Topçular Neighborhood, Eyüpsultan
The Topçular neighborhood is located in Eyüpsultan district, made up of 1,202 buildings.
Where Is Topçular?
The Topçular neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Altıntepsi, İsmet Paşa, Kartaltepe.
Who Lives in the Topçular Neighborhood?
5,142 people live in Topçular, at a density of 3,098 people per km². That is 83% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years older. The average household here has 2.9 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 26% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.
Education level of neighborhood residents
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
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Topçular Neighborhood Like?
Topçular is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 26% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (53%). 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 Topçular, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 52.5% of the vote at Topçular's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 48.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 42% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.
The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology
Civic fabric · associations
28 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (13 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 11 points lower than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
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 Topçular Neighborhood
Within Topçular's boundaries, 33 different İETT bus lines pass through 22 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M1A and M1B metro lines, the T4 tram line, with stations inside the neighborhood: Bayrampaşa - Maltepe, Demirkapı, Edirnekapı, Topçular. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.
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.
Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.
Soil Class
Soil class
98% of Topçular's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 39% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 64% 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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