GİGDER

What GİGDER does

GİGDER (Gayrimenkul Hizmet İhracatçıları Derneği - Real Estate Service Exporters Association) is a Turkish nonprofit industry association founded in 2020 and headquartered in the Levent district of Istanbul. It functions as the collective industry body for Turkish companies engaged in international real estate exports, with members operating across development, agency brokerage, project marketing, legal services, and property valuation. The association represents an estimated 35% of all international real estate transactions in Turkey.

The organization's core offerings are built around three pillars: the GIGDEKS quarterly foreign housing sales index, co-produced with market research firm AGS Global and tracking average unit prices and sales volumes across approximately 35% of the international segment; a suite of multi-language publications including the Istanbul Property Buying Guide (available in six languages) and E-TR Magazine; and the HomeTurkeyHome digital promotion platform. It pursues policy advocacy with Turkish ministries and regulatory bodies, and coordinates member access to international real estate events and fairs.

The business model is membership-based: companies are admitted by invitation from the Board of Directors under the association charter, generating revenue through membership dues, publication sales, event-related fees, and sponsorship. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The association is led by Chairman Bayram Tekçe and is operated by 251-500 employees.

Name

GİGDER

Legal name

Gayrimenkul Yurt Dışı Tanıtım Derneği

Website

https://gigder.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GİGDER (Real Estate Service Exporters Association) is a Turkish nonprofit industry association founded in 2020 in Istanbul. It represents 100+ member developers, agencies, and law firms engaged in international real estate sales and publishes the GIGDEKS quarterly index covering roughly 35% of such transactions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GİGDER is a Turkish nonprofit industry association that promotes international real estate investment in Turkey on behalf of its 100+ member companies. Its core offerings include industry representation, certification (the GİGDER Badge), networking, policy advocacy with government ministries, and the proprietary GIGDEKS quarterly foreign housing sales index co-developed with AGS Global, along with multi-language publications such as the Property Buying Guide: Istanbul.

Product overview

GİGDER (Gayrimenkul Hizmet İhracatçıları Derneği - Real Estate Service Exporters Association) is a membership-based association that does not offer a traditional product but provides services to its member companies in the real estate export sector. The association's core offerings include GIGDEKS, a quarterly housing sales index for international investors published in collaboration with AGS Global, and various publications including the Property Buying Guide: Istanbul (available in 6 languages) and E-TR Magazine. GİGDER also operates the HomeTurkeyHome digital promotion campaign platform. The association represents approximately 35% of Turkey's international real estate sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GIGDEKS Quarterly Foreign Housing Sales Index A quarterly research index that reveals the average unit price of real estate sales to international investors in Turkey, tracking sales volume, turnover, average sales price, and member expectations for the next quarter. Produced by GİGDER in collaboration with AGS Global; GİGDER members account for approximately 35% of all international real estate sales in Turkey.
• Property Buying Guide: Istanbul A comprehensive multi-language guide for international investors covering Turkish real estate sector processes, available in six languages (Arabic, French, Chinese, Russian, Persian, English), prepared in cooperation with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.
• E-TR Magazine A Turkish real estate international promotion magazine covering topics on real estate exports, market analysis, and sector developments.
• HomeTurkeyHome Digital Platform A multi-faceted promotion campaign and digital platform introducing Turkey and the real estate sector to world investors, including a guide to acquiring property in Istanbul.
• Migration and Investment Research Publication A research publication examining the global relationship between migration and investment, addressing the distinction between qualified foreign investors and irregular migrants.
• GİGDER Industry Membership An invitation-only membership program for Turkish real estate companies (developers, agencies, intermediaries, law firms, valuers) that provides industry representation, networking, certification eligibility, priority access to international events and fairs, and policy advocacy benefits.

Quantifiable outcome

• GIGDER members account for approximately 35% of all international real estate sales in Turkey
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AGS GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGİGDER collaborates with AGS Global, a brand and market research company, on a quarterly basis to produce and publish the GIGDEKS (Gayrimenkul İhracat Endeksi) — the international investor housing sales index. This partnership is ongoing and represents GİGDER's primary research and data product, with AGS Global providing independent market research methodology and analysis.
• İstanbul Chamber of Commerce (İstanbul Ticaret Odası)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGİGDER cooperated with the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce to produce the Istanbul Property Buying Guide (İstanbul'da Mülk Edinme Rehberi / Property Buying Guide: Istanbul), a comprehensive guide for international investors covering investment processes, quality education, business opportunities, healthcare, lifestyle, and profitable investment environment in Turkey. The guide is available in 6 languages.
• Government Ministries and Regulatory BodiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGİGDER actively engages with Turkish ministries and regulatory bodies including the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (TKGY) to advocate for policy improvements affecting international real estate sales, including certification systems, residence permit processes, and Golden Visa programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Dubai Land Department / RERA: UAE regulator and promoter of Dubai real estate to international investors. Functions partly as a competitor for cross-border real estate investment flows that GİGDER is trying to attract to Turkey, and is referenced in GİGDER leadership commentary as a comparable benchmark market.
• National Association of Estate Agents (Propertymark): UK trade association awarding industry credentials (NAEA, ARLA) to estate and letting agents. Closely comparable in using a member badge/certification as the primary value proposition, though operating in a more mature market with different foreign-buyer dynamics.
• British Property Federation: UK industry body representing property owners, developers, investors and advisers, focused on policy advocacy and international promotion of UK real estate. Comparable governance and member-base structure, though serving a different national market.

Others

• Sahibinden.com: Turkey's dominant online classifieds and real estate listing platform. Not a peer in the association sense, but functions as the primary marketplace where GİGDER members source international leads, and shapes the competitive context in which GİGDER operates.

Direct peers

• FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation): Paris-based federation of national real estate associations that promotes cross-border property transactions and connects industry professionals globally. Directly comparable to GİGDER's international promotion and member-networking mandate, with FIABCI operating at the supranational level.
• National Association of Realtors (NAR): The US trade association for real estate professionals, with similar functions to GİGDER including advocacy, certification (REALTOR® mark), market data publication, and international promotion of US real estate. Most direct peer in terms of mandate and operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): Global professional body for property and real estate, with comparable functions in standards-setting, certification and international market engagement. Broader in scope than GİGDER but analogous in delivering credibility through chartered status.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/gigderorg

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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