Renting an Apartment in Turkish: Dialogue with Audio
Finding a nice flat in a beautiful neighborhood can be difficult for an ex-pat. It’s the first challange for any expat settling into a new city. But it’s very important as it’ll affect where you’ll go shopping, socialize with your friends or which public transportation you’ll use. This lesson walks you through a full apartment viewing in Turkish: speaking with a real estate agent, touring the rooms, asking about repairs and furnishing, and getting to the point of signing a contract.
Essential Turkish Apartment-Rental Phrases
These cover the core of any apartment viewing — asking about availability, the space itself, and the practical details before signing anything.
| Turkish | English |
| İlanınızı internette gördüm. | I saw your listing online. |
| Daire hâlâ kiralık mı? | Is the apartment still available to rent? |
| Daireyi görebilir miyim? | Could I see the apartment? |
| Kira ne kadar? | How much is the rent? |
| Depozito ne kadar? | How much is the deposit? |
| Aidat kiraya dahil mi? | Is the maintenance fee included in the rent? |
| Daire eşyalı mı? | Is the apartment furnished? |
| Ev kaç metrekare? | How many square meters is it? |
| Daire kaçıncı katta? | Which floor is the apartment on? |
| Asansör var mı? | Is there an elevator? |
| Isıtma sistemi nedir? | What’s the heating system? |
| Ev sahibiyle konuşabilir miyim? | Could I speak with the landlord? |
| Bu tadilatlarla kim ilgilenecek? | Who will take care of these repairs? |
| Kontratı ne zaman imzalayabiliriz? | When can we sign the contract? |
Apartment-Viewing Dialogue with Audio
Now listen to a full conversation: a prospective tenant viewing an apartment with a real estate agent.
Turkish Transcript
Emlakçı: Hoş geldiniz. Size nasıl yardımcı olabilirim?
Müşteri: İlanınızı internette gördüm. Daireniz hâlâ kiralık mı?
Emlakçı: Evet, doğru gördünüz. İsterseniz bugün size daireyi gösterebilirim.
Müşteri: Evet, çok iyi olur.
Emlakçı: Buyurun, buradan gidelim. İleride gördüğünüz mavi binanın üçüncü katı.
Müşteri: Siz önden buyurun.
Emlakçı: Teşekkür ederim. Bu taraftan.
…
Emlakçı: İşte burası sizin ilanda gördüğünüz daire.
Müşteri: İlanda 2+1 olduğu yazıyordu. Doğru, değil mi?
Emlakçı: Evet, doğru, isterseniz etrafı size biraz gezdireyim.
Müşteri: Tabii, olur.
Emlakçı: İlk olarak oturma odasına buyurun. Gördüğünüz gibi balkona açılan bir kapısı da var.
Müşteri: Evet, balkon küçük, fakat yazın orada oturmak güzel olabilir.
Emlakçı: Ve fark etmişsinizdir ki evin dörtte üçü pencerelerle kaplı. Bu salon daha önce balkonun bir parçası olarak kullanılıyordu, fakat daha sonra kapatıldı ve bu hale getirildi.
Müşteri: Anlıyorum. Fazla pencerelerinin olması benim için artı bir durum. Güneş ışığını seven biriyim.
Emlakçı: O zaman tam size göre diyebiliriz.
Müşteri: Şu camlardan birinde bir çatlak görüyorum. İlerde bir sorun olursa bununla ben mi ilgileneyim yoksa ev sahibi mi?
Emlakçı: Evet, evde ufak tefek tadilat gerektiren işler var, fakat bu canınızı sıkmasın. Bu evi tutarsanız vereceğiniz kiradan düşerek tadilatları yaptırırız. Bize haber vermeniz yeterli.
Müşteri: Yatak odalarını da görebilir miyiz?
Emlakçı: Tabii. Koridorun sonunda solda ve sağda iki oda bulunmakta.
Müşteri: Evi eşyalı tutabiliyoruz, değil mi?
Emlakçı: Evet, doğru. Evi eşyalı veriyoruz.
Müşteri: Evet, evi beğendim. Mümkünse sizden yarın haber almayı bekliyorum.
Emlakçı: Size hemen bu akşam döneceğim. Siz de onaylarsınız, yarın kontratı imzalarız.
Müşteri: Çok iyi olur. Cevabınızı bekliyorum.
Emlakçı: Bu akşam arayacağım. Şimdiden hayırlı olsun.
English Translation
Real Estate Agent: Welcome. How can I help you?
Prospective Tenant: I saw your listing online. Is the apartment still available to rent?
