Russians Are Following Oligarchs’ Path to Turkey

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Russians topped Turkey’s ranking of foreign home buyers for the first time, the latest sign of the country’s appeal for capital fleeing sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Sales to Russians more than doubled month-on-month to 1,152 units in April, overtaking purchases by Iranian and Iraqi citizens, according to data from the Turkish statistics office that go back to January 2015.