Sakızağacı Neighborhood, Bakırköy
The Sakızağacı neighborhood is located in Bakırköy district, made up of 472 buildings.
Where Is Sakızağacı?
The Sakızağacı neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Ataköy 1. Kısım, Cevizlik, Kartaltepe. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 5.6x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.
Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 5.62x 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
This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.
Who Lives in the Sakızağacı Neighborhood?
8,557 people live in Sakızağacı, at a density of 23K people per km². That is 1.2 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 43; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 8 years older. The average household here has 2.6 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 31% 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 Sakızağacı Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Bakırköy 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). 40 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Sakızağacı Neighborhood Like?
Sakızağacı is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 31% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.1%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (81%). Consumption venues are above the city average, with the public space on the secular side.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Sakızağacı, the neighborhood is markedly above the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 81.4% of the vote at Sakızağacı's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 73.9%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 95% 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
5 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: 23 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Sakızağacı Neighborhood
Within Sakızağacı's boundaries, 4 different İETT bus lines pass through 3 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by Marmaray; the nearest station is "Yenimahalle," 316 m from the boundary. There are 2 ferry piers here; 3 sea lines depart from here. 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.
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
47% of Sakızağacı's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 29% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 61% 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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