Ortaçeşme Neighborhood, Beykoz

The Ortaçeşme neighborhood is located in Beykoz district, made up of 1,548 buildings.

Where Is Ortaçeşme?

The Ortaçeşme neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Akbaba, Anadolu Kavağı, Çamlıbahçe.

ÇamlıbahçeYalıköyOrtaçeşme

Who Lives in the Ortaçeşme Neighborhood?

7,754 people live in Ortaçeşme, at a density of 9,342 people per km². That is 49% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 38; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years older. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 17% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
7,754
2,438 households
Median age
38
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.18people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
9,342
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9 years−4%
Women's education8.4 years−7%
University graduates17%−5 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 speed128 Mbps−59%
Fiber coverage7%−18 points
Green space per person13.71 m²+1681%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance5.9%+1 points

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

What Is the Ortaçeşme Neighborhood Like?

Ortaçeşme is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 17% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (5.9%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (58%). 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 Ortaçeşme, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.

Conservative consumption character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 58% of the vote at Ortaçeşme's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 28% 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

6 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the dini hizmet category (4 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)0.77Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 43% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Dini hizmet4 · 67%+59 points
İnsani yardım1 · 17%+8 points
Engelli1 · 17%+16 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 Ortaçeşme Neighborhood

Within Ortaçeşme's boundaries, 23 different İETT bus lines pass through 14 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Hacıosman," 5.2 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
23
14 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.

38%
46%
16%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,548
19 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.6
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
81.4ha

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
4buildings
Heavy damage
13buildings
Moderate damage
83buildings
Heavy+ rate
5.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
2
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
196people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
17%
40%
41%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

43% of Ortaçeşme'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 5.7 km away.

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