Kadıköy storage

Why belongings wait elsewhere for a while in Kadıköy

The District Governorate lists 21 neighbourhoods; the Municipality gives 25.20 km², about 21 km of coastline from Haydarpaşa to Bostancı and six hills. We have no data on flat sizes. In Caferağa the buildings with level data average 4.9 storeys, but that covers only 17 percent of 2,065 buildings. One resident describes Moda's typical buildings as having no parking, lift or basement; a single remark, yet it suggests why seasonal items can be hard to keep at home.

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality's 2022 zoning-note amendment applies the risky-building rule to 19 neighbourhoods, Fikirtepe included. While a building is renewed or a flat emptied, a locked room is a practical stopgap. One writer describes endless renewal around Bağdat Avenue, with excavation lorries squeezing into narrow side streets; a single-source note, but it shows why a flat under refit may need its contents moved out.

From Kadıköy to Abdurrahmangazi, and Moda's narrow streets

In Kadıköy, Bostancı, Göztepe and Ayrılık Çeşmesi share the Anatolian side with the depot, so the vehicle does not cross the Bosphorus. Our car-profile estimate from OSRM / OpenStreetMap (September 2026), run around Bostancı, Göztepe and Ayrılık Çeşmesi, gives about 16–23 km and 15–20 minutes without traffic; the Bostancı side is the short end. A loaded vehicle and traffic change this, so we promise no time.

The real work happens at the door. In Caferağa 86 percent of local streets are one-way or narrow and 39 percent are steep; one resident writes that reaching a door by vehicle in Moda's inner streets is possible only at certain times. Fikirtepe has only 1 percent narrow streets, but its blocks are tall. We found no published rule on the Municipality's site about a moving vehicle using the road temporarily (accessed 29.09.2026); on a narrow street, ask the Zabıta directorate first.

Six neighbourhoods from Caferağa to Fikirtepe, six street patterns

Figures are approximate (OpenStreetMap, Copernicus elevation model), so read slopes relative to each other. The six neighbourhoods chosen have narrow-street shares from 1 to 86 percent.

• Caferağa Mahallesi

  16.4 km of local streets in 1.241 km²; 86 percent are one-way or narrow, 39 percent steep, mean grade 6.4 percent. 35 parking areas are mapped. Level data covers 17 percent of 2,065 buildings (average 4.9 storeys).

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• Rasimpaşa Mahallesi

  84 percent of local streets are one-way or narrow, 35 percent steep. 17 parking areas are mapped; level data covers only 4 percent of 1,500 buildings (average 4.7 storeys). A few posts mention Yeldeğirmeni's old streets dropping steeply to the quay.

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• Fikirtepe Mahallesi

  544 buildings in 0.527 km²; level data covers only 6 percent, averaging 16.7 storeys. Narrow streets are 1 percent, but 35 percent are steep, and only 3 parking areas are mapped. Residents write that completed blocks stand very close together.

• Hasanpaşa Mahallesi

  A mean grade of 7.5 percent and 45 percent steep streets are the district's highest values; 56 percent are one-way or narrow. 22 parking areas are mapped; level data covers 3 percent of 1,184 buildings.

• Feneryolu Mahallesi

  59 percent of 14.6 km of local streets are one-way or narrow, and no parking area is mapped. Level data covers 18 percent of buildings (average 7.8 storeys).

• Sahrayıcedit Mahallesi

  41 percent of streets are steep and 28 percent one-way or narrow; 4 parking areas are mapped. Level data covers 65 percent of buildings (average 3.2 storeys).

From Moda to Fikirtepe: choosing the room and the loading plan

1. 1.Count the belongings piece by piece

   Rooms are 8 m³ for a 1+0, 15 m³ for a 1+1, 22 m³ for a 2+1 and 28 m³ for a 3+1. Belongings from an older apartment usually fit the room of the same name; if only wardrobes and beds leave for a refit, one size down may do.

2. 2.Find the waiting spot early around Bağdat Avenue

   In Caddebostan, Suadiye, Erenköy, Göztepe and Feneryolu, 59–77 percent of local streets are one-way or narrow. Ask building management where a vehicle may stop; we choose the point with you at the survey.

3. 3.Ask about the freight lift in tower blocks

   In Fikirtepe the buildings with level data average 16.7 storeys, in Dumlupınar 17.6, yet that data covers only 6 and 19 percent of buildings. Learn the freight-lift rule from management.

4. 4.Separate heavy pieces on the slopes

   In Hasanpaşa 45 percent of streets are steep, in Acıbadem and Sahrayıcedit 41 percent, in Caferağa 39 percent. We can discuss a separate run for wardrobes and the fridge.

5. 5.Set damp-prone items apart from older flats

   A few posts mention damp in older Yeldeğirmeni flats. Pack and label textiles, books and wooden items; our rooms are kept dry and hygienic.

Room sizes and monthly prices

Room sizes and monthly prices

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Storage by situation

Between homes, renovation, seasonal items or an office: open the page that matches your situation.

• Between homes
• Renovation and urban transformation
• Going abroad
• Moving to a smaller home
• Office and archive
• Seasonal belongings
• Short-term storage
• A few items
• Trousseau belongings
• Student belongings

Questions about storage in Kadıköy

Neighbouring districts

• Üsküdar
• Ataşehir
• Maltepe
• Adalar