The local population earns their livelihood through agriculture, fishing, and marble mining, and it is also one of the neighborhoods on the island with the highest number of summer residents.

Additionally, due to having one of the longest and cleanest beaches in Marmara Sea, it is a popular destination for local tourists during the summer months.

According to Dallaway, "The Ottomans, not wanting to encourage this behavior at the expense of revenue loss and fearing the spread of such actions, imposed double taxation on the inhabitants of Topağaç.

"[6] Later on, the Topağaç Plain and its famous marshland, which was a breeding ground for malaria at the time, led those who acquired land there to temporarily settle in Asmalı Village to the north.

The legend claims that a daughter of Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great, who was possessed by demons, was sent to Marmara Island by her father.

In gratitude, Empress Theodora established a monastery at the healing site, where his relics were found and a sacred spring emerged.

[8] The monastery is a complex consisting of twelve cells, a church, and other partially underground structures, preserving its historical significance.