Kazlıçeşme Neighborhood, Zeytinburnu

The Kazlıçeşme neighborhood is located in Zeytinburnu district, made up of 522 buildings.

Where Is Kazlıçeşme?

The Kazlıçeşme neighborhood is adjacent to neighborhoods such as Bahçelievler, Ataköy 1. Kısım, Cevizlik. Within the neighborhood, the price per square meter shows a 2.8x difference between the most and least expensive areas; the median for Istanbul neighborhoods is 2.05x.

OsmaniyeSakızağacıYenimahalleKazlıçeşme
Within-neighborhood price gap×2.78

Among apartments of the same size, age, floor and room count, a 2.78x 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 Kazlıçeşme Neighborhood?

5,240 people live in Kazlıçeşme, at a density of 2,449 people per km². That is 87% below the Istanbul average density. The median age is 34; the Istanbul neighborhood average is 36, which makes this a neighborhood right at the city average. The average household here has 4 people. The average length of schooling is 11 years, 1 years above the city average. 31% are university graduates, compared with 22% citywide.

Population
5,240
1,297 households
Median age
34.3
Istanbul 35.5
Average household
4.04people
Istanbul 3.17
People / km²
2,449
Istanbul 18,211

Education level of neighborhood residents

Average education10.8 years+16%
Women's education11 years+22%
University graduates31%+9 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 speed132 Mbps−57%
Fiber coverage7%−18 points
Green space per person47.76 m²+6103%

Socioeconomic status

Households receiving social assistance0.3%−5 points

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

Profile of Kazlıçeşme Neighborhood Residents

Hometowns

MalatyaYurtDışı-Orta DoğuIğdırBalıkesirKastamonuBatman

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). 18 households from this neighborhood responded.

What Is the Kazlıçeşme Neighborhood Like?

Kazlıçeşme is a neighborhood with an education level close to the Istanbul average; 31% of adults are university graduates. By household, very few households receive social assistance (0.3%). At the ballot box, the ruling bloc is ahead by a narrow margin (55%). 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 Kazlıçeşme, 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, iktidar bloğunun cumhurbaşkanı adayı received 54.7% of the vote at Kazlıçeşme's ballot boxes. In the 2024 local elections, AK PARTİ finished ahead in the district mayoral race with 50.7%. With this vote distribution, the neighborhood falls in the 36% band of Istanbul's spectrum from ruling bloc vote to opposition bloc vote.

Ruling 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

11 associations are registered with an address in the neighborhood. Most are in the meslek ve dayanışma category (4 associations). The sharpest deviation from Istanbul's composition is in the meslek ve dayanışma category: 21 points lower than citywide.

Civic vitality (associations per 1,000 people)2.1Istanbul median 0.86
canlı (higher than 88% of Istanbul neighborhoods)
Meslek ve dayanışma4 · 36%−21 points
Spor2 · 18%+15 points
Uluslararası2 · 18%+17 points
İnsani yardım1 · 9%

The vertical line is that category's citywide share.

Hometown associations

Malatya

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 Kazlıçeşme Neighborhood

Within Kazlıçeşme's boundaries, 11 different İETT bus lines pass through 34 bus stops. The neighborhood is served by Marmaray, with stations inside the neighborhood: Kazlıçeşme, Zeytinburnu. 100% of the neighborhood's population can reach a rail transit stop within walking distance.

Rail lines
1
Marmaray
Ferry lines
0
no ferry pier
Bus lines
11
34 stops
🚇 Kazlıçeşme · Marmaray🚇 Zeytinburnu · Marmaray

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.

21%
33%
46%
before 19801980–2000after 2000
Total buildings
522
2.4 buildings/ha
Average floors
3.3
10+ floors
2.5%
Neighborhood area
218.4ha

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
25buildings
Heavy damage
44buildings
Moderate damage
126buildings
Heavy+ rate
18.3%
share of damaged buildings
Projected fatalities
13
Severely injured
8
Temporary shelter
346people

İBB olası deprem senaryosu (mahalle bazında)

Soil class

100%
Z3 · medium dense to loose

100% of Kazlıçeşme's soil is in the loose or soft class (Z3-Z4). Ground motion here is felt on average 40% stronger than on rock.

Source: İBB Microzonation, Soil Classification Map (per the Earthquake Code). 51% 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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