05/06/2026
Turkey Insights
Istanbul Urban Regeneration Zones — The Next Property Investment Cycle
Istanbul's Urban Regeneration Zones — particularly Kağıthane and Eyüp Sultan — are at mid-cycle transformation, currently priced at meaningful discounts to neighboring premium districts like Şişli and Levent. With over 6.5 million buildings across Turkey requiring seismic retrofitting and proposed European-style mortgage reform (20–25-year terms, low deposits) building in the pipeline, these zones are positioned for a demand surge once domestic financing unlocks. Early-entry investors are holding the spread between current and repriced values