Harmandere Neighborhood, Pendik
The Harmandere neighborhood is located in Pendik district, made up of 444 buildings.
Where Is Harmandere?
The Harmandere neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Kurna, Kurtköy, Sanayi.
Who Lives in the Harmandere Neighborhood?
9,947 people live in Harmandere, at a density of 7,832 people per km². That is 57% below 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 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 1 years above the city average. 37% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.
Education level of neighborhood residents
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
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
Profile of Harmandere Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Pendik district overall.
Hometowns
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). 37 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Harmandere Neighborhood Like?
Harmandere is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 37% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.9%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (60%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Harmandere, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 59.8% of the vote at Harmandere's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 57%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 70% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.
The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology
Civic fabric · associations
3 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (2 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the çevre ve hayvan category: 32 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Harmandere Neighborhood
Within Harmandere's boundaries, 15 different İETT bus lines pass through 15 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı," 2.8 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 87% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.
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.
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.
İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)
Soil class
There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Harmandere. Ground motion here is felt on average 17% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 99% 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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