hatay, 1,200 in Iğdır, 2,889 in Isparta, 100,000 in Istanbul, 21,020 in Izmir, 8,195 in Kahramanmaraş, 1,600 in Karabük, 1,550 in Karaman, 1,730 in Kars, 2,380 in Kastamonu, 7,562 in Kayseri, 1,170 in Kilis, 1,689 in Kırıkkale, 2,255 in Kırklareli, 1,633 in Kırşehir, 10,340 in Kocaeli, 15,000 in Konya, 3,592 in Kütahya, 9,609 in Malatya, 7,229 in Manisa, 5,357 in Mardin, 8,190 in Mersin, 6,197 in Muğla, 2,142 in Muş, 2,068 in Nevşehir, 2,604 in Niğde, 3,334 in Ordu, 2,990 in Osmaniye, 2,042 in Rize, 6,633 in Sakarya, 6,397 in Samsun, 1,527 in Siirt, 947 in Sinop, 3,904 in Sivas, 13,190 in Şanlıurfa, 1,492 in Şırnak, 6,865 in Tekirdağ, 3,392 in Tokat, 3,734 in Trabzon, 775 in Tunceli, 2,464 in Uşak, 6,803 in Van, 1,805 in Yalova, 2,858 in Yozgat, and 1,872 in Zonguldak."