Cebeci Neighborhood, Sultangazi

The Cebeci neighborhood is located in Sultangazi district, made up of 4,519 buildings.

Where Is Cebeci?

The Cebeci neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Boğazköy İstiklal, Başak, Ziya Gökalp. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.8x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Cebeci
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.80

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.80x 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 Cebeci Neighborhood?

60K people live in Cebeci, at a density of 5,496 people per km². That is 70% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 32; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years younger. The average household here has 3.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 13% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
59,635
15,903 households
Median age
31.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.75people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
5,496
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.3 years−11%
Women's education8 years−11%
University graduates13%−9 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 speed423 Mbps+36%
Fiber coverage38%+13 points
Green space per person0.4 m²−48%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance8.5%+3 points

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

Profile of Cebeci Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon73.7%
Elektrik71.8%
Sokak aydınlatması70.5%
Kaldırımlar68.6%
Toplu taşıma66%
Temizlik53.8%
Gürültü50.6%
İnternet48.7%
Su48.1%
Hava kalitesi44.9%
Yeşil alan41.7%

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

Hometowns

YurtDışı-BatıKastamonuSamsunErzurumTokatArdahan

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). 158 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Cebeci Neighborhood Like?

Cebeci is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 13% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (8.5%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (68%). 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 Cebeci, 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 68.4% of the vote at Cebeci's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 52.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 8% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest ruling bloc vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

54 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (31 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the eğitim ve araştırma category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.91Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 54% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma31 · 57%
Eğitim ve araştırma7 · 13%+9 points
Dini hizmet4 · 7%
İnsani yardım2 · 4%−5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Sinop · 4Aksaray · 2Malatya · 2KayseriNevşehirBayburt

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 Cebeci Neighborhood

Within Cebeci's boundaries, 41 different İETT bus lines pass through 38 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the T4 tram line, with stations inside the neighborhood: Cebeci, Mescid-i Selam, Sultançiftliği. 98% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
T4
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
41
38 stops
🚇 Cebeci · T4🚇 Mescid-i Selam · T4🚇 Sultançiftliği · T4

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.

11%
60%
29%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
4,519
4.2 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.8
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
1,088.2ha

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
7buildings
Heavy damage
30buildings
Moderate damage
256buildings
Heavy+ rate
3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
5
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
1,347people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
17%
45%
37%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

38% of Cebeci's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 25% 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 7.9 km away.

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