Barbaros Neighborhood, Üsküdar
The Barbaros neighborhood is located in Üsküdar district, made up of 641 buildings.
Where Is Barbaros?
The Barbaros neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Acıbadem, Dumlupınar, Fikirtepe.
Who Lives in the Barbaros Neighborhood?
17K people live in Barbaros, at a density of 12K people per km². That is 37% below 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 2.7 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 3 years above the city average. 50% 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 Barbaros Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Üsküdar 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). 62 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Barbaros Neighborhood Like?
Barbaros is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 50% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.3%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (75%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.
Consumption character
Looking at the types of consumption venues in Barbaros, the neighborhood is markedly below the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 74.5% of the vote at Barbaros's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 71.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 89% 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
13 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the spor category (4 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 34 points lower than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Barbaros Neighborhood
Within Barbaros's boundaries, 59 different İETT bus lines pass through 26 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M5 metro line; the nearest station is "Bağlarbaşı," 376 m from the boundary. 98% 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
There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Barbaros. Ground motion here is felt on average 15% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 97% 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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