Şifa Neighborhood, Tuzla
The Şifa neighborhood is located in Tuzla district, made up of 2,356 buildings.
Where Is Şifa?
The Şifa neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Aydınlı, İstasyon, Mimar Sinan.
Who Lives in the Şifa Neighborhood?
32K people live in Şifa, at a density of 17K people per km². That is close to 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 3.6 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, 1 years below the city average. 16% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.
Education level of neighborhood residents
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
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
Profile of Şifa Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Tuzla district overall.
Hometowns
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). 82 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Şifa Neighborhood Like?
Şifa is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 16% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (6.2%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (63%). 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 Şifa, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 62.6% of the vote at Şifa's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 17% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.
The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology
Civic fabric · associations
41 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 meslek ve dayanışma category: 18 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
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 Şifa Neighborhood
Within Şifa's boundaries, 7 different İETT bus lines pass through 28 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Çayırova," 2.3 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 63% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.
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.
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.
İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)
Soil class
3% of Şifa's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 17% 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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