According to official data, many high-ranking officials in Georgia have significantly increased their wealth alongside their career advancement. They have purchased real estate, expensive cars, luxury items, travel abroad frequently, and enroll their children in costly schools.

Many of these officials spend more on household goods than a pensioner earns in an entire year.

In addition to acquiring expensive property, ruling party (“Georgian Dream”) MPs and officials select residential areas away from congested neighborhoods and construction sites with high levels of air pollution.

They often choose locations with views of pine or fir forests, mountains, or reservoirs.

They build luxury houses outside the city, in green belts or near forests, with large yards, auxiliary buildings, and recreational spaces. These homes often cover 600 square meters or more.

For construction, they choose expensive, energy-efficient materials and equally costly furniture. In some officials’ declarations, hundreds of thousands of lari are recorded annually for construction and renovation, sometimes totaling over one million lari—covering the cost of building and maintaining their homes.

Some individuals had already accumulated wealth before entering public service, so the salaries they receive in the legislature are minimal in comparison. This group is mostly found in the Georgian Parliament, and few of their legislative initiatives are remembered.

So why do they enter politics? Several studies in recent years have highlighted successful lobbying by business figures in Parliament. Numerous documented cases show that businessmen often further increased their wealth after entering politics.

Batumelebi calculated the expenses Georgian officials have declared for building and renovating their homes.

Houses of the “Georgian Dream” Faction Chairpersons

Irakli Kirtskhalia became the chairperson of the “Georgian Dream” faction after Mamuka Mdinaradze moved from Parliament to the State Security Service.

According to his property declaration, Kirtskhalia received a gifted house on Japaridze Street in Tbilisi, which includes two residential units totaling 95.2 sq.m. and a technical room of 37.6 sq.m.

In the same building, he purchased additional properties, giving him a total of 588.12 sq.m., including open terraces. Kirtskhalia paid over 700,000 GEL for these properties.

Nearby, he also owns another residential building on a separate plot, covering 524.1 sq.m., plus an additional 427.9 sq.m. of property, which was gifted.

Kirtskhalia also received land plots in Mtskheta and the village of Ksovri. In 2021, he was gifted six plots totaling over four hectares. One plot contains eight buildings exceeding 1,000 sq.m. including residential and auxiliary spaces.

112 Director’s House [Photo]

Giorgi Arsoshvili, Director of the Public Safety Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, inherited a land plot in Tbilisi on Rusudan Mikeladze Street in 2021, as co-owner with Marina Jaqeli.

The plot contains a building of over 700 sq.m.

In 2020, Arsoshvili reported a house of 521 sq.m. on the plot. Batumelebi obtained documents showing that in 2020 he received a construction permit for reconstruction, which included expanding the building, high-quality facade finishing, shingled roofing, metal railings, and aluminum glazing.

According to the 2021 Public Registry extract, the building is 771.4 sq.m., including 545 sq.m. of living space, 99 sq.m. summer area, 28 sq.m. basement, 16 sq.m. stairwell and entrance, 10 sq.m. auxiliary space, and a 72 sq.m. garage.

Arsoshvili did not disclose the cost of reconstruction in his declaration.

Reconstruction Project – Render [Photo]
Giorgi Arsoshvili’s House Render [Photo]

MP Shota Berekashvili’s House [Photo]

Shota Berekashvili, a former businessman turned MP, has a spouse, Maka Kvitsiani, who owns a 1,196 sq.m. land plot on Khakhuli Street N2 in Tbilisi, purchased for $300,000 in 2019. Adjacent to it is another plot with a luxury house bought in 2016 for $900,000.

According to the Public Registry, the house totals 708.8 sq.m., including 168 sq.m. living space, 120.8 sq.m. auxiliary, 235.9 sq.m. basement, 135.4 sq.m. summer area, and 48.6 sq.m. garage. The house is still under construction.

Photo: Home of Maka Kvitsiani, Spouse of MP Shota Berekashvili [Photo]
Photo: Interior of Maka Kvitsiani’s House [Photo]

David Narmania’s House [Photo]

David Narmania, Chairman of the Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), completed a luxury home in a prestigious Tbilisi district. Officially declared expenses exceed 1.1 million GEL, including the purchase of the land plot for $180,000.

Render of David Narmania’s House [Photo]

National Bank President Natia Turnava’s Houses [Photo]

The National Bank of Georgia’s President, Natia Turnava, began building a luxury house in Vake, Tbilisi in 2019 while serving as Deputy Minister of Economy.

In her 2025 declaration, the property includes a 380 sq.m. plot purchased by her spouse in 2015 for $100,000. In 2020, an additional 207 sq.m. plot with old buildings was purchased for $75,000.

In 2024, two small adjacent plots were added for 18,582 GEL. Turnava has also declared expenses for ongoing construction in Sakre, Saikhre village (92,000 GEL) and elsewhere, with the total building including terraces, summer area, and small pool covering 561.8 sq.m., of which 462 sq.m. is living space.

Render of Natia Turnava’s Vake House [Photo]
Render of Natia Turnava’s House in Arashenda [Photo]
Photo: House in Bakuriani Purchased by Natia Turnava [Photo]

Judge Giorgi Mikautadze’s House [Photo]

Judge Giorgi Mikautadze and his spouse built a terraced house with large windows, a swimming pool, and landscaped yard near Tbilisi, on Negu Forest Street.

They purchased a 2,500 sq.m. plot in 2020 for $90,000. Over the last three years, at least 765,000 GEL has been spent on construction, and including land costs, the total exceeds 1 million GEL.

The project included aluminum glazing, wooden panel facades, brick-effect tiles, and energy-efficient materials.

Render of Judge Giorgi Mikautadze’s House [Photo]
Render of Judge Mikautadze’s House [Photo]

Minister of Internal Affairs’ House [Photo]

The new Minister of Internal Affairs’ family owns two residential houses totaling over 700 sq.m., four plots, five apartments, two commercial units, and three garages.

In 2024, according to his declaration, his spouse purchased a plot in Kojori for 11,000 GEL in 2017, combined with a 2012 plot, and the house now totals 403.3 sq.m., including 195.7 sq.m. living space, 93.1 sq.m. summer area, 72 sq.m. basement, 13.5 sq.m. stairwell, and 817 sq.m. land.

Photo: House of Minister of Internal Affairs [Photo]