Yeni Sahra Neighborhood, Ataşehir
The Yeni Sahra neighborhood is located in Ataşehir district, made up of 1,424 buildings.
Where Is Yeni Sahra?
The Yeni Sahra neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Aşıkveysel, Atatürk, Barbaros.
Who Lives in the Yeni Sahra Neighborhood?
9,429 people live in Yeni Sahra, at a density of 13K people per km². That is 27% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 35; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.3 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 14% 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
Profile of Yeni Sahra Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Ataşehir district overall.
Hometowns
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). 39 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Yeni Sahra Neighborhood Like?
Yeni Sahra is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 14% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (14.1%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (58%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Yeni Sahra, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 58.4% of the vote at Yeni Sahra's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 48.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 27% 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
18 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (13 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 15 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 Yeni Sahra Neighborhood
Within Yeni Sahra's boundaries, 34 different İETT bus lines pass through 17 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line; the nearest station is "Yenisahra," 138 m from the boundary. 100% 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.
Soil Class
Soil class
There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Yeni Sahra. Ground motion here is felt on average 18% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 99% 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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