Dikilitaş Neighborhood, Beşiktaş

The Dikilitaş neighborhood is located in Beşiktaş district, made up of 701 buildings.

Where Is Dikilitaş?

The Dikilitaş neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Abbasağa, Balmumcu, Cihannüma. 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.

AbbasağaGayrettepeFulyaDikilitaş
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.23

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.23x 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 Dikilitaş Neighborhood?

15K people live in Dikilitaş, at a density of 23K people per km². That is 1.3 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 41; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years older. The average household here has 2.5 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 3 years above the city average. 48% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
14,787
5,962 households
Median age
40.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.48people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
23,105
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education11.9 years+27%
Women's education11.8 years+31%
University graduates48%+26 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 speed722 Mbps+132%
Fiber coverage70%+45 points
Green space per person2.12 m²+175%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.5%−5 points

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

Profile of Dikilitaş Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Toplu taşıma76.2%
Kaldırımlar76.2%
Elektrik71.4%
Sokak aydınlatması68.3%
Kanalizasyon68.3%
İnternet68.3%
Yeşil alan66.7%
Gürültü65.1%
Temizlik65.1%
Hava kalitesi63.5%
Su63.5%

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

Hometowns

SiirtSivasTrabzonErzurumArdahanAntalya

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). 63 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Dikilitaş Neighborhood Like?

Dikilitaş is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 48% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.5%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (77%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 76.5% of the vote at Dikilitaş's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 56.9%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 91% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest opposition vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

48 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (26 associations). The category composition is close to the citywide pattern.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)3.25Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 94% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma26 · 54%−3 points
Eğitim ve araştırma3 · 6%+2 points
Bireysel gelişim3 · 6%+4 points
Sağlık3 · 6%+3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Siirt

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 Dikilitaş Neighborhood

Within Dikilitaş's boundaries, 24 different İETT bus lines pass through 17 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M7 metro line; the nearest station is "Yıldız," 33 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M7
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
24
17 stops
🚇 Yıldız · M7 · 33 m🚇 Fulya · M7 · 105 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.

41%
35%
24%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
701
10.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.8
10+ floors
8.4%
Neighborhood area
64.2ha

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
2buildings
Heavy damage
4buildings
Moderate damage
25buildings
Heavy+ rate
3.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
2
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
207people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
67%
24%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

24% of Dikilitaş's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 23% 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 2.8 km away.

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