Çırçır Neighborhood, Eyüpsultan

The Çırçır neighborhood is located in Eyüpsultan district, made up of 2,363 buildings.

Where Is Çırçır?

The Çırçır neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Akşemsettin, Alibeyköy, Emniyettepe. 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.

AkşemsettinAlibeyköyKaradolapAkşemsettinAlibeyköyÇırçır
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.96

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.96x 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 Çırçır Neighborhood?

38K people live in Çırçır, at a density of 36K people per km². That is 2 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years younger. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 24% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
37,557
Median age
33.6
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.13people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
35,769
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.5 years+2%
Women's education9.2 years+2%
University graduates24%+2 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 speed491 Mbps+58%
Fiber coverage45%+20 points
Green space per person1.56 m²+103%

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

Profile of Çırçır Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Kanalizasyon67.4%
Sokak aydınlatması62.1%
Elektrik61.1%
Toplu taşıma52.6%
Kaldırımlar50.5%
Gürültü46.3%
Su44.2%
Hava kalitesi43.2%
Temizlik43.2%
İnternet43.2%
Yeşil alan38.9%

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

Hometowns

OrduSivasGiresunTunceliKarsTokat

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). 100 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Çırçır Neighborhood Like?

Çırçır is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 24% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (50%). 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 Çırçır, 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 50.1% of the vote at Çırçır's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 46.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 47% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Near the Istanbul average
ruling blocopposition bloc

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

Civic fabric · associations

20 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (10 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the dini hizmet category: 23 points higher than citywide.

Meslek ve dayanışma10 · 50%−7 points
Dini hizmet6 · 30%+23 points
İnsani yardım3 · 15%+6 points
Eğitim ve araştırma1 · 5%+1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

YozgatKarsKastamonuAmasyaSiirtÇorum

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 Çırçır Neighborhood

Within Çırçır's boundaries, 10 different İETT bus lines pass through 27 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M7 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Çırçır Mah.. Veysel Karani - Akşemsettin station is also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M7
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
10
27 stops
🚇 Çırçır Mah. · M7🚇 Veysel Karani - Akşemsettin · M7 · 167 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.

30%
31%
38%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,363
22.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.8
10+ floors
8.2%
Neighborhood area
104ha

Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.

Soil Class

Soil class

estimated
25%
38%
30%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

67% of Çırçır's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 41% 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 3.5 km away.

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