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Kestanelik Neighborhood, Çatalca

The Kestanelik neighborhood is located in Çatalca district, made up of 871 buildings.

Where Is Kestanelik?

The Kestanelik neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Yassıören, Akalan, Çanakça.

ÇanakçaOklalıÖrcünlüSubaşıKestanelik

Who Lives in the Kestanelik Neighborhood?

2,500 people live in Kestanelik, at a density of 249 people per km². That is 99% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 38; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 12% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,500
896 households
Median age
38.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.79people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
249
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.2 years−12%
Women's education7.8 years−13%
University graduates12%−10 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 speed980 Mbps+215%
Fiber coverage98%+73 points
Green space per person0.75 m²−3%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.9%0 points

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

What Is the Kestanelik Neighborhood Like?

Kestanelik is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 12% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (4.9%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (56%). 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 Kestanelik, 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 55.7% of the vote at Kestanelik's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 52.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 61% 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

2 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the eğitim ve araştırma category (1 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the çevre ve hayvan category: 48 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.8Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 45% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Eğitim ve araştırma1 · 50%+46 points
Çevre ve hayvan1 · 50%+48 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 Kestanelik Neighborhood

Within Kestanelik's boundaries, 2 different İETT bus lines pass through 8 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ömerli," 17.2 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
2
8 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%
46%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
871
0.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.6
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
1,005.3ha

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
1buildings
Heavy damage
6buildings
Moderate damage
41buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
12people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
11%
47%
41%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

42% of Kestanelik'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 24.5 km away. The model has not been validated at this distance; its basis is weak.

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