Uğur Mumcu Neighborhood, Kartal

The Uğur Mumcu neighborhood is located in Kartal district, made up of 687 buildings.

Where Is Uğur Mumcu?

The Uğur Mumcu neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Cumhuriyet, Esentepe, Gümüşpınar. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.9x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

GümüşpınarUğur Mumcu
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.87

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.87x 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 Uğur Mumcu Neighborhood?

40K people live in Uğur Mumcu, at a density of 23K people per km². That is 1.3 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 38; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 3 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 33% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
40,138
13,514 households
Median age
38.4
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.97people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
22,806
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.3 years+11%
Women's education10 years+11%
University graduates33%+11 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 speed210 Mbps−32%
Fiber coverage15%−10 points
Green space per person6.49 m²+743%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1.8%−4 points

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

Profile of Uğur Mumcu Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Hava kalitesi83.9%
Gürültü78.1%
Temizlik72.3%
Sokak aydınlatması71.5%
Toplu taşıma69.3%
Su66.4%
Kanalizasyon65.7%
Yeşil alan65%
Elektrik63.5%
Kaldırımlar62.8%
İnternet58.4%

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

Hometowns

KarsVanKarabükBursaRizeTokat

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). 138 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Uğur Mumcu Neighborhood Like?

Uğur Mumcu is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 33% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.8%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (65%). Consumption venues are below the city average, with the public space on the conservative side.

Consumption character

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

Moderately conservative
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 65.2% of the vote at Uğur Mumcu's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 60.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 80% 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

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 engelli category: 19 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.12Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 6% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma2 · 40%−17 points
Engelli1 · 20%+19 points
Dini hizmet1 · 20%+13 points
Spor1 · 20%+17 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

This is not a measure of belief or lifestyle. Source and methodology

Transportation in the Uğur Mumcu Neighborhood

Within Uğur Mumcu's boundaries, 15 different İETT bus lines pass through 29 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Soğanlık," 2.9 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 59% 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
15
29 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.

83%
16%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
687
3.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
9.3
10+ floors
54%
Neighborhood area
176.1ha

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
9buildings
Moderate damage
42buildings
Heavy+ rate
5.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
16
Severely injured
8
Temporary shelter
965people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

27%
71%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

3% of Uğur Mumcu's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 15% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 97% 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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