Mimar Sinan Neighborhood, Eyüpsultan

The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is located in Eyüpsultan district, made up of 893 buildings.

Where Is Mimar Sinan?

The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Cevatpaşa, Yıldırım, Konaklar.

Mimar Sinan

Who Lives in the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood?

7,490 people live in Mimar Sinan, at a density of 453 people per km². That is 98% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 33% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
7,490
Median age
34.4
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.45people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
453
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.4 years+11%
Women's education10.2 years+13%
University graduates33%+11 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 speed305 Mbps−2%
Fiber coverage25%0 points
Green space per person1.66 m²+116%

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

What Is the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood Like?

Mimar Sinan is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 33% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (63%). 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 Mimar Sinan, 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 63.1% of the vote at Mimar Sinan's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 57.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 76% 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

5 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (2 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 17 points lower than citywide.

Meslek ve dayanışma2 · 40%−17 points
Dini hizmet1 · 20%+13 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm1 · 20%+15 points
İnsani yardım1 · 20%+11 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 Mimar Sinan Neighborhood

Within Mimar Sinan's boundaries, 10 different İETT bus lines pass through 29 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Hasdal," 2.5 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 91% 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
10
29 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.

16%
39%
46%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
893
0.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.9
10+ floors
1.7%
Neighborhood area
1,687.7ha

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

Soil Class

Soil class

estimated
14%
34%
49%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

52% of Mimar Sinan's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 29% 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 10.2 km away.

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