Çavuş Neighborhood, Şile

The Çavuş neighborhood is located in Şile district, made up of 1,778 buildings.

Where Is Çavuş?

The Çavuş neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Ahmetli, Balibey, Çayırbaşı. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.8x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

BalibeyHacı KasımÇavuş
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.76

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.76x 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

This neighborhood is heterogeneous in terms of price; a single price per square meter would be misleading, as there is significant variation by location.

Who Lives in the Çavuş Neighborhood?

13K people live in Çavuş, at a density of 2,497 people per km². That is 86% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 37; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 2 years older. The average household here has 2.7 people. The average length of schooling is 10 years, 1 years above the city average. 29% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
12,836
4,685 households
Median age
37.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.74people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
2,497
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.2 years+9%
Women's education9.9 years+10%
University graduates29%+7 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 speed603 Mbps+94%
Fiber coverage57%+32 points
Green space per person6.83 m²+787%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance1.5%−4 points

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

Profile of Çavuş Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Hava kalitesi87.5%
Kaldırımlar76.6%
Yeşil alan76.6%
Gürültü75%
Toplu taşıma75%
Su70.3%
Sokak aydınlatması70.3%
Elektrik68.8%
Temizlik62.5%
Kanalizasyon62.5%
İnternet62.5%

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

Hometowns

IğdırKahramanmaraşBitlisAnkaraBursaVan

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). 64 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Çavuş Neighborhood Like?

Çavuş is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 29% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (1.5%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead by a clear margin (61%). Consumption venues are above the city average, with the public space on the secular side.

Consumption character

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

Moderately secular
conservative public spacesecular public space

Ballot box · political leaning

In the second round of the 2023 presidential election, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 60.9% of the vote at Çavuş's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 62.2%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 73% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Opposition 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

22 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (10 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 12 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.71Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 83% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma10 · 46%−12 points
İnsani yardım4 · 18%+9 points
Eğitim ve araştırma2 · 9%+5 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm2 · 9%+4 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

OrduIğdırSivas

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 Çavuş Neighborhood

Within Çavuş's boundaries, 3 different İETT bus lines pass through 20 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Sultanbeyli," 36 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 0% 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
3
20 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.

65%
25%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
1,778
3.5 buildings/ha
Average floors
3
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
505.8ha

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
5buildings
Moderate damage
62buildings
Heavy+ rate
2.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
130people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
11%
33%
51%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

57% of Çavuş's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 31% 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 14.8 km away.

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