Firuzağa Neighborhood, Beyoğlu

The Firuzağa neighborhood is located in Beyoğlu district, made up of 521 buildings.

Where Is Firuzağa?

The Firuzağa neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Asmalı Mescit, Cihangir, Gümüşsuyu.

HacımimiKuloğluTomtomFiruzağa

Who Lives in the Firuzağa Neighborhood?

3,684 people live in Firuzağa, at a density of 37K people per km². That is 2 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 41; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 6 years older. The average household here has 2.2 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 2 years above the city average. 37% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
3,684
1,706 households
Median age
41.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.16people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
36,840
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.8 years+16%
Women's education10.9 years+21%
University graduates37%+15 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 speed642 Mbps+107%
Fiber coverage61%+36 points
Green space per person0 m²−100%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1.9%−4 points

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

What Is the Firuzağa Neighborhood Like?

Firuzağa is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 37% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.9%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (66%). 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 Firuzağa, the neighborhood is far above the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Markedly secular character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 66.2% of the vote at Firuzağa's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 64.2%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 81% 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

2 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (1 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the sağlık category: 47 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.54Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 24% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma1 · 50%−7 points
Sağlık1 · 50%+47 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 Firuzağa Neighborhood

The neighborhood is served by the T1 tram line; the nearest station is "Tophane," 76 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
T1
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
0
0 stops
🚇 Tophane · T1 · 76 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.

65%
24%
11%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
521
50.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.8
10+ floors
0.2%
Neighborhood area
10.3ha

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
3buildings
Heavy damage
9buildings
Moderate damage
39buildings
Heavy+ rate
6.7%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
82people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
75%
17%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

17% of Firuzağa'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 1.5 km away.

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