Halil Rıfat Paşa Neighborhood, Şişli

The Halil Rıfat Paşa neighborhood is located in Şişli district, made up of 381 buildings.

Where Is Halil Rıfat Paşa?

The Halil Rıfat Paşa neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Fetihtepe, Örnektepe, Piyalepaşa.

TalatpaşaKaptanpaşaMahmut Şevket PaşaHalil Rıfat Paşa

Who Lives in the Halil Rıfat Paşa Neighborhood?

6,729 people live in Halil Rıfat Paşa, at a density of 16K people per km². That is close to the Istanbul average density. The median age is 35; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 3.7 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 2 years above the city average. 33% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
6,729
1,824 households
Median age
35.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.69people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
15,649
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.9 years+17%
Women's education11.2 years+25%
University graduates33%+11 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 speed627 Mbps+102%
Fiber coverage60%+35 points
Green space per person1.87 m²+143%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.4%−5 points

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

Profile of Halil Rıfat Paşa Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik64%
Kanalizasyon60%
Kaldırımlar60%
Sokak aydınlatması56%
Toplu taşıma56%
Yeşil alan56%
Temizlik52%
İnternet48%
Hava kalitesi36%
Su36%
Gürültü36%

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

Source: İBB Veriye Dayalı Yönetim Modeli hane halkı araştırması (50.391 hane). 25 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Halil Rıfat Paşa Neighborhood Like?

Halil Rıfat Paşa is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 33% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.4%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (72%). 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 Halil Rıfat Paşa, 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, muhalefet bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 72.1% of the vote at Halil Rıfat Paşa's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 68.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 87% 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

48 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (26 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the bireysel gelişim category: 12 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)7.13Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 99% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma26 · 54%−3 points
Bireysel gelişim7 · 15%+12 points
Sağlık3 · 6%+3 points
Kültür, sanat, turizm3 · 6%+1 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Kastamonu

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 Halil Rıfat Paşa Neighborhood

Within Halil Rıfat Paşa's boundaries, 21 different İETT bus lines pass through 13 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Osmanbey," 1.7 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
21
13 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.

22%
65%
13%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
381
8.9 buildings/ha
Average floors
4
10+ floors
0%
Neighborhood area
43ha

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
22buildings
Heavy+ rate
5.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
1
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
101people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
28%
24%
42%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to looseZ4 · soft / loose

65% of Halil Rıfat Paşa's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 44% 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 2.7 km away.

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