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Civic Stories Published: January 20, 2024

Which hometown origins stand out across Izmir's districts?

A district locator and comparative analysis showing which non-Izmir origin groups stand out across the city.

Municipal hometown-origin data District locator model Local JSON data module React comparison surface
Which hometown origins stand out across Izmir's districts?

Story Snapshot

Start with the graphic

This study makes non-Izmir origin clusters visible across the city's districts by combining a district locator with citywide comparison.

30 Districts
80 citywide Origin scope

Izmir’s hometown-origin data shows where shared-origin networks become visible at district scale. Start by selecting a district, then compare its strongest external-origin groups with the citywide pattern.

District origin map

How external-origin clusters spread across Izmir

Pick a district to see its leading external-origin groups, then compare that profile with the citywide pattern.

The district selector and ranking carry the story; the map only orients where the selected profile sits.

Use the district selector for keyboard reading; pointer users can still click the locator map.

KONAKMARDİN44,556 residents

Top origins in KONAK

The district profile is the primary read; the first row is the strongest local origin signal.

01

İZMİR

117,868
02

MARDİN

44,556
03

MANİSA

17,229
04

KONYA

10,497
05

AYDIN

8,575
06

AFYONKARAHİSAR

6,455
07

KARS

6,394
08

ERZURUM

6,209
09

BALIKESİR

6,200
10

DİYARBAKIR

5,689

District locator

A lightweight orientation view for where the selected district sits.

Izmir province silhouette + 30 district locator

Citywide comparison

The selected district's external-origin profile is shown next to the same origin's citywide share.

KONAK

MARDİN

District: 39.9% / City: 6.4%
District share44,556 people
City share177,546 people

MANİSA

District: 15.4% / City: 7.5%
District share17,229 people
City share207,730 people

KONYA

District: 9.4% / City: 4.7%
District share10,497 people
City share130,028 people

AYDIN

District: 7.7% / City: 3.4%
District share8,575 people
City share93,876 people

AFYONKARAHİSAR

District: 5.8% / City: 3.4%
District share6,455 people
City share93,054 people

KARS

District: 5.7% / City: 3.1%
District share6,394 people
City share86,726 people

ERZURUM

District: 5.6% / City: 5.6%
District share6,209 people
City share154,668 people

BALIKESİR

District: 5.5% / City: 2.9%
District share6,200 people
City share79,306 people

Swipe to select district

ALİAĞAMANİSA
Dominant origin:4,431
BALÇOVAMANİSA
Dominant origin:3,313
BAYINDIRDİYARBAKIR
Dominant origin:1,752
BAYRAKLIMANİSA
Dominant origin:23,885
BERGAMABALIKESİR
Dominant origin:3,016
BEYDAĞAYDIN
Dominant origin:107
BORNOVAMANİSA
Dominant origin:38,449
BUCAMANİSA
Dominant origin:22,268
ÇEŞMEMANİSA
Dominant origin:2,624
ÇİĞLİERZURUM
Dominant origin:16,588
DİKİLİMANİSA
Dominant origin:2,666
FOÇAMANİSA
Dominant origin:1,687
GAZİEMİRMARDİN
Dominant origin:7,913
GÜZELBAHÇEMANİSA
Dominant origin:1,506
KARABAĞLARMARDİN
Dominant origin:38,515
KARABURUNMANİSA
Dominant origin:552
KARŞIYAKAMANİSA
Dominant origin:20,260
KEMALPAŞAERZURUM
Dominant origin:14,010
KINIKMANİSA
Dominant origin:660
KİRAZMANİSA
Dominant origin:325
KONAKMARDİN
Dominant origin:44,556
MENDERESORDU
Dominant origin:4,791
MENEMENERZURUM
Dominant origin:14,015
NARLIDEREDİYARBAKIR
Dominant origin:3,732
ÖDEMİŞMARDİN
Dominant origin:1,540
SEFERİHİSARAĞRI
Dominant origin:2,317
SELÇUKMARDİN
Dominant origin:2,377
TİREAĞRI
Dominant origin:1,579
TORBALIDİYARBAKIR
Dominant origin:14,856
URLAMANİSA
Dominant origin:2,700
Selected districtKONAK
Dominant external originMARDİN
Izmir-born residents are excluded from the citywide comparison so the external-origin flows that define district differences are easier to read.
Ranking first; map for orientation.

What to notice

  • Izmir-born residents dominate citywide totals, so the useful comparison is the non-Izmir origin mix.
  • Some districts show balanced external-origin profiles, while others are shaped by stronger hometown clusters.
  • The map is orientation; the ranking and citywide comparison carry the main read.

Data note

The local module contains 30 district profiles, 300 ranked district-origin entries, and 80 citywide origin totals. The explorer should be read as a pattern-finding view over those local public-data extracts, not as a complete population accounting table.

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