Elmalıkent Neighborhood, Ümraniye

The Elmalıkent neighborhood is located in Ümraniye district, made up of 2,078 buildings.

Where Is Elmalıkent?

The Elmalıkent neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Baklacı, Armağanevler, Atakent. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.3x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Kazım KarabekirElmalıkent
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.32

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.32x 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 Elmalıkent Neighborhood?

22K people live in Elmalıkent, at a density of 18K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 20% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
22,295
6,298 households
Median age
34.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.54people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
18,275
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.2 years−2%
Women's education8.7 years−4%
University graduates20%−2 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 speed266 Mbps−14%
Fiber coverage0%−25 points
Green space per person0.7 m²−9%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance6.7%+1 points

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

Profile of Elmalıkent Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Su79.4%
Kanalizasyon77.8%
Yeşil alan77.8%
Temizlik76.2%
Kaldırımlar76.2%
Hava kalitesi74.6%
Elektrik74.6%
Toplu taşıma74.6%
Gürültü73%
Sokak aydınlatması73%
İnternet71.4%

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

Hometowns

SivasBingölYurtDışı-DoğuKayseriKarsSamsun

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). 63 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Elmalıkent Neighborhood Like?

Elmalıkent is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 20% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (6.7%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (52%). 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 Elmalıkent, 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 51.7% of the vote at Elmalıkent's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 41.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 43% 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

16 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (10 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the eğitim ve araştırma category: 8 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.72Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 38% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma10 · 63%+5 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 13%+8 points
Spor1 · 6%+3 points
Toplumsal değerleri yaşatma1 · 6%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

KarsBingölGümüşhaneSamsunDiyarbakırBitlis

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 Elmalıkent Neighborhood

Within Elmalıkent's boundaries, 29 different İETT bus lines pass through 30 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Çarşı," 1.3 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 100% 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
29
30 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.

77%
19%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,078
17.4 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.2
10+ floors
2%
Neighborhood area
119.3ha

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
3buildings
Heavy damage
20buildings
Moderate damage
141buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
599people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

15%
85%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Elmalıkent. Ground motion here is felt on average 17% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 96% 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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