Turkey: The number of construction permits increased in the first nine months of 2020
Floor area of buildings given construction permits increased by 58.1%, Turkish Statistical Institute said in a statement on Tuesday.
In the first nine months of 2020 compared with the previous year number of buildings, floor area of buildings, value of buildings and number of dwelling units increased by 73.7%, 58.1%, 76.1% and 97.9% respectively, according to the construction permits given by municipalities to the buildings.
The share of the residential area realized as 56.2% of the total area
Total floor area of buildings realized as 72.5 million m² and 40.7 million m² of it realized as residential building, 17.3 million m² of it realized as non-residential building and 14.4 million m² of it realized as common used area in the first nine months of 2020.
According to the use of building two and more dwelling residential buildings had the highest share with 73.2%
According to the use of building, two and more dwelling residential buildings had the highest share with 53.0 million m². It was followed by industrial buildings and warehouses with 4.7 million m² in the first nine months of 2020.
Floor area of buildings given occupancy permits decreased by 22.8%
In the first nine months of 2020 compared with the previous year, number of buildings, floor area of buildings, value of buildings and the number of dwelling units decreased by 23.5%, 22.8%, 15.3% and 22.3% respectively, according to the occupancy permits given by municipalities to the buildings.
The share of the residential area realized as 56.7% of the total area
Total floor area of buildings realized as 86.2 million m² and 48.8 million m² of it realized as residential building, 18.6 million m² of it realized as non-residential building and 18.7 million m² of it realized as common used area in the first nine months of 2020.
According to the use of building two and more dwelling residential buildings had the highest share with 77.1%
According to the use of building, two and more dwelling residential buildings had the highest share with 66.4 million m². It was followed by public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings with 4.9 million m² in the first nine months of 2020. (ILKHA)