Kartaltepe Neighborhood, Bayrampaşa

The Kartaltepe neighborhood is located in Bayrampaşa district, made up of 2,921 buildings.

Where Is Kartaltepe?

The Kartaltepe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Altıntepsi, İsmet Paşa, Kocatepe. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.0x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

KocatepeMuratpaşaYıldırımKartaltepe
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.04

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.04x 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 Kartaltepe Neighborhood?

43K people live in Kartaltepe, at a density of 51K people per km². That is 2.8 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 21% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
43,124
13,393 households
Median age
36.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.22people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
51,338
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.2 years−1%
Women's education8.9 years−1%
University graduates21%−1 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 speed205 Mbps−34%
Fiber coverage13%−12 points
Green space per person0.62 m²−19%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.1%−1 points

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

Profile of Kartaltepe Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik81.4%
Sokak aydınlatması78.3%
Kanalizasyon72.9%
Temizlik69%
Toplu taşıma64.3%
Kaldırımlar58.9%
Gürültü57.4%
Su56.6%
Hava kalitesi47.3%
İnternet45%
Yeşil alan37.2%

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

Hometowns

EdirneYurtDışı-DoğuYurtDışı-BatıKırklareliÇankırıSinop

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). 131 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Kartaltepe Neighborhood Like?

Kartaltepe is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 21% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (4.1%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (54%). 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 Kartaltepe, 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 53.6% of the vote at Kartaltepe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 39% 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

25 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (16 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 7 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.58Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 28% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma16 · 64%+7 points
Dini hizmet2 · 8%+1 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 8%+4 points
Dış Türkler1 · 4%+4 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Malatya · 2SinopÇankırıGiresun

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 Kartaltepe Neighborhood

Within Kartaltepe's boundaries, 18 different İETT bus lines pass through 13 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the T4 tram line; the nearest station is "Sağmalcılar," 1 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
T4
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
18
13 stops
🚇 Sağmalcılar · T4 · 1 m🚇 Bosna - Çukurçeşme · T4 · 159 m🚇 Uluyol - Bereç · T4 · 206 m

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.

43%
48%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,921
34.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
5
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
84.4ha

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
68buildings
Heavy damage
137buildings
Moderate damage
483buildings
Heavy+ rate
12%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
67
Severely injured
45
Temporary shelter
3,056people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
11%
86%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

86% of Kartaltepe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 37% stronger than on rock.

This neighborhood falls outside the İBB microzonation maps. The shares are not a measurement; they are the estimate of a model built from terrain and nearby measurements. The nearest measurement is 0.7 km away.

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