Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood, Sultanbeyli

The Ahmet Yesevi neighborhood is located in Sultanbeyli district, made up of 2,806 buildings.

Where Is Ahmet Yesevi?

The Ahmet Yesevi neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Kurna, Kurtdoğmuş, Osmangazi. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 1.4x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

Turgut ReisAhmet Yesevi
Within-neighborhood price gap×1.42

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 1.42x 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 Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood?

30K people live in Ahmet Yesevi, at a density of 23K people per km². That is 1.3 times the Istanbul average density. The median age is 31; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood 5 years younger. The average household here has 3.8 people. The average length of schooling is 8 years, 1 years below the city average. 12% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
29,780
7,775 households
Median age
30.5
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
3.83people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
22,908
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education7.9 years−15%
Women's education7.4 years−18%
University graduates12%−10 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 speed105 Mbps−66%
Fiber coverage4%−21 points
Green space per person0.19 m²−75%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance12.8%+7 points

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

Profile of Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood Residents

Resident satisfaction

Elektrik93.5%
Kanalizasyon90.3%
Sokak aydınlatması85.5%
Temizlik74.2%
Kaldırımlar72.6%
Gürültü67.7%
Hava kalitesi46.8%
Toplu taşıma35.5%
Su33.9%
İnternet33.9%
Yeşil alan22.6%

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

Hometowns

AğrıSiirtOrduBingölSinopGiresun

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). 73 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood Like?

Ahmet Yesevi is a neighborhood with an education level below the Istanbul average; 12% of adults are university graduates. By household, a significant share of households receive social assistance (12.8%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a clear margin (67%). 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 Ahmet Yesevi, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 66.7% of the vote at Ahmet Yesevi's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 38.8%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 11% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Highest ruling bloc vote
ruling blocopposition bloc

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

Civic fabric · associations

30 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (20 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 9 points higher than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)1.01Istanbul median 0.86
şehir ortancasının üstünde (higher than 61% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma20 · 67%+9 points
Dini hizmet4 · 13%+6 points
İnsani yardım3 · 10%+1 points
Kamu kurumu destek1 · 3%+3 points

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Ağrı · 3Siirt · 3Sinop · 2SivasMalatyaGiresun

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 Ahmet Yesevi Neighborhood

Within Ahmet Yesevi's boundaries, 11 different İETT bus lines pass through 14 bus stops. There is no rail station in the neighborhood; the nearest is "Sultanbeyli," 0.7 km from the neighborhood center as the crow flies. 93% 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
11
14 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.

77%
22%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
2,806
16.6 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.2
10+ floors
0.2%
Neighborhood area
168.9ha

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
8buildings
Heavy damage
45buildings
Moderate damage
292buildings
Heavy+ rate
5.2%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
6
Severely injured
2
Temporary shelter
1,305people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

90%
Z1 · rock / very denseZ2 · denseZ3 · medium dense to loose

6% of Ahmet Yesevi's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 20% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 97% 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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