The question lingers in the air: What secrets lie within Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi? This Istanbul neighborhood holds stories waiting to be discovered. Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi is in the Sultangazi district of Istanbul. It sits in the northwest of the district. Ismetpaşa Mahallesi is to its south. Habipler Mahallesi is to its north. To the west lies the military area. It is connected to the Başakşehir Police Department. Yayla Mahallesi and Eyüp’s Pirinççi village border it to the northeast. Cebeci Mahallesi is to its east.
Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi is surrounded by important transport routes. These include Eski Edirne Asfaltı. The İSTOÇ-Çevre yolu-Mahmutbey-Bağcılar connection road is nearby. The Arnavutköy-Kayaşehir connection roads also border it.
Within Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi are two schools. These are Hüseyin Ersu Primary School and Özel Asya Koleji. The neighborhood has no issues with infrastructure. Electricity, water, and roads are all in place.
Getting to Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi is easy. The T4 Topkapı Habipler tram line serves the area. The Mescid-i Selam stop is the last stop on this line. The station gets its name from the Mescid-i Selam in the neighborhood. North of the neighborhood is the Mescid-i Selam Cemetery.
Until the mid-1990s Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi was a village. It was part of Cebeci Mahallesi. In 1997 it separated from Cebeci. A local administration was established. It gained official neighborhood status.
Several IETT buses pass through the edges of Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi. These buses connect the area to various parts of Istanbul. Routes include 36V Yayla Mahallesi to Vezneciler. Also, 79M Kayaşehir to Mecidiyeköy. Other routes are 78C Yunus Emre Mahallesi to Metrokent Metro and 78F Kayaşehir to Yenibosna Metro. Further routes are 36Y Taşoluk Peron to Yenikapı and 336 Arnavutköy to Eminönü. The 79C Kayaşehir to Cebeci Mahallesi route is also available.
In 2023, the population of Malkoçoğlu Mahallesi was 13,197. Malkoçoğlu, as a name, has deeper roots in Turkish history. The Malkoçoğlu family was famous in the 15th and 16th centuries. They led successful raids into Rumelia during the reigns of Fatih Sultan Mehmet and II. Beyazıt. The name also appears in comics and film series.