Pınar Neighborhood, Esenyurt

The Pınar neighborhood is located in Esenyurt district, made up of 1,666 buildings.

Where Is Pınar?

The Pınar neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Yeşilkent, Akevler, Ardıçlı. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.4x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

BağlarçeşmeBattalgaziÇınarFatihMerkezPınar
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.38

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.38x 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 Pınar Neighborhood?

43K people live in Pınar, at a density of 63K people per km². That is 3.4 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 27; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 8 years younger. The average household here has 3.9 people. The average length of schooling is 7 years, 2 years below the city average. 7% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
42,595
10,811 households
Median age
27.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.94people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
62,640
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education7.2 years−23%
Women's education6.6 years−27%
University graduates7%−15 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 speed438 Mbps+41%
Fiber coverage39%+14 points
Green space per person0.11 m²−86%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance16.2%+11 points

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

Profile of Pınar Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Su42.2%
Kanalizasyon36.7%
İnternet36.7%
Hava kalitesi35.8%
Gürültü34.9%
Kaldırımlar33.9%
Sokak aydınlatması31.2%
Elektrik31.2%
Yeşil alan29.4%
Toplu taşıma28.4%
Temizlik27.5%

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

Hometowns

VanMuşYurtDışı-Orta DoğuBitlisAdanaÇanakkale

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). 109 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Pınar Neighborhood Like?

Pınar is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 7% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (16.2%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (57%). 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 Pınar, 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 57.3% of the vote at Pınar's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 54.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 66% 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

27 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (15 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the dini hizmet category: 15 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.63Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 31% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma15 · 56%−2 points
Dini hizmet6 · 22%+15 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm3 · 11%+6 points
İnsani yardım2 · 7%−1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Van · 3Muş · 2Kilis · 2BingölSamsunSivas

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 Pınar Neighborhood

Within Pınar's boundaries, 7 different İETT bus lines pass through 8 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Ispartakule," 4.2 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 76% 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
8 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.

75%
24%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,666
23.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
5
10+ floors
0.5%
Neighborhood area
69.8ha

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
24buildings
Heavy damage
73buildings
Moderate damage
341buildings
Heavy+ rate
8.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
47
Severely injured
27
Temporary shelter
3,114people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
91%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

91% of Pınar's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 38% 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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