Sinanpaşa Neighborhood, Beşiktaş

The Sinanpaşa neighborhood is located in Beşiktaş district, made up of 523 buildings.

Where Is Sinanpaşa?

The Sinanpaşa neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Abbasağa, Cihannüma, Mecidiye.

Sinanpaşa

Who Lives in the Sinanpaşa Neighborhood?

2,162 people live in Sinanpaşa, at a density of 13K people per km². That is 30% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 38; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 2.4 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 3 years above the city average. 40% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,162
901 households
Median age
38.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.4people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
12,718
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education12.2 years+30%
Women's education12 years+33%
University graduates40%+18 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 speed201 Mbps−35%
Fiber coverage13%−12 points
Green space per person0 m²−100%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.9%−4 points

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

Profile of Sinanpaşa Neighborhood Residents

Hometowns

BursaİzmirGiresunKırklareliKarabükAnkara

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). 16 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Sinanpaşa Neighborhood Like?

Sinanpaşa is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 40% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.9%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (80%). The density of cafes, bars and similar venues ranks among the highest in the city; the public space is markedly secular.

Consumption character

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

Secular consumption character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 79.7% of the vote at Sinanpaşa's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 56.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 93% 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

23 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (10 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the spor category: 18 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)10.64Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 99% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma10 · 44%−14 points
Spor5 · 22%+18 points
İnsani yardım3 · 13%+4 points
Sağlık1 · 4%+1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

BoluRize

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 Sinanpaşa Neighborhood

Within Sinanpaşa's boundaries, 34 different İETT bus lines pass through 4 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Yıldız," 1.4 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. There are 4 ferry piers here; 40 sea lines depart from here. The neighborhood is also a minibus route hub: 6 dolmuş/minibus lines depart from here. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
0
no station
Ferry lines
40
4 ferry piers
Bus lines
34
4 stops
Minibus lines
6
route hub
⛴ Beşiktaş Dentur⛴ Beşiktaş-Kadıköy ŞH.⛴ Beşiktaş-Üsküdar ŞH.⛴ Beşiktaş Turyol · 40 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.

36%
36%
28%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
523
31.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.5
10+ floors
0.2%
Neighborhood area
16.6ha

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
8buildings
Heavy damage
18buildings
Moderate damage
71buildings
Heavy+ rate
9.8%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
4
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
147people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
73%
20%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

21% of Sinanpaşa'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 1.8 km away.

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