
Over the past week alone, the size of mortgage loans increased by $ 613 million, and in general over two weeks the size of bank loans increased by $ 5.3 billion.
This is due to the fact that recently the government ordered that the state banks issued mortgage loans at the lowest rates in Turkish history.
This anti-crisismeasure supports the real estate sector in the country during the difficult
time caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, sales figures fell 44.6% compared
with May 2019, but rose 19.1% within the month. This shows that real estate
market is recovering.