Mehmet Akif Neighborhood, Ümraniye

The Mehmet Akif neighborhood is located in Ümraniye district, made up of 677 buildings.

Where Is Mehmet Akif?

The Mehmet Akif neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Atatürk, Yenişehir, Adem Yavuz. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.4x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AltınşehirÇakmakŞerifaliTatlısuMehmet Akif
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.38

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.38x 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 Mehmet Akif Neighborhood?

26K people live in Mehmet Akif, at a density of 36K people per km². That is 2 times 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 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 36% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
26,315
8,275 households
Median age
34.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.18people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
35,561
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.5 years+12%
Women's education10.3 years+14%
University graduates36%+14 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 speed342 Mbps+10%
Fiber coverage30%+5 points
Green space per person0.23 m²−70%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1.6%−4 points

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

Profile of Mehmet Akif Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik84.8%
Temizlik83.5%
Sokak aydınlatması83.5%
Kanalizasyon83.5%
Gürültü69.6%
Hava kalitesi67.1%
Kaldırımlar55.7%
İnternet53.2%
Toplu taşıma36.7%
Yeşil alan26.6%
Su21.5%

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

Hometowns

KayseriSivasYurtDışı-DoğuTunceliTokatNevşehir

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). 79 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Mehmet Akif Neighborhood Like?

Mehmet Akif is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 36% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.6%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (57%). Consumption venues are below the city average, with the public space on the conservative side.

Consumption character

Looking at the types of consumption venues in Mehmet Akif, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Moderately conservative
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 57.2% of the vote at Mehmet Akif's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 50.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 65% 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

5 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (3 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the kültür, sanat, turizm category: 15 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.19Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 7% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma3 · 60%+3 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm1 · 20%+15 points
İnsani yardım1 · 20%+11 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Tokat

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 Mehmet Akif Neighborhood

Within Mehmet Akif's boundaries, 9 different İETT bus lines pass through 16 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Altınşehir," 1 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
9
16 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.

24%
75%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
677
9.1 buildings/ha
Average floors
7.6
10+ floors
24.5%
Neighborhood area
74ha

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
0buildings
Heavy damage
2buildings
Moderate damage
19buildings
Heavy+ rate
1.5%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
226people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

16%
84%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

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

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 100% 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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