What would happen if the entire population of Türkiye lived in Istanbul?

Istanbul’s current population about 16 million. This crowding is already seriously affecting the city’s infrastructure and urban life.

Let’s say that somehow all of Türkiye started to live in Istanbul and this number suddenly 85 million rose to the person. What do you think would happen in this situation that would make even the non-claustrophobic person claustrophobic?

Before moving on to this unpleasant scenario, let’s do a little calculation. Currently, the area per capita in Istanbul is 349 m².

Istanbul’s surface area is approximately 5,462 km² and when we compare this area to the population of approximately 16 million per person 349m² We see it falling.

When we calculate the same surface area for a population of 85 million, the result we get is 64m² is happening.

It’s already a bit overwhelming, isn’t it?

Well, let’s say this scenario came true and we all had to live together. What changes would we face?

The first and biggest impact we will face is, as we said before, shrinkage of our personal space stands out as. Accordingly, it is very likely that we will witness urbanization and infrastructure works to be carried out in order to fit so many people into one city.

For this reason, with our adventure of taking refuge in Istanbul, our ways of life will change significantly. Although this can occur in various ways, increase in high-rise housing, shrinkage of housing and decrease in green areas Changes in appearance may occur.

In addition, since a lot of housing needs to be built to accommodate this many people, new housing needs to be built in many areas of the city. excessive urbanization It is also among the expected outputs.

Really, how much housing will we need to build to accommodate this many people? Let’s calculate that right away.

of every residence 100 square meters in every residence 4 Let’s assume the person is alive.

The result we reached with a straight hypothetical calculation 21.25 million houses is happening. In other words, there needs to be a total of 21.25 million flats in Istanbul to accommodate this many people.

Of course, in this account, flats of different sizes, houses with gardens, etc. are available to appeal to different tastes. kinds not taken into account. Let’s say we set up an egalitarian scenario.

“So what else would happen?” I can almost hear you say. Let’s talk a little about social life.

It is a fact that everyone will live on top of each other in our Istanbul, which has become a little India. Therefore, overcrowding and diversity It will affect social life very deeply.

Education, social environment, business life, etc. Since many areas will be affected by overpopulation, inefficiency visible. Since it will be difficult to keep an additional 85 million people under control, increase in crime rate It is also possible.

With good city planning and infrastructure works, people’s lives in the city will be improved. comfort can be preserved to some extent of course. But even if the best urban planning work is done, The impact of the crowd will be felt deeply It seems certain.

personal space Just like what is called disappearing in India in our country too It is possible for us to witness its extinction.

Environmental pollution can reduce the quality of life!

85 million people living in the same city will create pollution too taken over by a single city means.

Especially due to the increasing human density especially traffic environmental pollution due to various reasons, Among the main problems to be dealt with will take place.

Since the concentration of all the workforce in a population of 85 million in a relatively small city like Istanbul shows that factoryization will focus on Istanbul, pollution caused by factories It will also deeply affect the quality of life.

For this reason, in such a situation, every aspect of the city will undergo a massive transformation that needs to be rethought and planned. Especially in areas such as housing, infrastructure, urban planning and environmental management Radical changes will be required.

In summary, this situation shows that Istanbul is not only a metropolis, but also an important focal point of Turkey and even the region. will redefine the role and maybe dystopian It will create a scenario.

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