Söğütlü Çeşme Neighborhood, Küçükçekmece

The Söğütlü Çeşme neighborhood is located in Küçükçekmece district, made up of 2,565 buildings.

Where Is Söğütlü Çeşme?

The Söğütlü Çeşme neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Atakent, Cumhuriyet, Fevzi Çakmak. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.6x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Fevzi ÇakmakSöğütlü Çeşme
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.58

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.58x 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 Söğütlü Çeşme Neighborhood?

34K people live in Söğütlü Çeşme, at a density of 34K people per km². That is 1.9 times 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 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 13% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
33,564
9,701 households
Median age
33.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.46people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
34,249
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.3 years−11%
Women's education7.8 years−14%
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 speed109 Mbps−65%
Fiber coverage3%−22 points
Green space per person0.74 m²−4%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance8.4%+3 points

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

Profile of Söğütlü Çeşme Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon68.3%
Elektrik68.3%
Sokak aydınlatması67.3%
İnternet52.5%
Temizlik50.5%
Hava kalitesi49.5%
Gürültü40.6%
Su29.7%
Toplu taşıma27.7%
Kaldırımlar26.7%
Yeşil alan19.8%

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

Hometowns

BitlisSinopSivasÇanakkaleMalatyaZonguldak

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). 102 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Söğütlü Çeşme Neighborhood Like?

Söğütlü Çeşme 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 (8.4%). At the ballot box, the ruling 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 Söğütlü Çeşme, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 58% of the vote at Söğütlü Çeşme's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 28% 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

24 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (16 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.72Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 38% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma16 · 67%+9 points
Dini hizmet2 · 8%+1 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 8%+4 points
Sağlık2 · 8%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Sinop · 2KastamonuÇankırıZonguldakÇanakkaleSiirt

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 Söğütlü Çeşme Neighborhood

Within Söğütlü Çeşme's boundaries, 14 different İETT bus lines pass through 19 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Halkalı," 1.7 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 26% 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
14
19 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.

30%
50%
20%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,565
25.1 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.2
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
102.3ha

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
82buildings
Heavy damage
181buildings
Moderate damage
645buildings
Heavy+ rate
14.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
89
Severely injured
51
Temporary shelter
3,896people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

94%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

94% of Söğütlü Çeşme's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 39% 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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