Mimar Sinan Neighborhood, Eyüpsultan
The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is located in Eyüpsultan district, made up of 893 buildings.
Where Is Mimar Sinan?
The Mimar Sinan neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Cevatpaşa, Yıldırım, Konaklar.
Who Lives in the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood?
7,490 people live in Mimar Sinan, at a density of 453 people per km². That is 98% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.5 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 33% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.
Education level of neighborhood residents
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
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood Like?
Mimar Sinan is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 33% of adults are university graduates. At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (63%). 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 Mimar Sinan, the neighborhood sits at the conservative end of the secular/conservative public space scale.
Ballot box · political leaning
In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 63.1% of the vote at Mimar Sinan's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 57.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 76% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.
The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology
Civic fabric · associations
5 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (2 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 17 points lower than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology
Transportation in the Mimar Sinan Neighborhood
Within Mimar Sinan's boundaries, 10 different İETT bus lines pass through 29 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Hasdal," 2.5 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 91% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.
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.
Source: İBB Open Data (2017 Neighborhood-Level Building Counts). Construction after 2017 is not reflected in this count.
Soil Class
Soil class
estimated52% of Mimar Sinan's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 29% 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 10.2 km away.
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