Orhan Gazi Neighborhood, Esenyurt

The Orhan Gazi neighborhood is located in Esenyurt district, made up of 603 buildings.

Where Is Orhan Gazi?

The Orhan Gazi neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Deliklikaya, Ömerli, Sazlıbosna. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.3x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AkçaburgazOrhan Gazi
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.28

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.28x 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 Orhan Gazi Neighborhood?

18K people live in Orhan Gazi, at a density of 4,761 people per km². That is 74% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 30; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years younger. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 22% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
17,665
5,792 households
Median age
30.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.05people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
4,761
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.2 years−2%
Women's education8.9 years−2%
University graduates22%0 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 speed216 Mbps−31%
Fiber coverage14%−11 points
Green space per person4.51 m²+486%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.8%−1 points

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

Profile of Orhan Gazi Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik77.5%
Gürültü67.5%
Sokak aydınlatması67.5%
Kanalizasyon65%
Temizlik62.5%
Kaldırımlar62.5%
İnternet47.5%
Toplu taşıma45%
Su37.5%
Hava kalitesi35%
Yeşil alan30%

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

Hometowns

HakkariKırklareliSamsunGiresunKonyaVan

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). 45 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Orhan Gazi Neighborhood Like?

Orhan Gazi is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 22% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (4.8%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (50%). 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 Orhan Gazi, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 50.1% of the vote at Orhan Gazi's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 43.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 48% 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

1 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 meslek ve dayanışma category: 43 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.06Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 6% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma1 · 100%+43 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 Orhan Gazi Neighborhood

Within Orhan Gazi's boundaries, 13 different İETT bus lines pass through 22 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Bahçeşehir," 2.4 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 16% 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
13
22 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.

69%
31%
1980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
603
1.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.4
10+ floors
5.3%
Neighborhood area
352.9ha

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
6buildings
Heavy damage
22buildings
Moderate damage
103buildings
Heavy+ rate
8.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
6
Severely injured
3
Temporary shelter
698people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
52%
39%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

39% of Orhan Gazi'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 4.2 km away.

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