Merkez Neighborhood, Beykoz
The Merkez neighborhood is located in Beykoz district, made up of 1,212 buildings.
Where Is Merkez?
The Merkez neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Acarlar, Akbaba, Anadolu Kavağı.
Who Lives in the Merkez Neighborhood?
5,819 people live in Merkez, at a density of 1,644 people per km². That is 91% 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, 1 years above the city average. 27% 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
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Merkez Neighborhood Like?
Merkez is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 27% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.8%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Merkez, the neighborhood is below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 55.4% of the vote at Merkez's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 52.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 60% 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
Civic fabric · associations
6 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the kültür, sanat, turizm category (1 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 41 points lower than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
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 Merkez Neighborhood
Within Merkez's boundaries, 26 different İETT bus lines pass through 27 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Hacıosman," 6.2 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. There is a "Beykoz ŞH." ferry pier here; 11 sea lines depart from here. 0% 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
estimated42% of Merkez's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 26% 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 4.7 km away.
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