AI Global Index — Decision Report

Istanbul, Turkeyfor a family buying a home

9 Sep 2026Methodology profiles-1.0.0Data confidence 62/1002 of 9 factors live
66
Market Fit
Conditional fit

Weighted to a family buying a home's priorities, Istanbul scores 66/100conditional fit. No OECD house-price valuation for Turkey, so the property entry-window is not scored — AI-Home's DLD data fills this.

Safety, stability, affordability and long-term quality of life — return never outweighs these.

Scorecard — the factors this profile weights

FactorWeightScoreSource
Safety16%55seed
Low lethal violence14%89● live
Health outcomes12%78● live
Education12%58seed
Housing affordability12%92seed
Air quality10%44seed
Affordable cost of living10%54seed
Low climate risk8%50seed
Mobility6%62seed

Live = World Bank / UNODC / OECD / The Economist (dated). Seed = illustrative pending a licensed feed. Market Fit renormalizes by weight, so it is comparable 0–100.

Why it works

  • Low lethal violence 89/100 · 14% weight
  • Health outcomes 78/100 · 12% weight
  • Housing affordability 92/100 · 12% weight

Why it may not

  • Air quality 44/100 · 10% weight

Property entry-window

Valuation not covered. OECD publishes no house-price series for Turkey, so AGI will not fabricate an over/undervaluation. Demand 57, financing 0 shown instead. Pair with AI-Home's DLD-verified district data.

The same market, every profile

Family buying a home66
Capital-appreciation investor58
Government / municipality57
Entrepreneur / startup57
Retail brand56
Business expansion55
Tourist / visitor52
Bank / mortgage lender50
Family office / institutional50
Corporate professional44
Real estate developer43
Rental-income investor32

Istanbul ranks best for a family buying a home (66) and worst for a rental-income investor (32). Suitability, not popularity.

Next: the actual properties

This report is the macro decision — which market, for whom. For the districts, projects, yields and DLD-verified transactions in Istanbul:

View Istanbul listings for a family buying a home on AI-Home ↗