Fatih Neighborhood, Arnavutköy
The Fatih neighborhood is located in Arnavutköy district, made up of 417 buildings.
Where Is Fatih?
The Fatih neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Adnan Menderes, Baklalı, Çilingir.
Who Lives in the Fatih Neighborhood?
3,986 people live in Fatih, at a density of 1,588 people per km². That is 91% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 30; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years younger. The average household here has 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 2 years below the city average. 10% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.
Education level of neighborhood residents
The vertical line marks the average (median) of Istanbul's 745 neighborhoods; the value beside it is the neighborhood's difference from that average (percentage points for ratios, relative difference for durations).
Infrastructure and environment
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Fatih Neighborhood Like?
Fatih is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 10% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (9.1%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (70%). There are no businesses serving alcohol on the premises in the public space; consumption venues draw a conservative character.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Fatih, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 69.8% of the vote at Fatih's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 48.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 7% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.
The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology
Civic fabric · associations
3 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the dini hizmet category (2 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the dini hizmet category: 59 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
It shows which communities have organized here, not who lives here. Source and methodology
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Fatih Neighborhood
Within Fatih's boundaries, 3 different İETT bus lines pass through 20 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Taşoluk," 2.5 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 0% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.
Stops were counted within the neighborhood boundary; rail stations and ferry piers have a 400 meter buffer. Source and methodology
Building Stock
The neighborhood's building construction period and floor distribution. Construction period is the strongest factor determining earthquake risk.
Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.
Earthquake Risk (İBB Possible Earthquake Scenario)
Projected values for this neighborhood in the expected major Marmara earthquake.
İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)
Soil class
estimated8% of Fatih's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 18% stronger than on rock.
This neighborhood falls outside the İBB microzonation maps. The shares are not a measurement; they are the estimate of a model built from terrain and nearby measurements. The nearest measurement is 19.4 km away.
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