Akıncılar Neighborhood, Güngören

The Akıncılar neighborhood is located in Güngören district, made up of 689 buildings.

Where Is Akıncılar?

The Akıncılar neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Yenigün, Bahçelievler, Cumhuriyet. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.6x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Mareşal ÇakmakAkıncılar
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.56

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.56x 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 Akıncılar Neighborhood?

19K people live in Akıncılar, at a density of 72K people per km². That is 4 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.2 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 19% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
18,844
5,944 households
Median age
36.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.17people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
72,477
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.1 years−3%
Women's education8.6 years−5%
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 speed720 Mbps+132%
Fiber coverage70%+45 points
Green space per person0.04 m²−95%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.8%−1 points

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

Profile of Akıncılar Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Sokak aydınlatması60%
Elektrik60%
Toplu taşıma57.1%
Kaldırımlar55.7%
Kanalizasyon54.3%
Su52.9%
Temizlik52.9%
Yeşil alan51.4%
İnternet47.1%
Gürültü42.9%
Hava kalitesi41.4%

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

Hometowns

TrabzonTokatYurtDışı-Orta DoğuDiyarbakırÇorumYurtDışı-Doğu

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). 71 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Akıncılar Neighborhood Like?

Akıncılar 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 (4.8%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (59%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 59.2% of the vote at Akıncılar's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 55.4%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 26% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

6 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (4 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the hak savunuculuğu category: 15 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.32Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 10% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma4 · 67%+9 points
Spor1 · 17%+13 points
Hak savunuculuğu1 · 17%+15 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

TrabzonIğdır

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 Akıncılar Neighborhood

Within Akıncılar's boundaries, 3 different İETT bus lines pass through 4 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the T1 tram line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Akıncılar. Güngören, Soğanlı stations are 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
T1
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
3
4 stops
🚇 Akıncılar · T1🚇 Güngören · T1 · 162 m🚇 Soğanlı · T1 · 253 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.

18%
76%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
689
26.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.6
10+ floors
0.1%
Neighborhood area
25.9ha

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
21buildings
Heavy damage
35buildings
Moderate damage
150buildings
Heavy+ rate
10.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
54
Severely injured
29
Temporary shelter
1,911people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

100%
Z3 · medium dense to loose

100% of Akıncılar's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 40% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 100% of the neighborhood is covered by the map; the shares are based on that portion. The map's positional accuracy was measured at 170 meters, so it does not resolve to a single parcel.

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