06.01.2026 15:00
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, announced that 18,099 rights holders have been identified so far in the Century Housing Project. Minister Kurum also announced the lottery dates for the 500,000 social housing project. The lottery draw for Ankara will take place on February 5 with the participation of President Erdoğan, and for Istanbul, it will be held between March 9-12.
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, answered questions from journalists after the cabinet meeting. Minister Kurum reported that 18,099 rights holders have been identified so far in the Century's Social Housing Project and announced the lottery draw dates for Istanbul and Ankara.
"THE MOST APPLICATIONS CAME FROM ISTANBUL"
Minister Kurum stated, "The applications of 5 million 242 thousand citizens were deemed valid. The most applications for our project came from Istanbul with 1 million 235 thousand 169 citizens. There were 287 thousand 94 applications from Ankara and 221 thousand 921 from Izmir. We started the lottery draws on December 29 in our earthquake region. We first drew lots in Adıyaman. We also held ceremonies in Şırnak, Hakkari, Siirt, and Van," he said.
"PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN WILL ALSO ATTEND THE LOTTERY DRAWS"
According to the news from Emrah Özcan of Türkiye Newspaper; stating that 18,099 rights holders have been identified so far, Kurum said, "We will hopefully carry out the lottery draws for Istanbul and Ankara with the presence of our President. Then we will quickly start the construction process of our houses."
ANKARA ON FEBRUARY 5, ISTANBUL FROM MARCH 9-12
The lottery dates announced by Murat Kurum are as follows:
- On January 8 in Bitlis and Kars,
- On January 9 in Muş and Ardahan,
- On January 10 in Antalya and Bingöl,
- On January 11 in Artvin and Dersim,
- On February 5 in Ankara,
- On February 11 in Çankırı and Bursa,
- On February 12 in Bolu,
- On February 13 in Eskişehir and Balıkesir,
- On February 15 in Konya and Çanakkale,
- On February 16 in Edirne,
- On February 17 in Karaman and Tekirdağ,
- On February 18 in Mersin and Kırklareli,
- On February 20 in Adana and Kocaeli,
- On February 22 in Afyonkarahisar,
- On February 24 in Uşak,
- On February 25 in Isparta,
- On February 26 in Burdur,
- On February 27 in Denizli,
- On March 3 in Muğla,
- On March 4 in Aydın,
- On March 5 in Manisa,
- On March 6 in Izmir,
- From March 9-12, 2026 in Istanbul.
"HOMEOWNER TURKEY" CAMPAIGN OFFERS TERMS UP TO 240 MONTHS
Within the scope of the campaign conducted under the slogan "Homeowner Turkey," houses will be offered for sale with a 10% down payment and payment 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
The project will include a total of 500 thousand houses:
- 40% (200 thousand) will be 2+1 houses of 80 square meters,
- 30% (150 thousand) will be 2+1 houses of 65 square meters,
- The remaining 150 thousand will consist of 1+1 houses of 55 square meters.
QUOTAS DISTRIBUTED
In the project, special quotas have been allocated 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 DIFFER IN ISTANBUL AND ANATOLIA
Housing prices and installment amounts have been determined separately for Istanbul and Anatolian provinces. In Anatolia:
- 1+1 houses are 1 million 800 thousand TL (installment 6 thousand 750 TL)
- 65 m² 2+1 houses are 2 million 200 thousand TL (installment 8 thousand 250 TL)
- 80 m² 2+1 houses are 2 million 650 thousand TL (installment 9 thousand 938 TL)
In Istanbul:
- 1+1 houses are 1 million 950 thousand TL (installment 7 thousand 313 TL)
- 65 m² 2+1 houses are 2 million 450 thousand TL (installment 9 thousand 188 TL)
- 80 m² 2+1 houses are 2 million 950 thousand TL (installment 11 thousand 63 TL)
DELIVERIES IN MARCH 2027
It is planned that the delivery of houses within the scope of the project will start in March 2027. Minister Kurum stated that although the target for the delivery schedule is set for 2027, there are also houses that will be delivered within 2026.
DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSES BY PROVINCES
The distribution of 500 thousand houses to be implemented in 81 provinces is as follows:
"12 thousand 292 in Adana, 6 thousand 620 in Adıyaman, 4 thousand 370 in Afyonkarahisar, 2 thousand 840 in Ağrı, 2 thousand 476 in Aksaray, 2 thousand 601 in Amasya, 30 thousand 823 in Ankara, 13 thousand 213 in Antalya, 619 in Ardahan, 1020 in Artvin, 7 thousand 123 in Aydın, 7 thousand 548 in Balıkesir, 1240 in Bartın, 3 thousand 810 in Batman, 723 in Bayburt, 1419 in Bilecik, 2 thousand 72 in Bingöl, 2 thousand 363 in Bitlis, 1950 in Bolu, 2 thousand 208 in Burdur, 17 thousand 225 in Bursa, 3 thousand 376 in Çanakkale, 1753 in Çankırı, 2 thousand 867 in Çorum, 6 thousand 190 in Denizli, 12 thousand 165 in Diyarbakır, 2 thousand 470 in Düzce, 2 thousand 530 in Edirne, 3 thousand 685 in Elazığ, 1760 in Erzincan, 4 thousand 905 in Erzurum, 6 thousand 25 in Eskişehir, 13 thousand 890 in Gaziantep, 1576 in Giresun, 926 in Gümüşhane, 1557 in Hakkari, 12 thousand 639 in Hatay, 1200 in Iğdır, 2 thousand 889 in Isparta, 100 thousand in Istanbul, 21 thousand 20 in Izmir, 8 thousand 195 in Kahramanmaraş, 1600 in Karabük, 1550 in Karaman, 1730 in Kars, 2 thousand 380 in Kastamonu, 7 thousand 562 in Kayseri, 1170 in Kilis, 1689 in Kırıkkale, 2 thousand 255 in Kırklareli, 1633 in Kırşehir, 10 thousand 340 in Kocaeli, 15 thousand in Konya, 3 thousand 592 in Kütahya, 9 thousand 609 in Malatya, 7 thousand 229 in Manisa, 5 thousand 357 in Mardin, 8 thousand 190 in Mersin, 6 thousand 197 in Muğla, 2 thousand 142 in Muş, 2 thousand 68 in Nevşehir, 2 thousand 604 in Niğde, 3 thousand 334 in Ordu, 2 thousand 990 in Osmaniye, 2 thousand 42 in Rize, 6 thousand 633 in Sakarya, 6 thousand 397 in Samsun, 1527 in Siirt, 947 in Sinop, 3 thousand 904 in Sivas, 13 thousand 190 in Şanlıurfa, 1492 in Şırnak, 6 thousand 865 in Tekirdağ, 3 thousand 392 in Tokat, 3 thousand 734 in Trabzon, 775 in Tunceli, 2 thousand 464 in Uşak, 6 thousand 803 in Van, 1805 in Yalova, 2 thousand 858 in Yozgat, and 1872 in Zonguldak."