Sultan Murat Neighborhood, Küçükçekmece

The Sultan Murat neighborhood is located in Küçükçekmece district, made up of 940 buildings.

Where Is Sultan Murat?

The Sultan Murat neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Beşyol, Cennet, Cumhuriyet. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.9x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Fevzi ÇakmakSultan Murat
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.90

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.90x 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 Sultan Murat Neighborhood?

16K people live in Sultan Murat, at a density of 60K people per km². That is 3.3 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 35; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.3 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 19% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
15,551
4,698 households
Median age
35
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.31people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
59,812
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9 years−4%
Women's education8.7 years−4%
University graduates19%−3 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 speed107 Mbps−66%
Fiber coverage3%−22 points
Green space per person0.28 m²−64%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3.7%−2 points

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

Profile of Sultan Murat Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon67.8%
Elektrik67.8%
Sokak aydınlatması61%
Temizlik54.2%
Hava kalitesi45.8%
Gürültü33.9%
Toplu taşıma20.3%
İnternet20.3%
Su16.9%
Kaldırımlar6.8%
Yeşil alan5.1%

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

Hometowns

YurtDışı-DoğuTokatKastamonuOrduEdirneKırklareli

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). 59 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Sultan Murat Neighborhood Like?

Sultan Murat is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 19% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.7%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (51%). 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 Sultan Murat, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 51.4% of the vote at Sultan Murat's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 44% 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

7 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (5 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)0.45Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 17% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma5 · 71%+14 points
Dini hizmet1 · 14%+7 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm1 · 14%+10 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Şanlıurfa

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 Sultan Murat Neighborhood

Within Sultan Murat's boundaries, 2 different İETT bus lines pass through 2 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Mustafa Kemal," 1.2 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
2
2 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.

26%
45%
29%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
940
36.3 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.4
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
25.9ha

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
42buildings
Heavy damage
85buildings
Moderate damage
262buildings
Heavy+ rate
17.7%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
47
Severely injured
28
Temporary shelter
1,891people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

100%
Z3 · medium dense to loose

100% of Sultan Murat'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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