List of tallest buildings in Istanbul

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Levent, one of the city's three main business districts together with Maslak and Ataşehir.

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and is the country's economic and social center. As of October 2020, the city is home to 47 skyscrapers (buildings at least 150 m (490 ft) tall), which is the most in Europe,[1] as well as hundreds of high-rises.

The tallest buildings in the city are [2][3][4][5][6][7][8] (70 floors / 280 metres, 301 metres including its twin spires) in the Ataşehir district on the Asian side of the city; and Skyland Istanbul Towers 1 and 2[9][10][11] (2 x 65 floors / 284 metres), located adjacent to Türk Telekom Stadium in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sarıyer district, on the European side. The tallest building in Levent financial district is Istanbul Sapphire (54 floors / 238 metres, 261 metres including its spire). The tallest buildings in Istanbul are also among the tallest buildings in Europe.

Istanbul's first skyscraper is considered to be the 25-storey Harbiye Orduevi, built in 1968, and standing 90 m (300 ft) tall.[12] The first building to surpass 100 meters is the Maya Tower, built in 1992, with a height of 110 m (360 ft).[13] The city saw a major boom in skyscrapers in the 21st century, situated mostly, but not only, in Levent, Maslak and Ataşehir.

The tallest structures in the city however, are the two towers of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, standing at 322 m (1,056 ft).

An incomplete list of the tallest buildings in Istanbul:

Tallest Istanbul skyscrapers[]

Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey
Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
Levent, Istanbul, Turkey
Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey
View of Levent from Kanlıca across the Bosphorus
Rank Name Height (meters) Height (feet) Floors Year

1 301[2][8] 988[2] 70[2][3] 2017[2]
2 Skyland Office Istanbul 284 932 65 2017
3 Skyland Residence Istanbul 284 932 64 2017
4 Istanbul Sapphire 261 856 54 2010
5 Emaar Square 230 753 50 2020
6 Istanbul Tower 205 228 722 54 2019
7 210 689 54 2010
8 210 689 54 2010
9 202 663 51 2013
10 Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 1 198 650 57 2013
11 Ciftci Tower A 194 636 45 2018
12 Ciftci Tower B 194 636 45 2018
13 186 610 40 2013
14 İşbank Tower 1 181 594 52 2000
15 181 594 52 2013
16 180 591 45 2011
17 180 591 43 2011
18 Skyland Hotel Tower 180 590 ? 2018
19 Leopardus 178 584 48 2015
20 Şişli Plaza 170 558 46 2007
21 170 558 40 2014
22 170 558 38 2014
23 Soyak Tower 170 558 40 2014
24 170 558 39 2014
25 Tekstilkent Plaza 1 169 551 44 2000
26 Tekstilkent Plaza 2 169 551 44 2000
27 167 548 42 2014
28 167 548 42 2014
29 165 541 34 2008
30 165 541 34 2008
31 164 538 41 2014
32 160 525 42 2010
33 160 525 42 2010
34 159 522 43 2010
35 Akbank Tower 158 518 39 1993
36 156 512 49 2013
37 156 512 49 2013
38 156 512 49 2013
39 156 512 49 2013
40 155 509 39 2010
41 Trump Towers Istanbul 1 155 508 39 2010
42 154 505 42 2010
43 154 504 34 1998
44 153 502 35 2014
45 153 500 40 2001
46 152 499 32 2015
47 150 492 44 2013
48 150[2][8] 492[2] 36[2][3] 2017[2]
49 150[2][8] 492[2] 36[2][3] 2017[2]
50 149 489 41 2014
51 149 489 41 2014
52 149 489 41 2014
53 148 486 37 2014
54 AND Pastel Blue Block 147.5 484 41 2019
55 147 482 38 2005
56 Trump Towers Istanbul 2 145 475 37 2010
57 143 469 35 2012
58 143 469 34 2000
59 143 469 34 2000
60 143 469 31 2000
61 143 469 35 2000
62 143 469 35 2000
63 Sabancı Center 2 140 459 34 1993
64 140 459 35 2000
65 140 459 33 2008
66 140 459 33 2008
67 138 453 34 2010
68 136 446 34 1996
69 130 427 26 2007
70 130 427 26 2007
71 130 427 25 2002
72 130 427 32 2010
73 127 417 27 2007
74 127 417 27 2007
75 125 410 32 2008
76 124 407 27 1999
77 Kanyon (Istanbul) 123 403 30 2006
78 122 400 22 2002
79 121 397 30 1999
80 120 394 33 2007
81 120 394 28 1998
82 120 394 28 1995
83 120 394 34 2010
84 119 391 30 2003
85 118 387 36 2000
86 118 387 36 2000
87 Tekfen Tower 118 387 28 2003
88 115 377 32 2012
89 115 377 32 2012
90 115 377 32 2012
91 115 377 32 2012
92 115 377 30 2007
93 115 377 32 2012
94 115 377 32 2012
95 115 377 32 2012
96 115 377 32 2012
97 110 361 2007
98 110 361 31 2011
99 110 361 31 2012
100 110 361 32 2012
101 109 358 22 2007
102 107 351 26 2007
103 105 345 33 2010
104 105 345 23 2007
105 105 345 24 2002
106 104 342 30 2004
107 103 338 30 1989
108 101 331 26 2008
109 Akmerkez 100 328 28 1993

Updated as of 27 November 2020

  • This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.

Buildings under construction[]

Rank Name Height meters Height feet Floors Year

1 350 1050 55 2025
2 Diamond of Istanbul 270 886 53 On Hold
3 261 823 50 2017
4 212 696 57 2015
5 195 640 52 2015
6 160 525 42 2015
7 160 525 42 2015
8 156 512 41 2015
9 156 512 41 2015
10 144 472 36 2015

Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul[]

Name Height meters Height feet Floors Year

90 295 25 1968–1969
96 314 25 1969–1989
103 338 30 1989–1993
158 518 39 1993–2000
Isbank Tower 1 181 594 52 2000–2009
Istanbul Sapphire 261 856 54 2010–2017
301[2][8] 988[2] 70[2][3] 2017–present[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Istanbul Turkey". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "The Metropol Tower, Istanbul". emporis.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers". aremas.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers".
  5. ^ "Aerial (drone) view of Metropol Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
  6. ^ "Aerial (drone) view of Metropol Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2021-12-14.
  7. ^ "Metropol Istanbul".
  8. ^ a b c d e "Metropol Istanbul". gapinsaat.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Skyland Istanbul".
  10. ^ "Image of Skyland Istanbul Towers".
  11. ^ "Skyland Istanbul Complex - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  12. ^ "Harbiye Military Headquarters". emporis.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Maya Tower". emporis.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

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