According to real estate brokers, rising prices for the sale and rental of housing in Izmir accelerated the so-called "reverse migration". Mesut Güleroğlu, head of the Izmir Chamber of Real Estate Agents, said, referring to the statistics, that ordinary managers with a small salary or pensioners decide to leave the city centre or go to the outskirts or the village, or move to the so-called "container" housing to save money. In any case, they are looking for much cheaper rental options without their own housing, which has increased the number of rented properties in some areas of Izmir, which is considered an expensive city.
You can rent a small house for only TL 6,000-7,000 in the "container cities" near Izmir. People who choose a village grow vegetables and keep chickens (for themselves and for sale). This is a significant savings.
Mr Güleroğlu stated that despite being one of the biggest megacities in Turkey and an economic hub, apartments in Izmir are not vacant. Moreover, the city is home to numerous universities, and students always need a place to rent. Another question is that the number of rented lots has increased in some areas or sectors, such as the so-called "student housing", especially before the summer holidays. Some students have moved to more remote areas to get to universities by bus or metro instead of paying for rent in the city centre.
Moreover, we wrote that civil servants had started renting houses сhipped with neighbours because of high rental rates.