Selimpaşa Neighborhood, Silivri

The Selimpaşa neighborhood is located in Silivri district, made up of 4,954 buildings.

Where Is Selimpaşa?

The Selimpaşa neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Celaliye, Kamiloba, Çakıl. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.8x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

CelaliyeKavaklıKavaklı İstiklalSelimpaşa
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.76

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.76x 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

This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.

Who Lives in the Selimpaşa Neighborhood?

25K people live in Selimpaşa, at a density of 1,360 people per km². That is 93% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 36; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 18% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
24,664
8,060 households
Median age
36.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.06people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
1,360
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.9 years−5%
Women's education8.5 years−6%
University graduates18%−4 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 speed161 Mbps−48%
Fiber coverage10%−15 points
Green space per person2.33 m²+203%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3.4%−2 points

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

Profile of Selimpaşa Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Su67.3%
Sokak aydınlatması67.3%
Temizlik63.6%
Hava kalitesi60%
Kanalizasyon58.2%
Kaldırımlar58.2%
İnternet58.2%
Elektrik56.4%
Yeşil alan54.5%
Toplu taşıma50.9%
Gürültü49.1%

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

Hometowns

SivasOrduKastamonuSinopKayseriKars

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). 55 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Selimpaşa Neighborhood Like?

Selimpaşa is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 18% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.4%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (50%). 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 Selimpaşa, the neighborhood is markedly above 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 50.3% of the vote at Selimpaşa's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 48% 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

27 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (17 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 6 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.09Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 66% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma17 · 63%+6 points
İnsani yardım3 · 11%+2 points
Dini hizmet2 · 7%
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 7%+3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Gümüşhane · 2Trabzon

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 Selimpaşa Neighborhood

Within Selimpaşa's boundaries, 8 different İETT bus lines pass through 20 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ömerli," 24.6 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
20 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.

28%
72%
1980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
4,954
2.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.7
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
1,808.5ha

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
31buildings
Heavy damage
165buildings
Moderate damage
814buildings
Heavy+ rate
8.4%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
5
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
1,515people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
31%
59%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

62% of Selimpaşa's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 32% 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 26.9 km away. The model has not been validated at this distance; its basis is weak.

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