Yeşiltepe Neighborhood, Zeytinburnu

The Yeşiltepe neighborhood is located in Zeytinburnu district, made up of 889 buildings.

Where Is Yeşiltepe?

The Yeşiltepe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Osmaniye, Beştelsiz, Çırpıcı.

Yeşiltepe

Who Lives in the Yeşiltepe Neighborhood?

20K people live in Yeşiltepe, at a density of 89K people per km². That is 4.9 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 33; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years younger. The average household here has 3.9 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 13% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
19,633
5,099 households
Median age
33.1
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.85people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
89,241
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.1 years−13%
Women's education7.6 years−16%
University graduates13%−9 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 speed202 Mbps−35%
Fiber coverage13%−12 points
Green space per person0 m²−100%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance9%+4 points

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

Profile of Yeşiltepe Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Toplu taşıma55.2%
Elektrik53.4%
Sokak aydınlatması51.7%
Kanalizasyon51.7%
Temizlik50%
Kaldırımlar50%
Hava kalitesi41.4%
Gürültü39.7%
Su37.9%
İnternet37.9%
Yeşil alan31%

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

Hometowns

MardinDiyarbakırBatmanGaziantepKonyaYurtDışı-Doğu

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). 58 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Yeşiltepe Neighborhood Like?

Yeşiltepe is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 13% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (9.0%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (53%). 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 Yeşiltepe, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 53.3% of the vote at Yeşiltepe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 47.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 40% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

34 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (23 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 10 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.73Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 84% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma23 · 68%+10 points
Eğitim ve araştırma3 · 9%+5 points
Hak savunuculuğu2 · 6%+5 points
İnsani yardım2 · 6%−3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Diyarbakır · 2ElazığNiğdeTrabzonKastamonuMalatya

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 Yeşiltepe Neighborhood

Within Yeşiltepe's boundaries, 3 different İETT bus lines pass through 1 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Zeytinburnu-Fişekhane," 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
3
1 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.

82%
13%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
889
39.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
6
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
22.4ha

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
26buildings
Heavy damage
52buildings
Moderate damage
211buildings
Heavy+ rate
11.8%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
45
Severely injured
25
Temporary shelter
4,250people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

100%
Z3 · medium dense to loose

100% of Yeşiltepe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 40% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 64% 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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