Galip Ölmez

Due to the increasing property prices and a growing demand to live in nature amid the pandemic, the sale of "non-dwelling properties" has topped the sale of houses and apartments in 2021, causing a boom in the sales of tiny houses and breaking new grounds in the country.

Gizem Babürhan stepped into a tiny house on wheels she rented in the Aegean vineyards and saw the future of Turkey's coronavirus-ravaged tourism industry.

"This minimalist life offered us priceless peace," said Babürhan. "I hope in the future, we will own a tiny house and tour the world with a home on our backs."