THE PORTRAIT OF THE PRIVATE RENTAL SECTOR IN TÜRKİYE: STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES & REGIONAL DISPARITIES

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2025-4

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Acar, Merve

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Türkiye has faced various challenges in the rental housing market over time. However, recent market fluctuations and rising rent crisis debates have made addressing structural issues in this field essential. Unlike many developed European countries, Türkiye lacks a comprehensive policy framework regulating the rental housing sector. As a result, the sector operates as a secondary market shaped largely by the initiative of individual property owners. The rental market functions mostly as a by-product of the homeownership market, limiting access to adequate options for tenants. Factors such as supply constraints, rising prices, and demographic changes have contributed to significant challenges, including insufficient housing stock and growing costs. These issues, driven by population growth, urbanization, and changes in household structures, have led to increased demand for rental housing that the private sector struggles to meet. This study aims to comprehensively analyze Türkiye’s private rental housing sector using data from national housing surveys conducted between 2011-2021. Supply- and demand-side variables affecting the sector were identified and examined through univariate and bivariate analyses. Provincial disparities were visualized using GIS-based thematic maps. Based on these analyses, insights at the provincial and regional levels are derived, and a set of policy recommendations is developed. The findings aim to shed light on the current conditions, contribute to future policy discussions, and emphasize the importance of state intervention in this field. This research also provides a foundation for further studies, including international comparisons and policy evaluations, to address the challenges faced by tenants in Türkiye.

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Private Rental Housing Sector, Tenant, Housing Market Challenges, Mode of Tenure, Türkiye

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/114603

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis