Russian mobilization in housing

According to housing sector representatives, there has been an increase in Russian housing demand in Turkey following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization declaration. Russians, who were the leading foreign customers of the housing market in Turkey with the start of the war, further increased their housing demand in Turkey following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s partial mobilization declaration. Sector representatives who spoke to Bloomberg HT stated that Russian housing demand increased following the mobilization declaration in Russia. Real Estate Overseas Promotion Association (GİGDER) President Ömer Faruk Akbal stated that demand from Russia to Turkey has increased in the last week. Aşçıoğlu Construction Board Chairman İrfan Aşçıoğlu also made a similar observation during the Bloomberg HT broadcast. Aşçıoğlu stated that demand from Russia has increased in recent days. A serious increase was observed in Russian housing demand in Turkey following the start of the war. According to the data of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), Russians bought 8,115 houses in Turkey this year. Of these purchases, 1,238 were made in August. Russian housing purchases tripled compared to the previous year. Russians also ranked first in foreign purchases with a share of nearly 20 percent. Departures from the country had begun after the declaration of mobilization After the partial mobilization was declared in Russia, demand for international plane tickets had increased. According to information compiled from companies that sell tickets, it was seen that tickets for September 21 were sold out for many countries where flights from Russia were continuing. On the other hand, according to Google data, there had also been a significant increase in searches for terms such as “plane ticket,” “ticket,” and “abroad” on the internet in the country. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu had said that a total of 300,000 reserve soldiers would be called to duty as part of the partial mobilization.