Büyükbakkalköy Neighborhood, Maltepe
The Büyükbakkalköy neighborhood is located in Maltepe district, made up of 855 buildings.
Where Is Büyükbakkalköy?
The Büyükbakkalköy neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Atatürk, Barbaros, Ferhatpaşa.
Who Lives in the Büyükbakkalköy Neighborhood?
12K people live in Büyükbakkalköy, at a density of 532 people per km². That is 97% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 39; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years older. The average household here has 19.9 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 10% 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
Socioeconomic status
Indicators are compiled from TÜİK, BTK and İBB Open Data records. Source and methodology
What Is the Büyükbakkalköy Neighborhood Like?
Büyükbakkalköy is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 10% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.1%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). 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 Büyükbakkalköy, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 54.7% of the vote at Büyükbakkalköy's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 48.1%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 36% 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
8 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the dini hizmet category (3 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 45 points lower than citywide.
The vertical line is that category's citywide share.
Hometown associations
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 Büyükbakkalköy Neighborhood
Within Büyükbakkalköy's boundaries, 34 different İETT bus lines pass through 54 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line; the nearest station is "Esenkent," 311 m from the boundary. 64% 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.
Earthquake Risk (İBB Possible Earthquake Scenario)
Projected values for this neighborhood in the expected major Marmara earthquake.
İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)
Soil class
9% of Büyükbakkalköy's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 16% stronger than on rock.
Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 98% 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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