How walkable is Ortaköy?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ortaköy has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Istanbul, which scores 97 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,116 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ortaköy. The nearest grocery is Şok, about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Migros Türkiye7 min
- Happy Center Ortaköy8 min
- Aurora Restaurant Ortaköy4 min
- Saklı Kalsın5 min
- Ortaköy Merkez 2.el eşya alanlar 0542 541 06 062 min
- Elit Çiçek2 min
- Beltaş Cafe7 min
- Ömer Uğurluoğlu7 min
- Ortaköy/İstanbul7 min
- Halkbank8 min
- Meyve Bahçesi Parkı6 min
- Cemil Topuzlu Parkı8 min
- Mentor Eğitim Kurumları5 min
- Kanada Ilkokulu7 min
- Galatasaray Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi18 min
- Ulus19 min
- Aksoy Film Prodüksiyon4 min
- Arp Sanatı Derneği8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ortaköy at 41.0546, 29.0282. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 139 street intersections per km², and blocks average 60 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ortaköy
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 550 m around the centre of Ortaköy. Rings mark 300 m and 550 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Istanbul
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Levent | 3.1 km | 99 |
| Galata | 5.7 km | 99 |
| Eminönü | 6.3 km | 99 |
| Fener | 7.1 km | 98 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Istanbul page.
Questions about walking in Ortaköy
Is Ortaköy walkable?
Yes. Ortaköy in Istanbul has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 550 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Ortaköy more walkable than the rest of Istanbul?
Ortaköy is about as walkable as Istanbul as a whole: it scores 95, against 97 for the 5 km around Istanbul's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Istanbul?
Of the 5 Istanbul neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Levent (99), Galata (99) and Eminönü (99).
How is the walkability score of Ortaköy calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Ortaköy it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 550 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.