Short-term rentals in Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest short-term rental market across Turkey: 17,730 listings, 77% on Airbnb. 14% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 5%, led by VNG Property (135 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 17,730
- Market rank
- #1 / 37
- National share
- 22%
- Named professional operators
- 12
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Istanbul
In Istanbul, Airbnb leads with 13,639 listings (77%), 3.3× the 4,091 on Booking.com (23%).
Where the listings are in Istanbul
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Istanbul
Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 15% of Airbnb listings and 12% of Booking.com listings. The 12 named professional operators run 508 local listings between them, and the three largest — VNG Property, Luxury Residence And Hotel Service and Your.Rentals — account for 53% of that. The other 1,952 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 14%
- Median market
- 5%
- Single-listing hosts
- 21%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Apartments & flats make up 54% of Istanbul's classified listings, followed by Hotels & hostels (34%).
Largest operators in Istanbul
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Turkey listings. Together, the table and directory cover every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VNG Property | 135 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.3 / 10 | 2,837 |
| 2 | Luxury Residence And Hotel Service | 89 | 4.84 / 5 | — | 101 |
| 3 | Your.Rentals | 43 | 4.61 / 5 | 7.3 / 10 | 685 |
| 4 | Genius Living - Premium Collection | 35 | 4.94 / 5 | — | 401 |
| 5 | Homie Suites | 35 | 4.89 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 2,414 |
| 6 | Ozdemir Homes | 35 | 4.82 / 5 | — | 36 |
| 7 | Genius Living | 34 | 4.97 / 5 | — | 307 |
| 8 | Excellent Apartments | 33 | 4.90 / 5 | 9.5 / 10 | 1,810 |
| 9 | HEXA APARTMENTS SİSLİ | 33 | 4.71 / 5 | 8.1 / 10 | 872 |
| 10 | Radisson Residences | 17 | — | 8.6 / 10 | 34,383 |
The other 2 professional operators in Istanbul
Local listings
- Indigo Homes 15 listings
- Varli Group Ltd. 4 listings
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Turkey and count Istanbul among their markets. See the full interactive Istanbul market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Istanbul compares
Istanbul ranks first of 37 tracked markets in Turkey, with 22% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Kaş 10,212 listings
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Fethiye 6,693 listings
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Antalya 3,983 listings
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Bodrum City 2,533 listings
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Sapanca 2,369 listings
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Çeşme 2,360 listings
Photo credits
- Kaş: Photo: KAŞ - panoramio - Haluk Comertel by Haluk Comertel · CC BY 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fethiye: Photo: Fethiye'den bir görünüm by astolath · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Antalya: Photo: Antalya kaleiçi 2 by REHBER0770 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bodrum City: Photo: Sunset over Bodrum I by The 3B's · CC BY 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sapanca: Photo: Sapanca Merkez - panoramio by BERAT oyunda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Çeşme: Photo: Cesme-square4 by OscarKosy · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Istanbul market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Istanbul?
Istanbul has 17,730 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 13,639 on Airbnb and 4,091 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Istanbul?
The largest professional operator in Istanbul is VNG Property, with 135 local listings.
How professionalised is the Istanbul short-term rental market?
14% of Istanbul's listings (2,460 of 17,730) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 37 markets across Turkey (5%). Professional operators hold a similar share on both platforms: 15% of Airbnb listings and 12% of Booking.com listings. The 12 named professional operators run 508 local listings between them, and the three largest — VNG Property, Luxury Residence And Hotel Service and Your.Rentals — account for 53% of that. The other 1,952 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Istanbul?
In Istanbul, Airbnb leads with 13,639 listings (77%), 3.3× the 4,091 on Booking.com (23%).
How many professional operators run listings in Istanbul?
12 named professional operators run listings in Istanbul. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 17,730 public short-term rental listings in Istanbul, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Turkey. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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