Bülbül Neighborhood, Beyoğlu

The Bülbül neighborhood is located in Beyoğlu district, made up of 742 buildings.

Where Is Bülbül?

The Bülbül neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Bostan, Cihangir, Çukur.

ÇukurKocatepeŞehit MuhtarBülbül

Who Lives in the Bülbül Neighborhood?

2,789 people live in Bülbül, at a density of 31K people per km². That is 1.7 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 35; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 9% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,789
1,007 households
Median age
34.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.77people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
30,989
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education7.8 years−16%
Women's education7 years−22%
University graduates9%−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 speed113 Mbps−64%
Fiber coverage3%−22 points
Green space per person0 m²−100%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance16.5%+11 points

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

Profile of Bülbül Neighborhood Residents

Hometowns

AğrıVanOrduMardinYurtDışı-Orta DoğuAdana

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). 15 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Bülbül Neighborhood Like?

Bülbül is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 9% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (16.5%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (66%). 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 Bülbül, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 66.2% of the vote at Bülbül's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 62.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 81% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest opposition vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

6 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (3 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the uluslararası category: 16 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)2.15Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 89% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma3 · 50%−7 points
Dini hizmet1 · 17%+9 points
Uluslararası1 · 17%+16 points
Toplumsal değerleri yaşatma1 · 17%+15 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Sivas

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 Bülbül Neighborhood

Within Bülbül's boundaries, 3 different İETT bus lines pass through 1 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line; the nearest station is "Taksim," 272 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M2
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
3
1 stops
🚇 Taksim · M2 · 272 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.

69%
29%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
742
78.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.5
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
9.4ha

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
4buildings
Heavy damage
14buildings
Moderate damage
64buildings
Heavy+ rate
7.1%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
138people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
10%
20%
70%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

70% of Bülbül's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 32% 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 2.1 km away.

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