How we build the Istanbul districts guide: the rules that hold on every page, and the official sources and dates behind its figures.
Official figures with source and dateStatistics kept apart from opinionEach page lists its sources
How we build this guide
Fixed rules on every page, so you can tell an official figure from an approximate calculation or an opinion.
Changing figures (population and area) come from official sources, shown with their source, date and geographic scope.
Density is an approximate calculation from TÜİK population and the area of the OpenStreetMap administrative boundary, done the same way for every district so the figures stay comparable.
We keep statistics apart from Link Property’s editorial notes; the notes appear under “Link Property advisors’ view”.
We do not show average prices, rents or yields per district, and we never rank districts with phrases like “best for investment”.
We do not judge earthquake safety by a district’s name or location; safety belongs to the building itself and its technical documents.
We do not quote fixed travel times, because they vary by time of day and route. We test the journey with you during the tour.
Lines under construction are clearly marked with the source of their announced date, and are never treated as open.
We link each project to its administrative district and neighbourhood after checking its address with the developer or in valuation reports published on KAP.
