List of tallest buildings in Istanbul
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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 the Skyland İstanbul complex,[2][3][4] located in the Sarıyer district, with both the office tower and the residence tower reaching 284 metres. The buildings stand as the eleventh-tallest in Europe, and the third-tallest outside Russia, after Varso in Warsaw, Poland, and The Shard in London, United Kingdom.
Istanbul's first skyscraper is considered to be the 25-storey Harbiye Orduevi, built in 1968, and standing 90 m (300 ft) tall.[5] The first building to surpass 100 meters is the Maya Tower, built in 1992, with a height of 110 m (360 ft).[6] 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
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Rank | Name | Image | Height (meters) | Height (feet) | Floors | Year |
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1 | CBRT Tower | ![]() | 352 | 1155 | 59 | 2024 |
2 | Skyland Office Istanbul | ![]() | 284 | 932 | 65 | 2017 |
2 | Skyland Residence Istanbul | ![]() | 284 | 932 | 64 | 2017 |
3 | Metropol Istanbul Tower | ![]() | 280[7][8] | 918[7] | 70[7][9] | 2017[7] |
4 | Istanbul Sapphire | ![]() | 261 | 856 | 54 | 2010 |
5 | Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences | 244[10] | 802 | 51 | 2020 | |
6 | Istanbul Tower 205 | ![]() | 228 | 722 | 52 | 2019 |
7 | Vakif Bank Headquarters Tower 1 | 222 | 726 | 43 | 2023 | |
8 | Nurol Life | 220 | 724 | 60 | 2018 | |
9 | Istanbul IFC Ziraat Bank Towers 1 | 219 | 719 | 46 | 2023 | |
10 | Anthill Residence 1 | 210 | 689 | 54 | 2010 | |
11 | Anthill Residence 2 | 210 | 689 | 54 | 2010 | |
12 | Halk Bank Headquarters Tower 1 | 208 | 682 | 45 | 2023 | |
13 | Spine Tower | 202 | 663 | 51 | 2013 | |
14 | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 1 | ![]() | 198 | 650 | 57 | 2013 |
15 | Bomonti Time Residences | 195 | 640 | 56 | 2018 | |
16 | Ciftci Tower A | ![]() | 194 | 636 | 45 | 2018 |
17 | Ciftci Tower B | ![]() | 194 | 636 | 45 | 2018 |
18 | Istanbul IFC Ziraat Bank Towers 2 | 194 | 636 | 40 | 2023 | |
19 | Allianz Tower | ![]() | 186 | 610 | 40 | 2013 |
20 | İşbank Tower 1 | ![]() | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2000 |
21 | My Towerland 1 | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2013 | |
22 | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 2 | ![]() | 180 | 591 | 45 | 2011 |
23 | Nida Palladium Tower | ![]() | 180 | 591 | 43 | 2011 |
24 | Skyland Hotel Tower | ![]() | 180 | 590 | ? | 2018 |
25 | Leopardus | 178 | 584 | 48 | 2015 | |
26 | Rams Beyond | 171 | 562 | 44 | 2025 | |
27 | Şişli Plaza | 170 | 558 | 46 | 2007 | |
28 | Levent 199 | ![]() | 170 | 558 | 40 | 2014 |
29 | Özdilek 1 | 170 | 558 | 38 | 2014 | |
30 | Soyak Kristalkule | ![]() | 170 | 558 | 40 | 2014 |
30 | Terrace Tema | 170 | 558 | 39 | 2014 | |
31 | Tekstilkent Plaza 1 | 169 | 551 | 44 | 2000 | |
32 | Tekstilkent Plaza 2 | 169 | 551 | 44 | 2000 | |
33 | 42 Maslak 1 | 167 | 548 | 42 | 2014 | |
34 | 42 Maslak 2 | 167 | 548 | 42 | 2014 | |
35 | Selenium Twins 1 | 165 | 541 | 34 | 2008 | |
36 | Selenium Twins 1 | 165 | 541 | 34 | 2008 | |
37 | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 3 | 164 | 538 | 41 | 2014 | |
38 | Sky Tower 1 | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2010 | |
39 | Exen Plaza | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2010 | |
