Akbaba Neighborhood, Beykoz

The Akbaba neighborhood is located in Beykoz district, made up of 696 buildings.

Where Is Akbaba?

The Akbaba neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Acarlar, Anadolu Feneri, Anadolu Kavağı.

Anadolu KavağıElmalıMerkezOrtaçeşmeAkbaba

Who Lives in the Akbaba Neighborhood?

2,695 people live in Akbaba, at a density of 586 people per km². That is 97% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 39; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years older. The average household here has 3 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, the same as the city average. 22% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,695
892 households
Median age
39.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.02people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
586
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.5 years+2%
Women's education9.4 years+4%
University graduates22%0 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 speed100 Mbps−68%
Fiber coverage4%−21 points
Green space per person4.17 m²+442%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3%−2 points

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

What Is the Akbaba Neighborhood Like?

Akbaba is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 22% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.0%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (61%). 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 Akbaba, the neighborhood is close to the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Moderately secular
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 61% of the vote at Akbaba's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 53.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 21% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling bloc ahead
ruling blocopposition bloc

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

Civic fabric · associations

3 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the dini hizmet category (2 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the dini hizmet category: 59 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.11Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 67% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Dini hizmet2 · 67%+59 points
Meslek ve dayanışma1 · 33%−24 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology

Transportation in the Akbaba Neighborhood

Within Akbaba's boundaries, 16 different İETT bus lines pass through 13 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Hacıosman," 7.2 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 0% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
0
no station
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
16
13 stops

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.

43%
30%
27%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
696
1.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.6
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
449.5ha

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
0buildings
Heavy damage
2buildings
Moderate damage
18buildings
Heavy+ rate
2.3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
33people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
17%
47%
35%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

35% of Akbaba'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 6.9 km away.

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