Mevlana Neighborhood, Gaziosmanpaşa

The Mevlana neighborhood is located in Gaziosmanpaşa district, made up of 714 buildings.

Where Is Mevlana?

The Mevlana neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Akşemsettin, Çırçır, Karadolap. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.7x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AkşemsettinAkşemsettinMevlana
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.69

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.69x 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 Mevlana Neighborhood?

23K people live in Mevlana, at a density of 24K people per km². That is 1.3 times 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 3.4 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 22% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
23,306
6,835 households
Median age
34
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.41people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
23,782
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.3 years−1%
Women's education8.9 years−1%
University graduates22%0 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 speed585 Mbps+88%
Fiber coverage55%+30 points
Green space per person4.95 m²+543%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance5.2%0 points

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

Profile of Mevlana Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kaldırımlar80.6%
Elektrik79%
Gürültü72.6%
Yeşil alan72.6%
Sokak aydınlatması71%
Kanalizasyon66.1%
İnternet66.1%
Temizlik61.3%
Hava kalitesi58.1%
Su50%
Toplu taşıma50%

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

Hometowns

SamsunBitlisYurtDışı-BatıOrduKocaeliMardin

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). 63 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Mevlana Neighborhood Like?

Mevlana is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 22% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (5.2%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Mevlana, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 54.8% of the vote at Mevlana's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 41.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 36% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

16 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (11 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 11 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.69Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 36% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma11 · 69%+11 points
Dini hizmet3 · 19%+11 points
Toplumsal değerleri yaşatma1 · 6%+5 points
İnsani yardım1 · 6%−3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Erzurum · 2SivasÇankırıOrduSamsun

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 Mevlana Neighborhood

Within Mevlana's boundaries, 16 different İETT bus lines pass through 21 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M7 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Kazım Karabekir. Yeşilpınar 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.

Rail lines
1
M7
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
16
21 stops
🚇 Kazım Karabekir · M7🚇 Yeşilpınar · M7 · 104 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.

56%
39%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
714
7.3 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.1
10+ floors
2.1%
Neighborhood area
98.1ha

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.

Very heavy damage
1buildings
Heavy damage
2buildings
Moderate damage
24buildings
Heavy+ rate
1.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
268people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
10%
32%
57%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

57% of Mevlana'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 4.2 km away.

Find Out a Home's Value in Mevlana

Select your address; block/parcel, zoning status, earthquake and location analysis will come automatically.

Free Valuation