Cihangir Neighborhood, Beyoğlu

The Cihangir neighborhood is located in Beyoğlu district, made up of 477 buildings.

Where Is Cihangir?

The Cihangir neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Bülbül, Firuzağa, Gümüşsuyu. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.9x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Pürtelaş Hasan EfendiCihangir
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.95

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.95x price difference was measured within this neighborhood. The Istanbul median is ×2.05 (the black line marks it). A wide gap means where you live within the neighborhood matters a lot; a narrow one means the neighborhood is homogeneous.

We cannot say where in the neighborhood the difference occurs. Source and methodology

Who Lives in the Cihangir Neighborhood?

3,212 people live in Cihangir, at a density of 29K people per km². That is 1.6 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 43; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 7 years older. The average household here has 1.9 people. The average length of schooling is 13 years, 3 years above the city average. 53% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
3,212
1,664 households
Median age
42.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
1.93people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
29,200
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education12.5 years+34%
Women's education12.6 years+40%
University graduates53%+31 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 speed771 Mbps+148%
Fiber coverage75%+50 points
Green space per person0.86 m²+12%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.7%−5 points

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

What Is the Cihangir Neighborhood Like?

Cihangir is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 53% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.7%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (86%). 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 Cihangir, 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 85.9% of the vote at Cihangir's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 83.2%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 98% 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

12 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (3 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 32 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)3.74Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 95% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma3 · 25%−32 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm2 · 17%+12 points
Uluslararası1 · 8%+7 points
Bireysel gelişim1 · 8%+6 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 Cihangir Neighborhood

The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line, the T1 tram line, F1; the nearest station is "Taksim," 162 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
3
F1 · M2 · T1
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
0
0 stops
🚇 Taksim · F1, M2 · 162 m🚇 Fındıklı - Mimar Sinan Ü. · T1 · 181 m🚇 Kabataş · F1 · 359 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.

50%
33%
17%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
477
42.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.1
10+ floors
3.1%
Neighborhood area
11.2ha

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
2buildings
Heavy damage
5buildings
Moderate damage
26buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
249people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
61%
20%
19%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

19% of Cihangir's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 12% 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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