Karadolap Neighborhood, Eyüpsultan

The Karadolap neighborhood is located in Eyüpsultan district, made up of 2,404 buildings.

Where Is Karadolap?

The Karadolap neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Örnektepe, Akşemsettin, Alibeyköy. 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.

AlibeyköyÇırçırEsentepeAlibeyköyÇırçırKaradolap
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.05

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.05x 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 Karadolap Neighborhood?

32K people live in Karadolap, at a density of 29K people per km². That is 1.6 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 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 23% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
31,804
Median age
34.9
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.14people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
28,913
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.4 years0%
Women's education9.1 years+1%
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 speed423 Mbps+36%
Fiber coverage38%+13 points
Green space per person1.8 m²+134%

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

Profile of Karadolap Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik65.3%
Sokak aydınlatması64.2%
Kanalizasyon64.2%
Toplu taşıma56.8%
Temizlik54.7%
Kaldırımlar54.7%
Gürültü52.6%
Hava kalitesi48.4%
İnternet41.1%
Su37.9%
Yeşil alan34.7%

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

Hometowns

ErzurumTunceliMalatyaŞanlıurfaDiyarbakırErzincan

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). 95 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Karadolap Neighborhood Like?

Karadolap is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 23% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (64%). 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 Karadolap, 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 64.4% of the vote at Karadolap's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 61.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 78% 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

18 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (14 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 20 points higher than citywide.

Meslek ve dayanışma14 · 78%+20 points
Toplumsal değerleri yaşatma1 · 6%+4 points
İnsani yardım1 · 6%−3 points
Dış Türkler1 · 6%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Erzurum · 4Amasya · 2SivasMuş

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 Karadolap Neighborhood

Within Karadolap's boundaries, 12 different İETT bus lines pass through 24 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M7 metro line; the nearest station is "Veysel Karani - Akşemsettin," 4 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M7
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
12
24 stops
🚇 Veysel Karani - Akşemsettin · M7 · 4 m🚇 Çırçır Mah. · M7 · 283 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.

41%
27%
32%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,404
21.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.2
10+ floors
6.4%
Neighborhood area
111.6ha

Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.

Soil Class

Soil class

estimated
28%
40%
22%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

62% of Karadolap's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 37% 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 2.7 km away.

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