Nişanca Neighborhood, Fatih
The Nişanca neighborhood is located in Fatih district, made up of 687 buildings.
Where Is Nişanca?
The Nişanca neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Aksaray, Balabanağa, Beyazıt.
Who Lives in the Nişanca Neighborhood?
4,056 people live in Nişanca, at a density of 19K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 32; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years younger. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 7 years, 3 years below the city average. 6% 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
Profile of Nişanca Neighborhood Residents
Hometowns
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). 22 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Nişanca Neighborhood Like?
Nişanca is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 6% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (16.9%). 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 Nişanca, 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 63% of the vote at Nişanca's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 60.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 76% 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
7 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (6 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 28 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 Nişanca Neighborhood
Within Nişanca's boundaries, 1 different İETT bus lines pass through 3 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the T1 tram line; the nearest station is "Laleli - İstanbul Ü.," 119 m from the boundary. There is a "Yenikapı İDO" ferry pier here; 3 sea lines depart from here. 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
estimated60% of Nişanca's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 24% 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 0.1 km away.
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