Yenimahalle Neighborhood, Büyükçekmece

The Yenimahalle neighborhood is located in Büyükçekmece district, made up of 698 buildings.

Where Is Yenimahalle?

The Yenimahalle neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Bahçelievler, Kamiloba, Kumburgaz.

KumburgazYenimahalle

This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.

Who Lives in the Yenimahalle Neighborhood?

2,553 people live in Yenimahalle, at a density of 1,647 people per km². That is 91% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 39; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 19% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,553
915 households
Median age
38.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.79people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
1,647
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.3 years0%
Women's education9.1 years+1%
University graduates19%−3 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 speed102 Mbps−67%
Fiber coverage5%−20 points
Green space per person5.18 m²+573%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance3.7%−2 points

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

What Is the Yenimahalle Neighborhood Like?

Yenimahalle is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 19% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (3.7%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (59%). The density of cafes, bars and similar venues ranks among the highest in the city; the public space is markedly secular.

Consumption character

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

Markedly secular character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 59.1% of the vote at Yenimahalle's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 47.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 70% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Opposition 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

3 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 meslek ve dayanışma category: 43 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.18Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 69% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma3 · 100%+43 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology

Transportation in the Yenimahalle Neighborhood

Within Yenimahalle's boundaries, 7 different İETT bus lines pass through 6 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ömerli," 17.1 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
7
6 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.

70%
30%
1980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
698
4.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
2.7
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
154.1ha

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
10buildings
Heavy damage
40buildings
Moderate damage
161buildings
Heavy+ rate
12%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
238people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
13%
37%
49%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

50% of Yenimahalle's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 28% 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 16.7 km away.

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