40 | Rixos Bomonti Residence | 159 | 522 | 43 | 2010 | |
41 | Akbank Tower | ![]() | 158 | 518 | 39 | 1993 |
42 | Emaar Square Heights Residences | 157 | 515 | 34 | 2018 | |
43 | Four Winds 1 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 | |
44 | Four Winds 2 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 | |
45 | Four Winds 3 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 | |
46 | Four Winds 4 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 | |
47 | Halk Bank Headquarters Tower 2 | 156 | 512 | 34 | 2023 | |
48 | Park Arkon Residence 1 | 155 | 509 | 39 | 2010 | |
49 | Trump Towers Istanbul 1 | ![]() | 155 | 508 | 39 | 2010 |
50 | Uprise Elite | 154 | 505 | 42 | 2010 | |
51 | Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton | ![]() | 154 | 504 | 34 | 1998 |
52 | Torun Tower | 153 | 502 | 35 | 2014 | |
53 | Polat Tower Residence | 153 | 500 | 40 | 2001 | |
54 | Nurol Tower | 152 | 499 | 32 | 2015 | |
55 | Vakif Bank Headquarters Tower 2 | 151 | 497 | 34 | 2023 | |
56 | Istanbloom | 150 | 492 | 44 | 2013 | |
57 | Metropol Istanbul Tower 2 | ![]() | 150[7][8] | 492[7] | 36[7][9] | 2017[7] |
58 | Metropol Istanbul Tower 3 | ![]() | 150[7][8] | 492[7] | 36[7][9] | 2017[7] |
59 | Dumankaya Ikon 1 | 149 | 489 | 41 | 2014 | |
60 | Dumankaya Ikon 2 | 149 | 489 | 41 | 2014 | |
61 | Dumankaya Ikon 3 | 149 | 489 | 41 | 2014 | |
62 | Özdilek Plaza 2 | 148 | 486 | 37 | 2014 | |
63 | AND Pastel Blue Block | 147.5 | 484 | 41 | 2019 | |
64 | Sun Plaza | 147 | 482 | 38 | 2005 | |
65 | Trump Towers Istanbul 2 | 145 | 475 | 37 | 2010 | |
66 | IFC Bomonti Hotel | 143 | 469 | 35 | 2012 | |
67 | TAT Tower 1 | 143 | 469 | 34 | 2000 | |
68 | TAT Tower 2 | 143 | 469 | 34 | 2000 | |
69 | Metrocity Tower 1 | 143 | 469 | 31 | 2000 | |
70 | Metrocity Tower 2 | 143 | 469 | 35 | 2000 | |
71 | Metrocity Tower 3 | 143 | 469 | 35 | 2000 | |
72 | Emaar Square Office Tower | 142 | 466 | 30 | 2017 | |
73 | Sabancı Center 2 | 140 | 459 | 34 | 1993 | |
74 | Sisli Elit Residence | 140 | 459 | 35 | 2000 | |
75 | Uphill Court 1 | 140 | 459 | 33 | 2008 | |
76 | Uphill Court 2 | 140 | 459 | 33 | 2008 | |
77 | Park Arkon Residence 2 | 138 | 453 | 34 | 2010 | |
78 | Beybi Giz Plaza | 136 | 446 | 34 | 1996 | |
79 | Sisli TAT Center 1 | 130 | 427 | 26 | 2007 | |
80 | Sisli TAT Center 2 | 130 | 427 | 26 | 2007 | |
81 | Kaya Ramada Plaza Hotel | 130 | 427 | 25 | 2002 | |
82 | Sky Tower 2 | 130 | 427 | 32 | 2010 | |
83 | Kempinski Residences Astoria 1 | 127 | 417 | 27 | 2007 | |
84 | Kempinski Residences Astoria 2 | 127 | 417 | 27 | 2007 | |
85 | Palladium Residence | 125 | 410 | 32 | 2008 | |
86 | Bank Ekspres Tower | 124 | 407 | 27 | 1999 | |
87 | Kanyon (Istanbul) | ![]() | 123 | 403 | 30 | 2006 |
88 | Garanti Bank Headquarters | 122 | 400 | 22 | 2002 | |
89 | Zorlu Plaza | 121 | 397 | 30 | 1999 | |
90 | Flora Residence | 120 | 394 | 33 | 2007 | |
91 | Polaris Plaza | 120 | 394 | 28 | 1998 | |
92 | Yapi Kredi Bank Headquarters | 120 | 394 | 28 | 1995 | |
93 | Skyport Tower | 120 | 394 | 34 | 2010 | |
94 | Kozyatagi Business Center | 119 | 391 | 30 | 2003 | |
95 | İşbank Tower 2 | 118 | 387 | 36 | 2000 | |
96 | İşbank Tower 3 | 118 | 387 | 36 | 2000 | |
97 | Tekfen Tower | ![]() | 118 | 387 | 28 | 2003 |
98 | Buyaka Center 1 | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 | |
99 | Buyaka Center 2 | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 | |
