Şeyhli Neighborhood, Pendik

The Şeyhli neighborhood is located in Pendik district, made up of 1,106 buildings.

Where Is Şeyhli?

The Şeyhli neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Çamlık, Ertuğrul Gazi, Esenler. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.2x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

KurtköySülüntepeŞeyhli
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.23

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.23x 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 Şeyhli Neighborhood?

20K people live in Şeyhli, at a density of 15K people per km². That is 17% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 33; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 3 years younger. The average household here has 3.3 people. The average length of schooling is 9 years, the same as the city average. 24% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
19,684
5,893 households
Median age
32.8
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.34people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
15,142
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education9.5 years+2%
Women's education9 years0%
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 speed109 Mbps−65%
Fiber coverage5%−20 points
Green space per person2.29 m²+197%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance2.7%−3 points

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

Profile of Şeyhli Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik94.8%
Yeşil alan93.1%
Kanalizasyon91.4%
Toplu taşıma91.4%
Kaldırımlar89.7%
Hava kalitesi86.2%
Su86.2%
Sokak aydınlatması86.2%
Temizlik84.5%
Gürültü82.8%
İnternet79.3%

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

Hometowns

GaziantepBoluArdahanVanSakaryaSivas

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). 58 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Şeyhli Neighborhood Like?

Şeyhli is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 24% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (2.7%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (58%). The density of consumption venues is close to the city average.

Consumption character

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

Near the city average
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 58.4% of the vote at Şeyhli's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 49%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 27% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

17 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (11 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 7 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)0.86Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 50% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma11 · 65%+7 points
Dini hizmet2 · 12%+4 points
İnsani yardım2 · 12%+3 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm1 · 6%+1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

BoluSivasVanArdahan

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 Şeyhli Neighborhood

Within Şeyhli's boundaries, 24 different İETT bus lines pass through 19 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Kurtköy," 0.9 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 100% 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
24
19 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.

42%
48%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,106
8.3 buildings/ha
Average floors
4.3
10+ floors
5%
Neighborhood area
133.5ha

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
7buildings
Heavy damage
27buildings
Moderate damage
144buildings
Heavy+ rate
6.9%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
4
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
832people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

25%
74%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

There is next to no loose or soft soil (Z3-Z4) in Şeyhli. Ground motion here is felt on average 15% 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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