Yunus Emre Neighborhood, Sultangazi

The Yunus Emre neighborhood is located in Sultangazi district, made up of 1,916 buildings.

Where Is Yunus Emre?

The Yunus Emre neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Mimar Sinan, Mithatpaşa, Mimar Sinan. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.7x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

75. YılEsentepeYunus Emre
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.70

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.70x 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 Yunus Emre Neighborhood?

52K people live in Yunus Emre, at a density of 41K people per km². That is 2.3 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 31; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years younger. The average household here has 3.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 12% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
52,061
13,629 households
Median age
30.9
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.82people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
40,993
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8 years−14%
Women's education7.5 years−16%
University graduates12%−10 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 speed453 Mbps+46%
Fiber coverage41%+16 points
Green space per person2.33 m²+203%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance13%+8 points

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

Profile of Yunus Emre Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Toplu taşıma51.6%
Elektrik49.2%
Kaldırımlar47.6%
Hava kalitesi41.9%
Gürültü41.9%
Kanalizasyon41.9%
Yeşil alan39.5%
İnternet39.5%
Sokak aydınlatması38.7%
Temizlik36.3%
Su33.1%

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

Hometowns

SiirtErzurumSivasTokatArdahanAğrı

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). 126 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Yunus Emre Neighborhood Like?

Yunus Emre is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 12% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (13.0%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (60%). 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 Yunus Emre, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 60.4% of the vote at Yunus Emre's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 48.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 72% 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

18 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (11 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the sağlık category: 8 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.35Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 11% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma11 · 61%+4 points
Dini hizmet2 · 11%+4 points
İnsani yardım2 · 11%+2 points
Sağlık2 · 11%+8 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Sivas · 3Malatya · 2Ağrı · 2TokatYozgatSiirt

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 Yunus Emre Neighborhood

Within Yunus Emre's boundaries, 19 different İETT bus lines pass through 15 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Yenimahalle," 1.3 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 35% 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
19
15 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.

19%
34%
47%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,916
15.1 buildings/ha
Average floors
5.5
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
126.8ha

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
2buildings
Heavy damage
9buildings
Moderate damage
74buildings
Heavy+ rate
2.5%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
3
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
667people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
36%
55%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

55% of Yunus Emre's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 29% 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 5.1 km away.

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