Ortamahalle Neighborhood, Bayrampaşa
The Ortamahalle neighborhood is located in Bayrampaşa district, made up of 1,530 buildings.
Where Is Ortamahalle?
The Ortamahalle neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Altıntepsi, İsmet Paşa, Kocatepe.
Who Lives in the Ortamahalle Neighborhood?
15K people live in Ortamahalle, at a density of 19K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; 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, the same as the city average. 19% 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
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
Profile of Ortamahalle Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Bayrampaşa 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). 53 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Ortamahalle Neighborhood Like?
Ortamahalle is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 19% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). 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 Ortamahalle, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 54.7% of the vote at Ortamahalle's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 44.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 36% 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
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Ortamahalle Neighborhood
Within Ortamahalle's boundaries, 10 different İETT bus lines pass through 9 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M1A and M1B metro lines, the T4 tram line; the nearest station is "Bayrampaşa - Maltepe," 32 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.
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
98% of Ortamahalle's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 40% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 64% 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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