Atatürk Neighborhood, Küçükçekmece

The Atatürk neighborhood is located in Küçükçekmece district, made up of 3,041 buildings.

Where Is Atatürk?

The Atatürk neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as 15 Temmuz, Evren, Mahmutbey. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.8x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AtakentMehmet AkifAtatürk
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.81

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.81x 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

This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.

Who Lives in the Atatürk Neighborhood?

42K people live in Atatürk, at a density of 26K people per km². That is 1.4 times 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 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 13% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
41,529
11,865 households
Median age
31.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.5people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
25,635
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.2 years−13%
Women's education7.7 years−15%
University graduates13%−9 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 speed241 Mbps−22%
Fiber coverage17%−8 points
Green space per person0.1 m²−87%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance11.6%+6 points

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

Profile of Atatürk Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik66.7%
Kanalizasyon61.9%
Sokak aydınlatması61.1%
Hava kalitesi45.2%
Temizlik43.7%
Su41.3%
Toplu taşıma40.5%
Kaldırımlar38.1%
İnternet35.7%
Gürültü31.7%
Yeşil alan31.7%

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

Hometowns

TokatZonguldakSamsunMuşBatmanAmasya

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). 137 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Atatürk Neighborhood Like?

Atatürk is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 13% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (11.6%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (54%). Consumption venues are above the city average, with the public space on the secular side.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Atatürk, the neighborhood is close to the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Moderately secular
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 53.5% of the vote at Atatürk's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 47.3%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 56% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Near the Istanbul average
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

49 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (39 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 22 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.18Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 69% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma39 · 80%+22 points
İnsani yardım4 · 8%−1 points
Dini hizmet2 · 4%−3 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm2 · 4%−1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Tokat · 5Muş · 3Erzincan · 2Sinop · 2AdıyamanSivas

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 Atatürk Neighborhood

Within Atatürk's boundaries, 30 different İETT bus lines pass through 23 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M9 metro line; the nearest station is "Bahariye," 20 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M9
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
30
23 stops
🚇 Bahariye · M9 · 20 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.

68%
22%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
3,041
18.8 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.4
10+ floors
0.3%
Neighborhood area
161.8ha

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
32buildings
Heavy damage
97buildings
Moderate damage
473buildings
Heavy+ rate
8.1%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
41
Severely injured
25
Temporary shelter
3,108people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

58%
42%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

42% of Atatürk's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 17% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 30% 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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