ANKARA A total of 164,306 houses were sold in Türkiye in October, marking a 0.5 percent decrease from the same month last year, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on Nov. 13. Despite a slight annual decline, October sales were the highest recorded this year. Sales grew 9.1 percent in the month compared with September. New home sales dropped 4.9 percent year-on-year to 54,866 units, while existing home sales increased 1.8 percent to 109,440 units. Mortgage-financed sales