List of tallest buildings in Istanbul

Summary

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.

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

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 edit

 
Istanbul Financial Center in 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 Image Height (meters) Height (feet) Floors Year
1 Skyland Office Istanbul   284 932 65 2017
1 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 Şişli Plaza 170 558 46 2007
27 Levent 199   170 558 40 2014
28 Özdilek 1 170 558 38 2014
29 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 22 March 2023

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

Buildings under construction edit

Rank Name Height meters Height feet Floors Year
1 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Tower 352 1155 59 2024
2 Diamond of Istanbul 270 886 53 On Hold
3 Nurol Life Seyrantepe 261 823 50 2017
4 Çintemani Istanbul 212 696 57 2015
5 Bomonti Time Residence 195 640 52 2015
6 Quasar İstanbul 1 160 525 42 2015
7 Quasar İstanbul 2 160 525 42 2015
8 Quasar İstanbul 3 156 512 41 2015
9 Quasar İstanbul 4 156 512 41 2015
10 Quasar İstanbul 5 144 472 36 2015

Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul edit

Name Height meters Height feet Floors Year
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
Metropol Istanbul Tower 1 301[7][8] 988[7] 70[7][9] 2017–present[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Istanbul Turkey". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Skyland Istanbul".
  3. ^ "Image of Skyland Istanbul Towers".
  4. ^ "Skyland Istanbul Complex - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  5. ^ "Harbiye Military Headquarters". emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Maya Tower". emporis.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "The Metropol Tower, Istanbul". emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "Metropol Istanbul". gapinsaat.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d "Image of Metropol Istanbul Towers". aremas.net. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences". skyscrapercenter.com/. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links edit

  • Many photographs of Istanbul