Başak Neighborhood, Başakşehir

The Başak neighborhood is located in Başakşehir district, made up of 1,438 buildings.

Where Is Başak?

The Başak neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Arnavutköy Merkez, Atatürk, Boğazköy İstiklal. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.2x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

100. YılBaşak
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.19

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.19x 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 Başak Neighborhood?

71K people live in Başak, at a density of 5,883 people per km². That is 68% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 33; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years younger. The average household here has 3.8 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 31% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
70,658
18,693 households
Median age
32.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.78people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
5,883
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.2 years+10%
Women's education9.9 years+10%
University graduates31%+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 speed406 Mbps+31%
Fiber coverage36%+11 points
Green space per person7.86 m²+921%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1%−4 points

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

Profile of Başak Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

İnternet64.5%
Temizlik64%
Yeşil alan64%
Hava kalitesi62.5%
Gürültü60.5%
Kanalizasyon60%
Elektrik60%
Sokak aydınlatması59.5%
Kaldırımlar56.5%
Su49.5%
Toplu taşıma46%

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

Hometowns

YurtDışı-BatıSivasGiresunSiirtBursaŞanlıurfa

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). 200 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Başak Neighborhood Like?

Başak 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 (1.0%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (64%). Consumption venues are below the city average, with the public space on the conservative side.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Başak, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Moderately conservative
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 64.2% of the vote at Başak's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 57.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 14% 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

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

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.57Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 26% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma18 · 45%−12 points
İnsani yardım9 · 23%+14 points
Dini hizmet5 · 13%+5 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm4 · 10%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Rize

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 Başak Neighborhood

Within Başak's boundaries, 39 different İETT bus lines pass through 105 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M3 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Başakşehir - Metrokent. 71% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M3
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
39
105 stops
🚇 Başakşehir - Metrokent · M3

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.

45%
55%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,438
0.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.3
10+ floors
30.5%
Neighborhood area
2,450.8ha

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
1buildings
Heavy damage
8buildings
Moderate damage
66buildings
Heavy+ rate
3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
1,000people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
13%
57%
29%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

31% of Başak's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 24% 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 5.9 km away.

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