Güngören Neighborhood, Çekmeköy

The Güngören neighborhood is located in Çekmeköy district, made up of 548 buildings.

Where Is Güngören?

The Güngören neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Alemdağ, Aydınlar, Çamlık. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 3.0x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AydınlarÇamlıkCumhuriyetHamidiyeKirazlıdereGüngören
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.98

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.98x 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 Güngören Neighborhood?

13K people live in Güngören, at a density of 32K people per km². That is 1.8 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 32; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years younger. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 31% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,998
4,126 households
Median age
31.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.15people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
32,495
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10 years+7%
Women's education9.7 years+7%
University graduates31%+9 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+106%
Fiber coverage62%+37 points
Green space per person0.36 m²−53%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3%−2 points

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

Profile of Güngören Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

İnternet58.8%
Elektrik50%
Sokak aydınlatması47.1%
Yeşil alan41.2%
Temizlik35.3%
Kanalizasyon35.3%
Toplu taşıma35.3%
Kaldırımlar35.3%
Hava kalitesi20.6%
Su14.7%
Gürültü14.7%

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

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 34 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Güngören Neighborhood Like?

Güngören is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 31% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.0%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). There are no businesses serving alcohol on the premises in the public space; consumption venues draw a conservative character.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Güngören, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.

Conservative consumption character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 55.2% of the vote at Güngören's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 35% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

11 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (5 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 12 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.85Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 48% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma5 · 46%−12 points
İnsani yardım2 · 18%+9 points
Eğitim ve araştırma1 · 9%+5 points
Toplumsal değerleri yaşatma1 · 9%+7 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 Güngören Neighborhood

Within Güngören's boundaries, 24 different İETT bus lines pass through 15 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Sarıgazi," 1.7 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 100% 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
24
15 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.

52%
45%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
548
2.2 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.5
10+ floors
5.1%
Neighborhood area
251.9ha

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
3buildings
Moderate damage
22buildings
Heavy+ rate
2.8%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
146people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

13%
81%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

5% of Güngören's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 20% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 44% 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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