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USD Property Budget, TRY Income and Currency Risk

A foreign buyer often buys in USD and earns rent in TRY. That mismatch is the currency risk. Do not forecast exchange rates. Show sensitivity: purchase price, rent, Aidat, tax, management, vacancy and instalments under several TRY/USD cases.

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The model should keep statutory fees in their legal currency, property price in USD and rent in TRY unless a signed lease says otherwise. TCMB rent, price and credit series can frame the scenario, but they do not predict FX.

What changes the buyer's decision?

A high TRY rent can weaken in USD terms. A USD instalment can become heavy if income is in TRY. Taxes and Aidat may move differently from rent.

Build a budget table that shows break-even rent and net cash flow under multiple currency cases.

Evidence and checklist

Buyer momentCheckWhy it matters
PriceUSDProperty prices use USD across article surfaces.
RentTRY unless leased otherwiseModel income in the currency actually received.
FeesLegal currencyTaxes and fees stay in their statutory currency.
SensitivityNo FX forecastShow cases, not predictions.
InstalmentsCurrency matchCompare income currency with payment currency.

How to use this in your shortlist

Start with your goal, budget and timing, then test one Project, one Residence and one Offer against the rule above. If evidence is missing, keep the gap visible instead of replacing it with a claim.

Evidence register

Sources

Source claims checked on 2026-08-24.

  1. TCMB, New Tenant Rent Index
    Rule date
    published 2026-02-17
    Accessed
    2026-08-24
    Supports
    YKKE method, January 2026 annual change, Q4 2025 m2 rent levels
  2. TCMB, residential property price index
    Rule date
    current monthly series checked 2026-08-24
    Accessed
    2026-08-24
    Supports
    housing price index method and monthly market reading
  3. TCMB, weekly loan interest rates
    Rule date
    weekly official series checked 2026-08-24
    Accessed
    2026-08-24
    Supports
    housing-credit-rate input for finance comparison
  4. GIB 2026 non-resident rental-income guide
    Rule date
    2026 guide for 2025 rental income; checked 2026-08-24
    Accessed
    2026-08-24
    Supports
    non-resident owner rental-income filing route

Terms used in this guide

Every term links to its full definition in the glossary.

Questions

Common questions

Should the article forecast TRY/USD?

No. It should show sensitivity cases only.

Why price in USD?

The site's property-price rule uses USD for buyer comparison.

Can rent be in USD?

Only if the lawful signed lease and market evidence support it.

What happens to net yield?

It changes with rent currency, vacancy, tax and Aidat.

Are TCMB series enough?

They frame scenarios but do not replace Residence-level inputs.

What should the buyer ask?

Ask for currency of price, rent, instalments, Aidat and tax.

In practice

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