Kalenderhane Neighborhood, Fatih
The Kalenderhane neighborhood is located in Fatih district, made up of 110 buildings.
Where Is Kalenderhane?
The Kalenderhane neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Aksaray, Ali Kuşçu, Balabanağa.
Who Lives in the Kalenderhane Neighborhood?
2,143 people live in Kalenderhane, at a density of 16K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 22; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 13 years younger. The average household here has 25.8 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 2 years above the city average. 8% 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
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Kalenderhane Neighborhood Like?
Kalenderhane is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 8% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (7.2%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (66%). 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 Kalenderhane, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 66.4% of the vote at Kalenderhane's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 58.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 81% 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
3 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the i̇nsani yardım category (1 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the sağlık category: 30 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Kalenderhane Neighborhood
Within Kalenderhane's boundaries, 6 different İETT bus lines pass through 7 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line, the T1 tram line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Vezneciler - İstanbul Ü.. Laleli - İstanbul Ü. station is also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 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.
Earthquake Risk (İBB Possible Earthquake Scenario)
Projected values for this neighborhood in the expected major Marmara earthquake.
İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)
Soil class
25% of Kalenderhane's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 12% 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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