Istanbul, heavily representing Turkish office market, is one of the 5 large office markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Istanbul is the 2nd largest office market in Europe, where investment is the most advantageous, according to the results of the research that ULI and PricewaterhouseCoopers made in 27 European cities in 2009. Researches indicate that Istanbul shall display a better performance than other markets in rent and occupancy rates in the following years.