TurkeyS state-run Housing Advancement Administration (TOKİ) is moving forward with its large-scale affordable housing initiative, a programme designed to address rising housing costs and support low-to-middle income families [[1]]. With over 5 million applications received for the 500,000-unit project [[2]], the next step is a lottery system to determine eligible recipients, with drawings scheduled to begin December 29th. The program, which aims to construct 250,000 units initially [[3]], will see bidding processes start in November and property sales contracts signed in February 2026.
Lottery Dates Set for Turkish Affordable Housing Program
Applications for Turkey’s Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) affordable housing program closed December 19, paving the way for a lottery to determine eligible recipients. The drawing will take place between December 29, 2025, and February 27, 2026.
The schedule for the program’s rollout includes the following key dates:
TOKİ Hak Sahipliği Kura Çekilişi: December 29, 2025 – February 27, 2026
Projects are expected to begin the bidding process starting in November 2025.
Housing allocation will be determined through a lottery in February 2026.
The signing of property sales contracts is also slated to begin in February 2026.
