Gültepe Neighborhood, Küçükçekmece

The Gültepe neighborhood is located in Küçükçekmece district, made up of 1,522 buildings.

Where Is Gültepe?

The Gültepe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Basınköy, Şenlikköy, Yeşilköy. 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.

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Within-neighborhood price gap×1.71

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.71x 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 Gültepe Neighborhood?

29K people live in Gültepe, at a density of 43K people per km². That is 2.4 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 36; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 26% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
29,102
9,799 households
Median age
36.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.97people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
43,436
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.8 years+5%
Women's education9.5 years+5%
University graduates26%+4 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 speed134 Mbps−57%
Fiber coverage6%−19 points
Green space per person0.16 m²−79%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.6%−3 points

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

Profile of Gültepe Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon70%
Sokak aydınlatması69.1%
Elektrik69.1%
Temizlik63.6%
Hava kalitesi44.5%
Gürültü38.2%
Toplu taşıma38.2%
İnternet32.7%
Su20%
Yeşil alan10%
Kaldırımlar9.1%

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

Hometowns

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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). 110 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Gültepe Neighborhood Like?

Gültepe is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 26% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.6%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (57%). Consumption venues are below the city average, with the public space on the conservative side.

Consumption character

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

Moderately conservative
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 57% of the vote at Gültepe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 52.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 65% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Opposition 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

14 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (10 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 14 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.48Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 19% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma10 · 71%+14 points
İnsani yardım2 · 14%+6 points
Hak savunuculuğu1 · 7%+6 points
Dini hizmet1 · 7%

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

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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 Gültepe Neighborhood

Within Gültepe's boundaries, 10 different İETT bus lines pass through 10 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Küçükçekmece," 1.8 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
0
no station
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
10
10 stops

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.

14%
32%
54%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,522
22.8 buildings/ha
Average floors
5.5
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
66.8ha

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
52buildings
Heavy damage
116buildings
Moderate damage
391buildings
Heavy+ rate
14.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
68
Severely injured
39
Temporary shelter
3,207people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

100%
Z3 · medium dense to loose

100% of Gültepe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 40% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 100% 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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