Esenkent Neighborhood, Maltepe
The Esenkent neighborhood is located in Maltepe district, made up of 2,015 buildings.
Where Is Esenkent?
The Esenkent neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Atalar, Cevizli, Esentepe.
Who Lives in the Esenkent Neighborhood?
18K people live in Esenkent, at a density of 15K people per km². That is 16% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 39; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 4 years older. The average household here has 3.1 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 22% 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
Profile of Esenkent Neighborhood Residents
Resident satisfaction
Share who said "satisfied" or "very satisfied." The vertical line marks the Maltepe district overall.
Hometowns
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). 74 households from this neighborhood responded.
What Is the Esenkent Neighborhood Like?
Esenkent is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 22% 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 (57%). 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 Esenkent, 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 56.8% of the vote at Esenkent's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 53.2%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 64% 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
15 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (6 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the bireysel gelişim category: 18 points higher 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 Esenkent Neighborhood
Within Esenkent's boundaries, 12 different İETT bus lines pass through 39 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Esenkent. Gülsuyu station is also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 66% 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
5% of Esenkent's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 13% 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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