Cumhuriyet Neighborhood, Büyükçekmece

The Cumhuriyet neighborhood is located in Büyükçekmece district, made up of 835 buildings.

Where Is Cumhuriyet?

The Cumhuriyet neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Adnan Kahveci, Barış, Büyükşehir. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.2x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

19 MayısAtatürkAtatürkCumhuriyet
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.23

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.23x 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 Cumhuriyet Neighborhood?

8,404 people live in Cumhuriyet, at a density of 3,561 people per km². That is 80% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 36; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 30% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
8,404
2,643 households
Median age
36.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.18people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
3,561
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.3 years+10%
Women's education10.1 years+12%
University graduates30%+8 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 speed269 Mbps−14%
Fiber coverage23%−2 points
Green space per person0.28 m²−64%

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 Cumhuriyet Neighborhood Like?

Cumhuriyet is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 30% 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 (63%). Consumption venues are above the city average, with the public space on the secular side.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Cumhuriyet, the neighborhood is markedly above the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Moderately secular
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 62.7% of the vote at Cumhuriyet's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 53.3%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 76% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Opposition 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

24 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (16 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)2.86Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 93% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma16 · 67%+9 points
İnsani yardım3 · 13%+4 points
Bireysel gelişim2 · 8%+6 points
Sağlık2 · 8%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Erzurum

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 Cumhuriyet Neighborhood

Within Cumhuriyet's boundaries, 35 different İETT bus lines pass through 23 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ispartakule," 8.4 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 41% 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
35
23 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.

47%
53%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
835
3.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.3
10+ floors
2.5%
Neighborhood area
240.4ha

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
11buildings
Heavy damage
48buildings
Moderate damage
189buildings
Heavy+ rate
11.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
9
Severely injured
4
Temporary shelter
631people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
14%
48%
38%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

38% of Cumhuriyet's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 25% 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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