Fatih Neighborhood, Büyükçekmece

The Fatih neighborhood is located in Büyükçekmece district, made up of 1,257 buildings.

Where Is Fatih?

The Fatih neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Adnan Kahveci, Cumhuriyet, 19 Mayıs. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.9x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

AtatürkCumhuriyetDizdariyeFatih
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.95

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.95x 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 Fatih Neighborhood?

18K people live in Fatih, at a density of 9,356 people per km². That is 49% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 40; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years older. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 27% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
18,432
6,004 households
Median age
40.4
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.07people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
9,356
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.2 years+9%
Women's education10 years+11%
University graduates27%+5 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 speed186 Mbps−40%
Fiber coverage14%−11 points
Green space per person2.73 m²+255%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.5%−3 points

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

Profile of Fatih Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Hava kalitesi63.8%
Gürültü56.9%
Temizlik55.2%
Toplu taşıma55.2%
İnternet55.2%
Kanalizasyon53.4%
Kaldırımlar53.4%
Yeşil alan53.4%
Sokak aydınlatması48.3%
Elektrik48.3%
Su46.6%

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

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 58 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Fatih Neighborhood Like?

Fatih is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 27% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.5%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (67%). Consumption venues are above the city average, with the public space on the secular side.

Consumption character

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

Moderately secular
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 66.9% of the vote at Fatih's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 57.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 82% 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

18 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (11 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the bireysel gelişim category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.98Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 59% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma11 · 61%+4 points
Bireysel gelişim2 · 11%+9 points
Düşünce1 · 6%+5 points
Hak savunuculuğu1 · 6%+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

Transportation in the Fatih Neighborhood

Within Fatih's boundaries, 14 different İETT bus lines pass through 21 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Bahçeşehir," 10.3 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 0% 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
14
21 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.

12%
51%
38%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,257
6.1 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.9
10+ floors
0.2%
Neighborhood area
204.5ha

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
29buildings
Heavy damage
80buildings
Moderate damage
306buildings
Heavy+ rate
13%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
31
Severely injured
16
Temporary shelter
1,920people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
11%
34%
51%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

54% of Fatih's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 30% 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 6.7 km away.

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