Çamlık Neighborhood, Çekmeköy

The Çamlık neighborhood is located in Çekmeköy district, made up of 938 buildings.

Where Is Çamlık?

The Çamlık neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Güngören, Hamidiye, Kirazlıdere. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.0x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

HamidiyeÇamlık
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.03

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.03x 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 Çamlık Neighborhood?

20K people live in Çamlık, at a density of 49K people per km². That is 2.7 times 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 3.3 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 23% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
20,265
6,141 households
Median age
34.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.3people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
49,427
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.5 years+1%
Women's education9.2 years+2%
University graduates23%+1 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 speed575 Mbps+85%
Fiber coverage54%+29 points
Green space per person0.37 m²−52%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.7%−1 points

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

Profile of Çamlık Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon64.4%
Elektrik64.4%
Toplu taşıma61%
Sokak aydınlatması59.3%
İnternet57.6%
Temizlik55.9%
Kaldırımlar54.2%
Yeşil alan54.2%
Gürültü45.8%
Hava kalitesi40.7%
Su25.4%

Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Çekmeköy district overall.

Hometowns

SivasOrduMalatyaBingölAmasyaAnkara

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). 59 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Çamlık Neighborhood Like?

Çamlık is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 23% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (4.7%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (52%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 51.9% of the vote at Çamlık's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 43% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Near the Istanbul average
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

31 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (17 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the eğitim ve araştırma category: 6 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.53Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 81% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma17 · 55%−3 points
İnsani yardım4 · 13%+4 points
Eğitim ve araştırma3 · 10%+6 points
Çevre ve hayvan2 · 7%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Samsun · 2Sivas · 2OrduErzurumVanÇorum

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 Çamlık Neighborhood

Within Çamlık's boundaries, 50 different İETT bus lines pass through 6 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M5 metro line; the nearest station is "Çekmeköy," 35 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M5
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
50
6 stops
🚇 Çekmeköy · M5 · 35 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.

39%
60%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
938
14.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
5.6
10+ floors
0.6%
Neighborhood area
64.9ha

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
0buildings
Heavy damage
2buildings
Moderate damage
25buildings
Heavy+ rate
1.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
233people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

99%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Çamlık. Ground motion here is felt on average 20% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 99% of the neighborhood is covered by the map; the shares are based on that portion. The map's positional accuracy was measured at 170 meters, so it does not resolve to a single parcel.

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