Real Estate Agent: Yes, it is still available. I can show you the apartment today if you’d like.
Prospective Tenant: Yes, that would be great.
Real Estate Agent: This way, please. It’s on the third floor of the blue building ahead.
Prospective Tenant: After you.
Real Estate Agent: Thank you. This way.
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Real Estate Agent: This is the apartment you saw in the listing.
Prospective Tenant: The listing said it was a 2+1 — two rooms plus a living room. Is that right?
Real Estate Agent: Yes, that’s right. Let me show you around, if you’d like.
Prospective Tenant: Sure, go ahead.
Real Estate Agent: Let’s begin with the living room. As you can see, it also has a door that opens onto the balcony.
Prospective Tenant: Yes, the balcony is small, but it could be nice to sit there in summer.
Real Estate Agent: And you’ll notice that three-quarters of the room is covered in windows. This living room used to be part of the balcony, but it was later enclosed and turned into this.
Prospective Tenant: I see. Having so many windows is a plus for me — I love sunlight.
Real Estate Agent: Then it sounds perfect for you.
Prospective Tenant: I see a crack in one of these windows. If it becomes a problem later, would I be responsible for it, or would the landlord?
Real Estate Agent: Yes, there are a few minor repairs that need to be done, but don’t let that worry you. If you take the apartment, we’ll arrange the repairs and deduct the cost from your rent. Just let us know.
Prospective Tenant: Could we see the bedrooms too?
Real Estate Agent: Of course. There are two rooms at the end of the hallway, one on the left and one on the right.
Prospective Tenant: We can rent the apartment furnished, right?
Real Estate Agent: Yes, that’s right. We rent it furnished.
Prospective Tenant: Yes, I like the apartment. I’d appreciate hearing from you tomorrow, if possible.
Real Estate Agent: I’ll get back to you this evening. If you confirm, we can sign the contract tomorrow.
Prospective Tenant: That would be great. I’ll be waiting for your answer.
Real Estate Agent: I’ll call you tonight. I hope everything works out.
Note: “Şimdiden hayırlı olsun” (lit. “may it be good in advance”) is a common Turkish expression of goodwill said before an outcome is known — similar to wishing someone luck ahead of something hopeful. It doesn’t promise anything about how the deal will turn out.
Note: the repair arrangement described here — deducting repair costs from the rent — is specific to this fictional dialogue. Rental practices, contracts, and what’s legally required of a landlord vary, so don’t treat this as general rental or legal advice.
Understanding Turkish Apartment Listings
A few terms show up in almost every Turkish rental listing:
Grammar Notes
-A yardımcı olmak: To Help
-lIk in Kiralık and Satılık
The suffix -lIk (with vowel harmony: -lık/-lik/-luk/-lük) turns a noun into something describing what it’s for.
Relative Forms: Gördüğünüz, Balkona Açılan
Turkish builds relative clauses (“that you see,” “that opens onto”) directly onto the verb, instead of using a separate word like “that” or “which.”
Etrafı Gezdirmek: To Show Someone Around
Fractions: Dörtte Üçü
Turkish fractions put the denominator first with the locative suffix -DA, then the numerator with a possessive suffix:
-A göre: According to / Suitable For
-mAsInA rağmen: Even Though / Despite
Causative Yaptırmak: Tadilat Yaptırmak
Yaptırmak is the causative of yapmak (to do/make) — it means to have something done, usually by someone else.
Kiradan Düşmek: To Deduct From the Rent
Düşmek here means “to deduct/subtract,” not its more common meaning of “to fall.”
Mümkünse: If Possible
Vocabulary
Practice
Fill in each blank with the right word from this lesson: kiralık, eşyalı, depozito, aidat, ev sahibi, tadilat, kontrat.
1. Bu daire …. Kiraya vermek istiyoruz. (This apartment is for rent.)
2. Daire … mı, yoksa boş mu? (Is the apartment furnished, or empty?)
3. Taşınmadan önce bir aylık … ödemeniz gerekiyor. (You need to pay one month’s deposit before moving in.)
4. … her ay ödenir ve bina giderlerini karşılar. (The maintenance fee is paid monthly and covers building costs.)
5. Musluk bozulursa …’e haber vermelisiniz. (If the tap breaks, you should let the landlord know.)
6. Evde birkaç küçük … yapılması gerekiyor. (A few small repairs need to be done in the apartment.)
7. Her şeyi konuştuktan sonra …ı imzaladık. (After discussing everything, we signed the contract.)
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