Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2010 Report, published by Price Waterhouse Coopers, rates Istanbul as the number 1 city in Europe for real estate investment above London, Paris and Berlin.

The report comments: "The long-term economic prognosis for Turkey generally and Istanbul specifically is extremely positive. As one international investor observes, it is a "large city with young population." It is for this reason that investors rank Istanbul first for development, as was the case in 2009."

Istanbul topped the rankings of European cities through a combination of "ranking high for investment together with long term propects". Istanbul was favoured for its "economic growth propects".

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