Maslak Neighborhood, Sarıyer

The Maslak neighborhood is located in Sarıyer district, made up of 642 buildings.

Where Is Maslak?

The Maslak neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Akat, Bebek, Etiler. 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.

KonaklarMaslak
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.24

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.24x 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 Maslak Neighborhood?

13K people live in Maslak, at a density of 2,641 people per km². That is 85% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 33; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years younger. The average household here has 2.8 people. The average length of schooling is 13 years, 4 years above the city average. 59% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
13,153
4,698 households
Median age
33.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.8people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
2,641
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education12.9 years+38%
Women's education13 years+44%
University graduates59%+37 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 speed316 Mbps+2%
Fiber coverage26%+1 points
Green space per person0 m²−100%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.1%−5 points

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

What Is the Maslak Neighborhood Like?

Maslak is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 59% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.1%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (78%). The density of cafes, bars and similar venues ranks among the highest in the city; the public space is markedly secular.

Consumption character

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

Markedly secular character
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 78% of the vote at Maslak's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 71.6%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 92% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest opposition vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

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

Civic fabric · associations

60 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (34 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the sağlık category: 7 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)4.56Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 96% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma34 · 57%−1 points
Sağlık6 · 10%+7 points
İnsani yardım4 · 7%−2 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm4 · 7%+2 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 Maslak Neighborhood

Within Maslak's boundaries, 24 different İETT bus lines pass through 28 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line, with a station inside the neighborhood: Atatürk Oto Sanayi. İTÜ - Ayazağa, Darüşşafaka stations are also just outside the boundary, within walking distance. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
M2
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
24
28 stops
🚇 Atatürk Oto Sanayi · M2🚇 İTÜ - Ayazağa · M2 · 26 m🚇 Darüşşafaka · M2 · 67 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.

18%
28%
54%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
642
1.3 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.3
10+ floors
3.7%
Neighborhood area
503.8ha

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
1buildings
Heavy damage
6buildings
Moderate damage
45buildings
Heavy+ rate
4%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
1
Temporary shelter
26people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
29%
45%
26%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

26% of Maslak's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 20% stronger than on rock.

This neighborhood falls outside the İBB microzonation maps. The shares are not a measurement; they are the estimate of a model built from terrain and nearby measurements. The nearest measurement is 5.8 km away.

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