Murat Reis Neighborhood, Üsküdar

The Murat Reis neighborhood is located in Üsküdar district, made up of 999 buildings.

Where Is Murat Reis?

The Murat Reis neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Ahmediye, Altunizade, Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.7x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Valide-i AtikMurat Reis
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.71

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.71x 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

This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.

Who Lives in the Murat Reis Neighborhood?

14K people live in Murat Reis, at a density of 37K people per km². That is 2 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 40; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years older. The average household here has 2.6 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 1 years above the city average. 35% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
13,558
5,155 households
Median age
39.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.63people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
36,643
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.8 years+15%
Women's education10.5 years+16%
University graduates35%+13 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 speed562 Mbps+81%
Fiber coverage53%+28 points
Green space per person0.31 m²−60%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.4%−3 points

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

Profile of Murat Reis Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik93.9%
Kanalizasyon85.7%
Temizlik81.6%
Sokak aydınlatması75.5%
Hava kalitesi71.4%
Toplu taşıma69.4%
Gürültü61.2%
Kaldırımlar46.9%
İnternet40.8%
Yeşil alan36.7%
Su10.2%

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

Hometowns

KocaeliRizeDiyarbakırAnkaraSivasBingöl

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). 53 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Murat Reis Neighborhood Like?

Murat Reis is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 35% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.4%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (63%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 62.9% of the vote at Murat Reis's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 59.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 76% 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

24 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (6 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 32 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.77Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 85% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma6 · 25%−32 points
Eğitim ve araştırma5 · 21%+17 points
Sağlık3 · 13%+9 points
İnsani yardım3 · 13%+4 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Rize

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

Building Stock

The neighborhood's building construction period and floor distribution. Construction period is the strongest factor determining earthquake risk.

52%
32%
16%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
999
Average floors
5.2
10+ floors
0.1%

Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.

Soil Class

Soil class

100%
Z2 · dense

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

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 75% 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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