Çeliktepe Neighborhood, Kağıthane

The Çeliktepe neighborhood is located in Kağıthane district, made up of 2,226 buildings.

Where Is Çeliktepe?

The Çeliktepe neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Konaklar, Levent, Çağlayan. 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.

Emniyet EvleriÇeliktepe
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.03

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.03x 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 Çeliktepe Neighborhood?

32K people live in Çeliktepe, at a density of 61K people per km². That is 3.4 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 36; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, the same as the city average. 24% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
31,829
11,247 households
Median age
35.9
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.83people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
61,210
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.7 years+3%
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 speed881 Mbps+183%
Fiber coverage87%+62 points
Green space per person0.13 m²−83%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance4.3%−1 points

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

Profile of Çeliktepe Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik72.3%
Sokak aydınlatması69.7%
Toplu taşıma66.4%
Kanalizasyon65.5%
İnternet51.3%
Temizlik47.1%
Hava kalitesi46.2%
Gürültü46.2%
Kaldırımlar42.9%
Su37%
Yeşil alan17.6%

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

Hometowns

GiresunYurtDışı-DoğuYurtDışı-BatıErzurumSinopOrdu

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). 120 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Çeliktepe Neighborhood Like?

Çeliktepe is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 24% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (4.3%). At the ballot box, the opposition 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 Çeliktepe, 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 50.4% of the vote at Çeliktepe's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 44.5%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 48% 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

27 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (13 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the uluslararası category: 10 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.85Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının altında (higher than 49% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma13 · 48%−9 points
Uluslararası3 · 11%+10 points
Dini hizmet2 · 7%
Kültür, sanat, turizm2 · 7%+3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

AydınKars

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 Çeliktepe Neighborhood

Within Çeliktepe's boundaries, 5 different İETT bus lines pass through 10 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line; the nearest station is "4. Levent," 200 m from the boundary. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M2
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
5
10 stops
🚇 4. Levent · M2 · 200 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.

44%
31%
25%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,226
42.7 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.9
10+ floors
0.2%
Neighborhood area
52.1ha

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
4buildings
Heavy damage
11buildings
Moderate damage
95buildings
Heavy+ rate
3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
4
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
480people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
15%
46%
39%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

39% of Çeliktepe's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 25% 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 5.3 km away.

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