Yavuz Selim Neighborhood, Arnavutköy

The Yavuz Selim neighborhood is located in Arnavutköy district, made up of 1,172 buildings.

Where Is Yavuz Selim?

The Yavuz Selim neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Anadolu, Arnavutköy Merkez, Atatürk.

İslambeyMareşal Fevzi ÇakmakYavuz Selim

Who Lives in the Yavuz Selim Neighborhood?

13K people live in Yavuz Selim, at a density of 6,292 people per km². That is 65% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 29; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 7 years younger. The average household here has 4.3 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 2 years below the city average. 13% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,961
2,986 households
Median age
28.7
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
4.34people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
6,292
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education7.6 years−19%
Women's education7.2 years−20%
University graduates13%−9 points

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

Average internet speed844 Mbps+172%
Fiber coverage83%+58 points
Green space per person0.75 m²−3%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance14.4%+9 points

Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology

Profile of Yavuz Selim Neighborhood Residents

Hometowns

ErzurumOrduMalatyaSinopKocaeliBitlis

Asked directly of residents in the İBB household survey: the hometown of those born outside Istanbul who settled here.

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 22 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Yavuz Selim Neighborhood Like?

Yavuz Selim is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 13% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (14.4%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (64%). 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 Yavuz Selim, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.

Conservative consumption character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 63.7% of the vote at Yavuz Selim's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 39.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 15% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest ruling bloc vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

11 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (4 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 21 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.85Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 49% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma4 · 36%−21 points
Dini hizmet3 · 27%+20 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 18%+14 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm1 · 9%+4 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Yozgat

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 Yavuz Selim Neighborhood

Within Yavuz Selim's boundaries, 8 different İETT bus lines pass through 18 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Taşoluk," 1.4 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 3% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
0
no station
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
8
18 stops

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.

83%
17%
1980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,172
5.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.7
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
205.4ha

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.

Very heavy damage
2buildings
Heavy damage
9buildings
Moderate damage
64buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
250people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
15%
76%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

9% of Yavuz Selim's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 19% 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 17.6 km away.

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