Sapan Bağları Neighborhood, Pendik

The Sapan Bağları neighborhood is located in Pendik district, made up of 919 buildings.

Where Is Sapan Bağları?

The Sapan Bağları neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Cumhuriyet, Hürriyet, Kordonboyu.

YeniSapan Bağları

Who Lives in the Sapan Bağları Neighborhood?

12K people live in Sapan Bağları, at a density of 25K people per km². That is 1.4 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 29% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,396
3,935 households
Median age
37
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.15people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
24,792
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10 years+8%
Women's education9.7 years+8%
University graduates29%+7 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 speed379 Mbps+22%
Fiber coverage33%+8 points
Green space per person1.19 m²+55%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.5%−3 points

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

Profile of Sapan Bağları Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik66.7%
Gürültü62.2%
Kaldırımlar60%
Hava kalitesi57.8%
Su57.8%
Sokak aydınlatması57.8%
Toplu taşıma57.8%
Temizlik55.6%
Kanalizasyon55.6%
İnternet55.6%
Yeşil alan53.3%

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

Hometowns

KarsSakaryaOsmaniyeBartınTrabzonEskişehir

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). 45 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Sapan Bağları Neighborhood Like?

Sapan Bağları is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 29% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.5%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (62%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Sapan Bağları, the neighborhood is 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 62.2% of the vote at Sapan Bağları's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 60%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 75% 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

4 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the spor category (1 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 32 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.32Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 11% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Spor1 · 25%+22 points
Dini hizmet1 · 25%+18 points
İnsani yardım1 · 25%+16 points
Meslek ve dayanışma1 · 25%−32 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology

Transportation in the Sapan Bağları Neighborhood

Within Sapan Bağları's boundaries, 1 different İETT bus lines pass through 2 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Yunus," 1 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
1
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.

39%
35%
27%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
919
18.4 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.1
10+ floors
3.6%
Neighborhood area
50ha

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
10buildings
Heavy damage
27buildings
Moderate damage
135buildings
Heavy+ rate
8.4%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
8
Severely injured
5
Temporary shelter
688people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

18%
83%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Sapan Bağları. Ground motion here is felt on average 17% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 76% 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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