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May 2025Ekonomi GazetesiBusiness dialogue
56investor nationalities
$1 billionof investment brought into real estate
$600 millioncurrent portfolio
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Featured · Ekonomi Gazetesi · May 2025

“He brought $1 billion from 56 countries into real estate and now holds a $600 million portfolio”

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On screen · 27 episodes

Hakan Bucak on screen.

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  1. 27CNBC-EGuest on Emlak Günlüğü: Hakan Bucak, Chairman of Mars InternationalAugust 2024
  2. 26A ParaGayrimenkul Raporu programMarch 2024
  3. 25Televisionİş Dünyası programJanuary 2024
  4. 24RE360On Stage with the Marka Türkiye TalkDecember 2023
  5. 23HBR TürkiyeHBR Türkiye Business SummitNovember 2023
  6. 22TelevisionGayrimenkul Stratejisi programSeptember 2023
  7. 21TelevisionBusiness Courtroom Talks in Turkey: Real EstateJuly 2023
  8. 20A ParaGayrimenkul RaporuJanuary 2023
  9. 19A ParaParanın YönüJanuary 2023
  10. 18TGRT HaberEmlak Dünyası with Evrim KırmızıtaşJanuary 2023
  11. 17CNN TürkMortgage Rate Cuts and the Impact of Rising Home Prices on the SectorMay 2022
  12. 16CNN TürkWhere is the sector heading, and what are the solutions?May 2022
  13. 15CNN TürkWhy are home prices rising?May 2022
  14. 14TelevisionEmlak DünyasıJanuary 2022
  15. 13A ParaHow the Valuation Circular Affects the SectorOctober 2021
  16. 12Bloomberg HTWhat Does the Near Future Hold for Real Estate?June 2021
  17. 11NTVWhat Are the Benefits of Investing in Real Estate?June 2021
  18. 10NTVSektör Emlak programJune 2021
  19. 09A ParaLive broadcast guestApril 2021
  20. 08TelevisionSürdürülebilir DünyaFebruary 2021
  21. 07Bloomberg HTHande Berktan İş DünyasıFebruary 2021
  22. 06TVNETKahve ArasıOctober 2020
  23. 05A ParaGayrimenkul RaporuSeptember 2020
  24. 04ParasalTV100Live broadcast guestJuly 2020
  25. 03TVNETLive broadcast guestJune 2020
  26. 02A ParaGayrimenkul RaporuMarch 2020
  27. 01Star TVHakan Bucak’s 2020 Warning About Citizenship Fraud
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01Ekonomi GazetesiMay 2025He brought $1 billion from 56 countries into real estate and now holds a $600 million portfolio
02Patronlar DünyasıNovember 2023Real Estate Recovery Expected in 2025
03Posta GazetesiApril 2023Foreign Buyers Head to Antalya
04Ekonomist DergisiApril 2023What Do International Investors Want?
05Analiz GazetesiJanuary 2023Housing Prices Could Rise 25 Percent
06Para DergisiDecember 2022We Don’t Expect a Major Shift in the Overall Outlook
07Sabah GazetesiDecember 2022Target for Home Sales to Foreigners: 65,000
08İş DünyasıReshuffling the Deck in Real Estate
09Vatan GazetesiThose Who Can’t Buy Property Will Become Co-owners
News archive

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2026

  1. Press release · EIN PresswireHAKAN BUCAK Launches Three Projects Worth $750 MillionJune 2026
  2. HabertürkMarinada Residence goes on saleMay 2026
  3. Yeni Birlik GazetesiA $250 million move in Ataköy: the new address for luxury living by the seaMay 2026
  4. Türkiye GazetesiHome sales hit a record high as buyers seize the opportunityJanuary 2026

2025

  1. Ekonomi GazetesiBuilding a service ecosystem for real estateAugust 2025
  2. Mynet FinansA new era in home sales: people will save up for their own home, little by littleJuly 2025
  3. HabertürkMars to set up a real estate investment fundMay 2025
  4. HabertürkMars Gayrimenkul Chairman Hakan Bucak: I think housing prices will bottom out in March or AprilFebruary 2025

2024

  1. EkonomistIs it time to buy real estate?May 2024
  2. CNN TürkIs now the right time for cash buyers to buy a home? An expert weighs inMay 2024
  3. ParaticWaiting to buy a home? The market may pick up on this dateMay 2024

2023

  1. Capital'Maslak is more expensive than Miami'October 2023
  2. IMI DailyTurkey Could Open Golden Visa Program With Path to Citizenship by End of YearJuly 2023
  3. Ekonomi GazetesiTurkey should restrict home sales to foreigners tooJanuary 2023

2022

  1. Ekonomist2023 could bring a period of hyper-supply in housingDecember 2022
  2. İstiklalForeigners bought one in ten homes in Istanbul and one in three in AntalyaNovember 2022
  3. Gayrimenkul HaberMars Investment CEO Hakan Bucak explains how a $400,000 property purchase leads to citizenship, and clears up common misconceptions about sales to foreignersJuly 2022

2021

  1. İndigo DergisiA home for 1 million lira in Istanbul will soon be a pipe dreamNovember 2021
  2. Hürriyet Daily NewsTurkey eyes $7.5 bln in property sales to foreignersSeptember 2021
  3. EkonomistSets a 500 million lira sales targetMarch 2021

Undated

  1. HürriyetIs real estate a buying opportunity or not?
  2. Alüminyum YapıHakan Bucak Meets Cornell University Executive MBA Delegation in Istanbul
  3. MilliyetRecord home sales expected after the holiday
Digital · 16 videos

Mars Talks, conversations and an industry series.

June 2025Istanbul Real Estate After the April 23 EarthquakeÖzlem Gürses · June 2025Selling up in Turkey to buy abroad: real estate expert Hakan Bucak explainsMay 20252024-2025 Real Estate Sector Analysis | Episode 3April 2025Why Does Real Estate Have Such a Bad Reputation? | Episode 2April 2025How Big Is Turkey's Real Estate Sector? | Episode 1Ekonomi Servisi · March 2025Where Are the Best Housing Opportunities? - İş DünyasıMars Talks · February 2024MARS Talks Interview with İnanç Kabadayı | Real Estate Industry in Turkey (Short Version)Mars Talks · August 2023MARS Talks | Avi Alkaş "We Build Happy Places by Working for People"Mars Talks · July 2023MARS Talks | Barış Göçek "Real Estate Investment in Any Country Starts with Building Trust"Mars Talks · May 2023MARS Talks | Feyzan Ersinan - "The Industry Must Build a System Where Everyone Can Buy a Home"Mars Talks · May 2023MARS Talks | Onur Yanık - "Branded Residence Projects Need "Business Sense" as a Partner"Mars Partners · August 2021Mars Partners: Binaa Investment - Navar GhadriMars Talks · May 2021Mars Talks: Dynamics of InvestmentMars Talks · April 2021Mars Talks: World of InvestmentMars Partners · September 2020Mars Partners: EHM GroupMars PartnersMars Partners: Mustapha Ahmad Dali
Insights

We read the market on the ground.

Guides for developers and landowners, and Hakan Bucak’s market analyses.

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  1. 01GuidesTaxes for landowners: what do you pay on a land sale and on a land-for-units deal?6 min
  2. 02GuidesHow to decide the unit mix for a residential project7 min
  3. 03GuidesSales gallery and show apartment: when and how to set them up6 min
  4. 04GuidesSelling a project through a broker network: commission, mandate and control6 min
  5. 05GuidesWhat is a land-for-units deal (kat karşılığı)? A guide for landowners6 min
  6. 06GuidesHow is land value calculated?6 min
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