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90 INTERVIEW | RÖPORTAJ ups need to reach us more to give offers, get our opinion, and collaborate with us. Of course, we always have to support start-ups as well. Having become the umbrella organization of the real estate industry, GYODER has made significant contributions to the changes in the Communiqué on Principles Regarding Real Es- tate Investment Companies (REIC) of the Capital Market Board that was awaited by the industry for a long time. With the devoted teamwork of the REIC Committee under the roof of GYODER that lasted for about a year, the factors that will affect the future of REICs were revealed. The regulations that paved the way for REICs with market size of TRY 58 billion led to excitement in the industry. We believe that REICs will con- tinue their activities more effectively with these regulations that meet the needs of today. An institutional structure enabling the combina- tion of individual savings and the use of these savings in real estate investments by profes- sionals, the Real Estate Investment Fund (REIF) aims to acquire value gain and/or rental income by investing in real estate assets. The market size of the Real Es- tate Investment Fund in Turkey has reached TRY 11.7 billion. Bireysel tasarrufların bir araya gelmesi ile bu birikimlerin profesyonel kişilerce gayrimenkul yatırımlarında değerlendirilmesini sağlayan kurumsal yapı olan Gayrimenkul Yatırım Fonu (GYF) gayrimenkul varlıklarına yatırım suretiyle değer artış kazancı ve/veya kira geliri elde etmeyi amaçlıyor. Türkiye’de Gayrimenkul Yatırım Fonu pazar büyüklüğü 11.7 milyar TL seviyesine ulaştı. Housing sales to foreigners were 45 thousand 483 in 2019 and 40 thousand 812 in 2020 2019 yılında yabancıya konut satışı 45.483, 2020 yılında 40.812 seviyesinde gerçekleşti ! In the upcoming period, it is necessary to support initiatives for more indigenization, especially in the sophisticated systems used in the construction industry Önümüzdeki süreçte özellikle yapı endüstrisinde kullanılan sofistike sistemlerde daha fazla yerlileşme için inisiyatifleri desteklemek gerekiyor MAY-JUNE | MAYIS-HAZİRAN 2021