Harbiye Neighborhood, Şişli

The Harbiye neighborhood is located in Şişli district, made up of 324 buildings.

Where Is Harbiye?

The Harbiye neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Dikilitaş, Gayrettepe, Muradiye. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.1x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

VişnezadeGümüşsuyuHarbiye
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.09

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.09x 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 Harbiye Neighborhood?

2,339 people live in Harbiye, at a density of 2,999 people per km². That is 84% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 46; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 10 years older. The average household here has 2.7 people. The average length of schooling is 12 years, 3 years above the city average. 45% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
2,339
873 households
Median age
46
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
2.68people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
2,999
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education12 years+29%
Women's education12 years+33%
University graduates45%+23 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 speed275 Mbps−12%
Fiber coverage21%−4 points
Green space per person64.62 m²+8292%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.3%−5 points

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

What Is the Harbiye Neighborhood Like?

Harbiye is a neighborhood with an education level markedly above the Istanbul average; 45% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.3%). At the ballot box, the opposition bloc is ahead markedly (84%). 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 Harbiye, the neighborhood is far above the Istanbul average on the secular/conservative public space scale.

Secular 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 84% of the vote at Harbiye's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, CHP finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 79.3%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 96% 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

19 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the kültür, sanat, turizm category (6 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 31 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)8.12Istanbul median 0.86
çok canlı (higher than 99% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Kültür, sanat, turizm6 · 32%+27 points
Meslek ve dayanışma5 · 26%−31 points
Sağlık4 · 21%+18 points
İnsani yardım3 · 16%+7 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 Harbiye Neighborhood

Within Harbiye's boundaries, 47 different İETT bus lines pass through 9 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by the M2 metro line, TF1, with stations inside the neighborhood: Maçka, Taşkışla. Taksim, Osmanbey 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
2
M2 · TF1
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
47
9 stops
🚇 Maçka · TF1🚇 Taşkışla · TF1🚇 Taksim · M2 · 287 m🚇 Osmanbey · M2 · 396 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.

44%
40%
16%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
324
4.2 buildings/ha
Average floors
6.3
10+ floors
15.1%
Neighborhood area
76.8ha

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
3buildings
Moderate damage
15buildings
Heavy+ rate
4.6%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
0
Severely injured
0
Temporary shelter
39people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

estimated
64%
28%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

28% of Harbiye's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 24% 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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