Aşıkveysel Neighborhood, Ataşehir

The Aşıkveysel neighborhood is located in Ataşehir district, made up of 1,172 buildings.

Where Is Aşıkveysel?

The Aşıkveysel neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Barbaros, Esatpaşa, Mustafa Kemal.

Mustafa KemalAşıkveysel

Who Lives in the Aşıkveysel Neighborhood?

13K people live in Aşıkveysel, at a density of 30K people per km². That is 1.6 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 36; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, 1 years below the city average. 18% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,578
3,943 households
Median age
35.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.19people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
29,948
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.7 years−7%
Women's education8.3 years−8%
University graduates18%−4 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 speed111 Mbps−64%
Fiber coverage4%−21 points
Green space per person0.64 m²−17%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance10.7%+5 points

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

Profile of Aşıkveysel Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik72.3%
Sokak aydınlatması70.2%
Kanalizasyon57.4%
Temizlik44.7%
Toplu taşıma44.7%
Kaldırımlar40.4%
Hava kalitesi34%
Gürültü27.7%
Yeşil alan27.7%
İnternet25.5%
Su19.1%

Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Ataşehir district overall.

Hometowns

MardinSivasKarsKahramanmaraşTokatOrdu

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). 47 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Aşıkveysel Neighborhood Like?

Aşıkveysel is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 18% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (10.7%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (78%). 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 Aşıkveysel, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 77.7% of the vote at Aşıkveysel's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 76.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 92% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest opposition vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

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

Civic fabric · associations

18 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (14 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 20 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.43Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 78% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma14 · 78%+20 points
Spor1 · 6%+2 points
İnsani yardım1 · 6%−3 points
Eğitim ve araştırma1 · 6%+2 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Sivas · 4Tokat · 2Erzurum

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 Aşıkveysel Neighborhood

Within Aşıkveysel's boundaries, 8 different İETT bus lines pass through 8 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Bulgurlu," 1.9 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 17% 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
8 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.

68%
15%
17%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,172
28.4 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.7
10+ floors
1.7%
Neighborhood area
41.3ha

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
5buildings
Heavy damage
18buildings
Moderate damage
102buildings
Heavy+ rate
5.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
4
Severely injured
3
Temporary shelter
465people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

32%
69%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Aşıkveysel. Ground motion here is felt on average 14% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 100% of the neighborhood is covered by the map; the shares are based on that portion. The map's positional accuracy was measured at 170 meters, so it does not resolve to a single parcel.

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