Public Works Minister Zeki Ergezen said that foreigners had bought immovable properties in 42 provinces totalling 4 million 420 thousand square meters. He said that of these, 10 thousand 121 were individuals, 3 were companies. The total land purchased by foreigners in Turkey is smaller than the Heybeliada in the Marmara.

The ones ranking first in the purchase, have been Germans, to be followed by the Briton, Dutch and Greeks. Israelis rank 13th.