Mimar Sinan Neighborhood, Silivri

The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is located in Silivri district, made up of 3,214 buildings.

Where Is Mimar Sinan?

The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Alibey, Alipaşa, Cumhuriyet. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.0x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AlibeyAlipaşaFatihPiri Mehmet PaşaMimar Sinan
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.99

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.99x 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 Mimar Sinan Neighborhood?

29K people live in Mimar Sinan, at a density of 3,390 people per km². That is 81% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years younger. The average household here has 3 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 23% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
28,846
9,583 households
Median age
33.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.01people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
3,390
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.2 years−2%
Women's education8.9 years−2%
University graduates23%+1 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 speed204 Mbps−34%
Fiber coverage16%−9 points
Green space per person2.02 m²+162%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3.9%−2 points

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

Profile of Mimar Sinan Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Temizlik61%
Hava kalitesi58.5%
Su58.5%
Gürültü58.5%
Kanalizasyon56.1%
Elektrik56.1%
Kaldırımlar56.1%
İnternet56.1%
Sokak aydınlatması53.7%
Toplu taşıma53.7%
Yeşil alan48.8%

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

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 41 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood Like?

Mimar Sinan is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 23% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.9%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (54%). 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 Mimar Sinan, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 53.5% of the vote at Mimar Sinan's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 49.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 56% 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

13 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (8 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the eğitim ve araştırma category: 11 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 dayanışma8 · 62%+4 points
Dini hizmet2 · 15%+8 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 15%+11 points
Bireysel gelişim1 · 8%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

SamsunMuşKarsVan

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 Mimar Sinan Neighborhood

Within Mimar Sinan's boundaries, 8 different İETT bus lines pass through 29 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ömerli," 35 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 0% 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
8
29 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.

59%
41%
1980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
3,214
3.8 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.7
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
841.3ha

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
37buildings
Heavy damage
139buildings
Moderate damage
559buildings
Heavy+ rate
11.3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
9
Severely injured
3
Temporary shelter
1,349people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
35%
54%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

58% of Mimar Sinan's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 31% stronger than on rock.

This neighborhood falls outside the İBB microzonation maps. The shares are not a measurement; they are the estimate of a model built from terrain and nearby measurements. The nearest measurement is 38.2 km away. The model has not been validated at this distance; its basis is weak.

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