Izmir, although is at the third place for residential sales in Turkey, has no place among the top ten cities which is preferred by foreign investors
In the first eight months of the year, among the foreign investors who bought the most housing from Turkey, the Russians, which ranked third with 1,691 houses after the Iraqi and Iranians, took Izmir to close follow-up in housing purchase after Istanbul and Antalya.
Russians often came to Turkey for the purpose of vacation. But nowadays they decide to invest in the city of Izmir In Turkey, due to the tourism and commercial potential.