Erdal Albayrak, Chairman of the Board of Albayrak Beton, stated that they expect housing investors to take action in the new year and issued important warnings for those planning to buy a home. Albayrak said: “In our country, owning a home is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. Therefore, choosing which home to buy is not an ordinary decision. The first thing to look at should be safety and building quality. For this, citizens should first ask for the building’s report card when buying a home and put pressure on the contractor. In this way, they can ensure the contractor maintains internal oversight and self-control.”
Noting that the construction and real estate sectors are welcoming 2026 with great hopes and expectations, Erdal Albayrak said they foresee that home investors who remained on hold in 2025 will become active in the new year.
Albayrak also offered important advice to those planning to become homeowners in the coming period: “In our country, owning a home is one of the most important decisions in a person’s life. Homes purchased to meet the need for shelter and to live in are, for many people, an investment that may be made only once in a lifetime. Therefore, deciding which home to buy is not an ordinary decision, it is one that must be made with careful, thorough evaluation. When that is the case, the first thing to consider should be safety, and therefore building quality.”
Reminding that citizens have the right to ask questions, become informed, and even demand accountability from contractors on the path to homeownership, Erdal Albayrak underlined the necessity of a meticulous assessment process to make the right decision.
Emphasizing that buyers should obtain information on all inputs, starting from the ground survey and extending to the concrete class and steel specifications, Albayrak offered the following recommendations: “When citizens are buying a home, they first get curious about the project and the model. That is very natural. However, for a system of oversight and self-control to be established, meaning for the contractor to monitor themselves, they need to feel pressure from the public. Every construction project has a report card that includes all materials used, from the ground survey to the concrete class, from concrete values to the properties of the steel, including all raw materials and inputs. If a citizen wants to see this, the contractor has no luxury of refusing. A citizen may not have technical knowledge, but if they go with an engineer as an advisor, that advisor will know what needs to be checked. They can look at the model, visit the sample apartment, and see the construction report card. I strongly recommend this to anyone buying a home. Citizens should first ask for the building’s report card and put pressure on the contractor.
Homebuyers should say, ‘Let me see’ the ready-mix concrete used in the building they are investing in, the test results, and the tensile and yield strength tests of the steel. This is very important. Because details such as the ceramic tiles, doors, windows, and built-in appliances can be replaced many times later, but if concrete quality and structural safety are at risk, there is no remedy.”