Ahmediye Neighborhood, Üsküdar

The Ahmediye neighborhood is located in Üsküdar district, made up of 596 buildings.

Where Is Ahmediye?

The Ahmediye neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi, Barbaros, Mimar Sinan. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.2x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Aziz Mahmut HüdayiSalacakZeynep KamilAhmediye
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.24

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.24x 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 Ahmediye Neighborhood?

8,411 people live in Ahmediye, at a density of 37K people per km². That is 2 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 42; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 7 years older. The average household here has 2.5 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 2 years above the city average. 36% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
8,411
3,364 households
Median age
42.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.5people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
36,570
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education11 years+17%
Women's education10.8 years+19%
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 speed450 Mbps+45%
Fiber coverage40%+15 points
Green space per person1.11 m²+44%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.6%−3 points

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

Profile of Ahmediye Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Toplu taşıma94.1%
Elektrik91.2%
Kanalizasyon88.2%
Gürültü85.3%
Sokak aydınlatması82.4%
Hava kalitesi79.4%
Temizlik79.4%
İnternet79.4%
Yeşil alan76.5%
Kaldırımlar73.5%
Su70.6%

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

Hometowns

RizeBitlisMuğlaYurtDışı-BatıBingölHakkari

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). 40 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Ahmediye Neighborhood Like?

Ahmediye 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 (2.6%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (65%). 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 Ahmediye, 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 64.7% of the vote at Ahmediye's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 61.3%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 78% 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

32 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (13 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the kültür, sanat, turizm category: 20 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)3.8Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 95% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma13 · 41%−17 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm8 · 25%+20 points
İnsani yardım4 · 13%+4 points
Bireysel gelişim2 · 6%+4 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Erzurum · 2GiresunÇorumBolu

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 Ahmediye Neighborhood

Within Ahmediye's boundaries, 5 different İETT bus lines pass through 4 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Üsküdar," 0.8 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
5
4 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.

34%
54%
12%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
596
26 buildings/ha
Average floors
6
10+ floors
0.5%
Neighborhood area
22.9ha

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
7buildings
Moderate damage
46buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.5%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
3
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
312people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

99%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Ahmediye. Ground motion here is felt on average 20% 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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