Göztepe Neighborhood, Bağcılar

The Göztepe neighborhood is located in Bağcılar district, made up of 2,106 buildings.

Where Is Göztepe?

The Göztepe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as 100. Yıl, 15 Temmuz, Demirkapı. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.3x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

100. YılFatihKemalpaşaGöztepe
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.26

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.26x price difference was measured within this neighborhood. The Istanbul median is ×2.05 (the black line marks it). A wide gap means where you live within the neighborhood matters a lot; a narrow one means the neighborhood is homogeneous.

We cannot say where in the neighborhood the difference occurs. Source and methodology

Who Lives in the Göztepe Neighborhood?

41K people live in Göztepe, at a density of 25K people per km². That is 1.4 times 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 3.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 14% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
40,585
10,597 households
Median age
30.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.83people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
24,899
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.2 years−12%
Women's education7.8 years−14%
University graduates14%−8 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 speed450 Mbps+45%
Fiber coverage40%+15 points
Green space per person0.31 m²−60%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance8.5%+3 points

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

Profile of Göztepe Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Hava kalitesi33.7%
Su33.7%
Kaldırımlar33.7%
Kanalizasyon32.7%
Gürültü30.8%
Temizlik29.8%
Sokak aydınlatması29.8%
Toplu taşıma28.8%
Elektrik27.9%
İnternet26.9%
Yeşil alan26%

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

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 104 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Göztepe Neighborhood Like?

Göztepe 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 (8.5%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (63%). 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 Göztepe, 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 63.3% of the vote at Göztepe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 56.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 16% 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

50 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (34 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 11 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.23Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 71% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma34 · 68%+11 points
İnsani yardım7 · 14%+5 points
Dini hizmet3 · 6%−1 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 4%

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Ordu · 3Sivas · 3Adıyaman · 2Elazığ · 2DiyarbakırTokat

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 Göztepe Neighborhood

Within Göztepe's boundaries, 30 different İETT bus lines pass through 19 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M3 and M7 metro lines, with a station inside the neighborhood: Mahmutbey. Göztepe Mah. station is also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 90% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
2
M3 · M7
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
30
19 stops
🚇 Mahmutbey · M3, M7🚇 Göztepe Mah. · M7 · 14 m

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.

81%
12%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,106
12.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.8
10+ floors
1.5%
Neighborhood area
162.7ha

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
19buildings
Heavy damage
53buildings
Moderate damage
287buildings
Heavy+ rate
6.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
25
Severely injured
15
Temporary shelter
1,930people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
14%
83%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

83% of Göztepe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 36% 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 1 km away.

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