Feature: Turks seek cheaper housing as rents soar

by Burak Akinci

ANKARA, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Serkan Mestci is busy looking for a new rental home in Ankara, Türkiye's capital city, as his current residence has become too expensive for him to afford.

The 40-year-old mechanic earns slightly above Türkiye's monthly minimum wage of 8,500 liras (about 452 U.S. dollars). As the lease contract for his flat in Sincan, a large town 27 km away from the ci