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Kuwaitis 3rd among buyers of Turkish properties

ANKARA, Feb 24 (KUNA) -- Kuwaiti entrepreneurs came third after Iraqis and Saudis in property purchase in Turkey last January, according to statistics.
Turkish Statistical Institute said in freshly released reports that Kuwaiti citizens bought 115 plots in January, coming third after the Iraqis who topped the list with 279 purchased units followed by the Saudis, 144, then came the Afghans, 107, followed by the Russians, 60.
Property sales to foreigners in Turkey dropped in January by 5.2 percent compared to the same month of the past year. Total sales amounted to 1,386 plots.
Realty sales in general climbed by 12.8 percent in January compared to the same month of 2016. Number of plots sold in January amounted to 95,389 throughout the nation.
Istanbul ranked first in terms of plots' sales, in January, where up to 15,807 units were sold, followed by Ankara, 10,686 and Izmir 5,665. (end) rs.rk