Bahçelievler Neighborhood, Pendik

The Bahçelievler neighborhood is located in Pendik district, made up of 1,057 buildings.

Where Is Bahçelievler?

The Bahçelievler neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Yalı.

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Who Lives in the Bahçelievler Neighborhood?

13K people live in Bahçelievler, at a density of 16K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 39; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 3 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 32% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,699
4,276 households
Median age
38.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.97people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
16,281
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.3 years+11%
Women's education10 years+10%
University graduates32%+10 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 speed290 Mbps−7%
Fiber coverage23%−2 points
Green space per person0.4 m²−48%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1.7%−4 points

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

Profile of Bahçelievler Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Sokak aydınlatması80.4%
Elektrik78.3%
Kaldırımlar78.3%
Yeşil alan78.3%
Kanalizasyon76.1%
İnternet76.1%
Hava kalitesi71.7%
Su71.7%
Gürültü71.7%
Temizlik71.7%
Toplu taşıma67.4%

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

Hometowns

YurtDışı-BatıİzmirAdanaArdahanEdirneYurtDışı-Doğu

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). 46 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Bahçelievler Neighborhood Like?

Bahçelievler is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 32% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.7%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 55% of the vote at Bahçelievler's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 53.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 60% 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

12 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: 16 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.94Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 57% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma5 · 42%−16 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 17%+13 points
Hak savunuculuğu2 · 17%+15 points
Şehit yakını ve gazi1 · 8%+8 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

ErzincanVan

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 Bahçelievler Neighborhood

Within Bahçelievler's boundaries, 47 different İETT bus lines pass through 14 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line, Marmaray; the nearest station is "Pendik," 45 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
2
M4 · Marmaray
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
47
14 stops
🚇 Pendik · M4, Marmaray · 45 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.

27%
33%
40%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,057
13.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.4
10+ floors
3.7%
Neighborhood area
78.5ha

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
7buildings
Heavy damage
23buildings
Moderate damage
130buildings
Heavy+ rate
6.4%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
6
Severely injured
3
Temporary shelter
609people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

12%
88%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Bahçelievler. Ground motion here is felt on average 18% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 85% 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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