01.05.2026 05:03
An Egyptian university student tenant in Istanbul's Avcılar district ended up on the street after the apartment was sold due to the landlord's debts. Returning from a holiday in Egypt, the tenant was bewildered to find bailiffs and lawyers at the building. The tenant protested, saying, 'Such a thing doesn't exist in Turkey or anywhere in the world. Where am I supposed to go now?'
In Avcılar, two apartments owned by the landlord of Egyptian Omar A. were sold through foreclosure due to debts. The landlord did not inform the university student Omar A., who was a tenant in the ground-floor apartment, that the house was sold through foreclosure. Meanwhile, Omar A., who continued to pay rent and was in his home country for a holiday, also did not see the eviction notice. When Omar A. returned from his country, he encountered bailiffs and lawyers in the building. Asked to remove his belongings from the apartment, Omar A. reacted to the officials, saying, 'There is no such thing in Turkey or anywhere in the world. Where am I supposed to go now?' After arguing with the lawyers for a while, Omar A.'s belongings were put out on the street. The landlord, Cengiz Aydın, claimed he was deceived by the person who bought the apartments.
LEFT HOMELESS DUE TO LANDLORD'S DEBTS
The incident occurred on Monday, April 27, in a 4-story building in Denizköşkler Neighborhood. The landlord's apartments on the ground floor and third floor of the building were sold through foreclosure due to debts. The landlord, who rented the ground-floor apartment to university student Omar A., did not inform his tenant of the situation. After the sale was finalized, enforcement teams arrived at the building and posted an eviction notice containing the court decision on the doors of both apartments.
'WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO GO NOW?'
The Egyptian university student, a tenant in the ground-floor apartment, allegedly did not see the notice left at his door while he was in his home country and therefore did not vacate the apartment. After the specified period expired, bailiffs and lawyers came to the address for the eviction. Omar A., arriving home at that moment, was shocked to see the enforcement officers and lawyers. One of the building residents tried to calm the student Omar A., sharply saying, 'Don't shout. I told you back then not to give money to that man. Why are you arguing?' Meanwhile, enforcement officers at the front of the building stopped Omar A., who said, 'I am going to university.' Reacting to the lawyer's words, 'He deceived you, and paying that rent to him was also wrong,' Omar A. said, 'How can this be? There is no such thing in Turkey or anywhere in the world.' Angered by the lawyer's statement, 'You can take your belongings,' Omar A. retorted sharply, 'Where am I supposed to go now?'
LANDLORD TRIED TO CONVINCE OFFICIALS
At that moment, the landlord arrived at the front of the building and defended himself, saying, 'These people did the same thing in the court of appeal. I overturned this at the court of appeal. There is no such thing as a court decision. Not even a stone can be removed from here without a judge.' Although the landlord, whose own third-floor apartment was also sold through foreclosure, tried to convince the police, he was unsuccessful. This time, the landlord claimed the sale process was not complete, but withdrew his objection after the officials showed the official documents.
WATCHED HIS BELONGINGS BEING PUT OUT ON THE STREET
Meanwhile, the tenant Omar A., waiting on the street, watched his belongings being removed from the apartment and placed outside in front of the building where police and lawyers were present. Omar A., whose all belongings—from the sofa set to the refrigerator, television to washing machine—were taken out of the apartment, was left homeless. It was learned that tenant Omar A. loaded his belongings into a rented vehicle in the evening hours and left the street. It was also learned that tenant Omar A. paid 8,000 lira in rent to the landlord and made regular payments.
CLAIMED HE WAS DECEIVED
Landlord Cengiz Aydın claimed he was deceived by the person who bought the apartments. Aydın said, 'Ömer was sending his rent to me. Our neighbor mentioned about it being sold, but he wasn't here. He was in Egypt when the paper came. They left a paper at the door, but the kid didn't see it. He then took refuge at a friend's house.'