Galip Olmez, the CEO of Yako Groups, Turkey's biggest tiny house producing company, pose in front of a tiny house in Istanbul, Turkey Feb. 19, 2021. (Xinhua)
ISTANBUL, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Increasing housing prices and the pursuit for more affordable and nature-friendly dwellings outdoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the sales of tiny houses in Turkey.
The sale of tiny houses and land to install them has, for the first time, surpassed the number of regular homes and apartments sold in 2021 in the country.
According to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute, around 1.5 million "non-dwelling properties" were sold in 2021, with a 30-percent increase compared to the previous year.
Inside view of a tiny house in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 24, 2020. (Xinhua)
General view of a tiny house in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 24, 2022. (Xinhua)
Installment works of a tiny house in Istanbul, Turkey, Aug. 21, 2020. (Xinhua)
Outside view of a tiny house in Istanbul, Turkey, March 30, 2021. (Xinhua)
Galip Olmez, the CEO of Yako Groups, gives instruction to a worker in Istanbul, Turkey on May 26, 2021. (Xinhua) ■