100 | Buyaka Center 2 | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 | |
101 | Buyaka Center 4 | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 | |
102 | Ücem Plaza | 115 | 377 | 30 | 2007 | |
103 | Zorlu Center 1 | ![]() | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 |
104 | Zorlu Center 2 | ![]() | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 |
105 | Zorlu Center 3 | ![]() | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 |
106 | Zorlu Center 4 | ![]() | 115 | 377 | 32 | 2012 |
107 | Istanbul Marriott Asia | 110 | 361 | 2007 | ||
108 | Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel | ![]() | 110 | 361 | 31 | 2011 |
109 | I tower | 110 | 361 | 31 | 2012 | |
110 | Nida Kul | 110 | 361 | 32 | 2012 | |
111 | Sisli TAT Hotel | 109 | 358 | 22 | 2007 | |
112 | Avangarden - Londra Tower | 107 | 351 | 26 | 2007 | |
113 | Dumankaya 1 | 105 | 345 | 33 | 2010 | |
114 | AI Office Building | 105 | 345 | 23 | 2007 | |
115 | Mövenpick Hotel | 105 | 345 | 24 | 2002 | |
116 | Selenium Residence | 104 | 342 | 30 | 2004 | |
117 | Maya Tower 1 | 103 | 338 | 30 | 1989 | |
118 | Selenium Panorama | 101 | 331 | 26 | 2008 | |
119 | Akmerkez | 100 | 328 | 28 | 1993 |
Updated as of 26 June 2024
- This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.
Buildings under construction
Rank | Name | Height meters | Height feet | Floors | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diamond of Istanbul | 270 | 886 | 53 | On Hold |
2 | Nurol Life Seyrantepe | 261 | 823 | 50 | 2017 |
3 | Çintemani Istanbul | 212 | 696 | 57 | 2015 |
4 | Bomonti Time Residence | 195 | 640 | 52 | 2015 |
5 | Quasar İstanbul 1 | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2015 |
6 | Quasar İstanbul 2 | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2015 |
7 | Quasar İstanbul 3 | 156 | 512 | 41 | 2015 |
8 | Quasar İstanbul 4 | 156 | 512 | 41 | 2015 |
9 | Quasar İstanbul 5 | 144 | 472 | 36 | 2015 |
Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul
Name | Height meters | Height feet | Floors | Year |
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Harbiye Military Headquarters | 90 | 295 | 25 | 1968–1969 |
The Marmara Hotel | 96 | 314 | 25 | 1969–1989 |
Maya Tower 1 | 103 | 338 | 30 | 1989–1993 |
Akbank Tower | 158 | 518 | 39 | 1993–2000 |
Isbank Tower 1 | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2000–2009 |
Istanbul Sapphire | 261 | 856 | 54 | 2010–2017 |
Skyland İstanbul | 284 | 932 | 64 | 2017–2018 |
Metropol Istanbul Tower | 301[7][8] | 988[7] | 70[7][9] | 2018–2024[7] |
Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Tower | 352 | 1155 | 59 | 2024–present |
See also
References
- ^ "Istanbul Turkey". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Skyland Istanbul".
- ^ "Image of Skyland Istanbul Towers".
- ^ "Skyland Istanbul Complex - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
- ^ "Harbiye Military Headquarters". Emporis. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Maya Tower". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "The Metropol Tower, Istanbul". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b c d "Metropol Istanbul". gapinsaat.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers". aremas.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences". skyscrapercenter.com/. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
- Many photographs of Istanbul