Abdurrahmangazi Neighborhood, Sancaktepe

The Abdurrahmangazi neighborhood is located in Sancaktepe district, made up of 2,437 buildings.

Where Is Abdurrahmangazi?

The Abdurrahmangazi neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Ferhatpaşa, Aydınlar, Çamlık. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 4.0x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AtatürkEyüp SultanAbdurrahmangazi
Within-neighborhood price gap×4.05

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 4.05x 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 Abdurrahmangazi Neighborhood?

48K people live in Abdurrahmangazi, at a density of 12K people per km². That is 32% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 30; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years younger. The average household here has 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 25% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
48,213
13,697 households
Median age
30.4
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.52people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
12,299
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.4 years+1%
Women's education9 years0%
University graduates25%+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 speed499 Mbps+60%
Fiber coverage46%+21 points
Green space per person1.45 m²+88%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance6%+1 points

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

Profile of Abdurrahmangazi Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik85.8%
Kanalizasyon72.6%
Sokak aydınlatması56.6%
Temizlik51.9%
Kaldırımlar45.3%
Yeşil alan36.8%
İnternet28.3%
Gürültü25.5%
Hava kalitesi20.8%
Toplu taşıma19.8%
Su7.5%

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

Hometowns

SivasKarsTokatOrduAğrıIğdır

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). 107 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Abdurrahmangazi Neighborhood Like?

Abdurrahmangazi is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 25% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (6.0%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (51%). 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 Abdurrahmangazi, 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 51.3% of the vote at Abdurrahmangazi's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 50%. 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

32 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (18 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the kültür, sanat, turizm category: 8 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.66Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 35% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma18 · 56%−1 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm4 · 13%+8 points
Dini hizmet3 · 9%+2 points
İnsani yardım3 · 9%+1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Kars · 2Van · 2ÇorumSivasIspartaKastamonu

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 Abdurrahmangazi Neighborhood

Within Abdurrahmangazi's boundaries, 39 different İETT bus lines pass through 40 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Sancaktepe," 0.9 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 74% 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
39
40 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.

42%
56%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,437
6.2 buildings/ha
Average floors
4
10+ floors
0.9%
Neighborhood area
390.7ha

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
5buildings
Heavy damage
29buildings
Moderate damage
183buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
3
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
931people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

92%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Abdurrahmangazi. Ground motion here is felt on average 19% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 95% 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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