Rüzgarlıbahçe Neighborhood, Beykoz
The Rüzgarlıbahçe neighborhood is located in Beykoz district, made up of 1,704 buildings.
Where Is Rüzgarlıbahçe?
The Rüzgarlıbahçe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Acarlar, Baklacı, Çiftlik.
Who Lives in the Rüzgarlıbahçe Neighborhood?
7,852 people live in Rüzgarlıbahçe, at a density of 2,283 people per km². That is 87% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 35; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.6 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, 1 years below the city average. 17% 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
Profile of Rüzgarlıbahçe Neighborhood Residents
Hometowns
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). 20 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Rüzgarlıbahçe Neighborhood Like?
Rüzgarlıbahçe 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 (5.1%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (62%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Rüzgarlıbahçe, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 61.5% of the vote at Rüzgarlıbahçe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 50%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 20% 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
19 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (15 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 22 points higher 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 Rüzgarlıbahçe Neighborhood
Within Rüzgarlıbahçe's boundaries, 37 different İETT bus lines pass through 18 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Boğaziçi Üniversitesi/Hisarüstü," 4.7 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 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
estimated25% of Rüzgarlıbahçe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 22% 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 0.5 km away.
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