Dumlupınar Neighborhood, Pendik

The Dumlupınar neighborhood is located in Pendik district, made up of 2,251 buildings.

Where Is Dumlupınar?

The Dumlupınar neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Hürriyet, Bahçelievler, Batı. 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.

ÇınardereDoğuOrtaDumlupınar
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.05

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.05x 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 Dumlupınar Neighborhood?

27K people live in Dumlupınar, at a density of 19K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.3 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 17% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
27,106
8,315 households
Median age
34.2
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.26people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
19,089
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education8.8 years−5%
Women's education8.4 years−7%
University graduates17%−5 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 speed148 Mbps−52%
Fiber coverage8%−17 points
Green space per person7.31 m²+849%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance5.4%0 points

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

Profile of Dumlupınar Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Gürültü65.8%
Elektrik65.8%
Kanalizasyon63.3%
Kaldırımlar63.3%
Yeşil alan63.3%
Temizlik62%
Sokak aydınlatması62%
Hava kalitesi59.5%
Toplu taşıma59.5%
Su58.2%
İnternet36.7%

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

Hometowns

SakaryaAdanaÇorumAğrıDiyarbakırErzincan

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). 79 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Dumlupınar Neighborhood Like?

Dumlupınar is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 17% of adults are university graduates. By household, the share of households receiving social assistance is close to the city average (5.4%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (67%). 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 Dumlupınar, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 67.3% of the vote at Dumlupınar's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 52.9%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 10% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest ruling bloc vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

The scale shows political bloc preference; cultural identity is not inferred from the vote. Source and methodology

Civic fabric · associations

12 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (8 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.44Istanbul median 0.86
zayıf (higher than 16% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma8 · 67%+9 points
Dini hizmet2 · 17%+9 points
Kamu kurumu destek1 · 8%+8 points
Sağlık1 · 8%+5 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Ordu · 2Bartın · 2Sinop · 2Çorum

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 Dumlupınar Neighborhood

Within Dumlupınar's boundaries, 31 different İETT bus lines pass through 16 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M4 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Tavşantepe. Pendik station is also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 99% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M4
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
31
16 stops
🚇 Tavşantepe · M4🚇 Pendik · M4 · 379 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.

38%
39%
23%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,251
15.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.6
10+ floors
0.7%
Neighborhood area
142ha

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
17buildings
Heavy damage
58buildings
Moderate damage
286buildings
Heavy+ rate
7.7%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
11
Severely injured
8
Temporary shelter
1,398people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

29%
71%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · dense

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Dumlupınar. Ground motion here is felt on average 14% 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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