Selimiye Neighborhood, Üsküdar
The Selimiye neighborhood is located in Üsküdar district, made up of 779 buildings.
Where Is Selimiye?
The Selimiye neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Acıbadem, Caferağa, Eğitim.
Who Lives in the Selimiye Neighborhood?
7,922 people live in Selimiye, at a density of 4,660 people per km². That is 74% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 41; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years older. The average household here has 2.7 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 3 years above the city average. 41% 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 Selimiye 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). 35 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Selimiye Neighborhood Like?
Selimiye is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 41% 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 (76%). 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 Selimiye, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 76.4% of the vote at Selimiye's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 72.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 90% 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
12 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 dini hizmet category: 9 points higher than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
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 Selimiye Neighborhood
Within Selimiye's boundaries, 61 different İETT bus lines pass through 20 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line, Marmaray; the nearest station is "Ayrılıkçeşme," 332 m from the boundary. There is a "Harem Feribot" ferry pier here; 1 sea lines depart from here. 100% 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
16% of Selimiye's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 22% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 83% 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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