Halkalı Merkez Neighborhood, Küçükçekmece

The Halkalı Merkez neighborhood is located in Küçükçekmece district, made up of 3,675 buildings.

Where Is Halkalı Merkez?

The Halkalı Merkez neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as 15 Temmuz, Bağlar, Demirkapı. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 3.2x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

15 TemmuzEvrenAtakentHalkalı Merkez
Within-neighborhood price gap×3.23

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 3.23x 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 Halkalı Merkez Neighborhood?

80K people live in Halkalı Merkez, at a density of 18K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 33; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years younger. 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
80,115
Median age
33.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.44people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
18,167
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 speed721 Mbps+132%
Fiber coverage70%+45 points
Green space per person3.68 m²+378%

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

Profile of Halkalı Merkez Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Su31.1%
Gürültü26.2%
İnternet24.2%
Temizlik20.9%
Kanalizasyon19.7%
Hava kalitesi19.3%
Sokak aydınlatması18%
Kaldırımlar17.6%
Yeşil alan17.6%
Elektrik16.4%
Toplu taşıma15.2%

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

Hometowns

YurtDışı-DoğuIğdırYurtDışı-Orta DoğuTokatSivasKocaeli

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). 244 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Halkalı Merkez Neighborhood Like?

Halkalı Merkez is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 22% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (58%). 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 Halkalı Merkez, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.

Conservative consumption character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 58.2% of the vote at Halkalı Merkez's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 53.3%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 68% 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

72 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 i̇nsani yardım category: 5 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.9Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 53% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma39 · 54%−3 points
İnsani yardım10 · 14%+5 points
Dini hizmet9 · 13%+5 points
Eğitim ve araştırma4 · 6%+2 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Iğdır · 5Bitlis · 3Ağrı · 2SamsunArdahanKastamonu

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 Halkalı Merkez Neighborhood

Within Halkalı Merkez's boundaries, 29 different İETT bus lines pass through 63 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Halkalı Caddesi," 1.6 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
29
63 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.

62%
30%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
3,675
8.4 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.8
10+ floors
3.2%
Neighborhood area
438.6ha

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
57buildings
Heavy damage
163buildings
Moderate damage
709buildings
Heavy+ rate
9.8%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
92
Severely injured
53
Temporary shelter
5,838people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

90%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

90% of Halkalı Merkez's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 37% 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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