List of tallest buildings in Istanbul

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 Metropol Istanbul Tower 1[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
Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey
Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey
Rank Name Height (meters) Height (feet) Floors Year

1 Metropol Istanbul Tower 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 Anthill Residence 1 210 689 54 2010
8 Anthill Residence 2 210 689 54 2010
9 Spine Tower 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 Rönesans Tower 186 610 40 2013
14 İşbank Tower 1 181 594 52 2000
15 My Towerland 1 181 594 52 2013
16 Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 2 180 591 45 2011
17 Nida Palladium Tower 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 Levent 199 170 558 40 2014
22 Özdilek 1 170 558 38 2014
23 Soyak Tower 170 558 40 2014
24 Terrace Tema 170 558 39 2014
25 Tekstilkent Plaza 1 169 551 44 2000
26 Tekstilkent Plaza 2 169 551 44 2000
27 42 Maslak 1 167 548 42 2014
28 42 Maslak 2 167 548 42 2014
29 Selenium Twins 1 165 541 34 2008
30 Selenium Twins 1 165 541 34 2008
31 Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 3 164 538 41 2014
32 Sky Tower 1 160 525 42 2010
33 Exen Plaza 160 525 42 2010
34 Rixos Bomonti Residence 159 522 43 2010
35 Akbank Tower 158 518 39 1993
36 Four Winds 1 156 512 49 2013
37 Four Winds 2 156 512 49 2013
38 Four Winds 3 156 512 49 2013
39 Four Winds 4 156 512 49 2013
40 Park Arkon Residence 1 155 509 39 2010
41 Trump Towers Istanbul 1 155 508 39 2010
42 Uprise Elite 154 505 42 2010
43 Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton 154 504 34 1998
44 Torun Tower 153 502 35 2014
45 Polat Tower Residence 153 500 40 2001
46 Nurol Tower 152 499 32 2015
47 Istanbloom 150 492 44 2013
48 Metropol Istanbul Tower 2 150[2][8] 492[2] 36[2][3] 2017[2]
49 Metropol Istanbul Tower 3 150[2][8] 492[2] 36[2][3] 2017[2]

Updated as of 27 November 2020

Istanbul skyscrapers taller than 100 meters
Rank Name Height (meters) Height (feet) Floors Year

48 Dumankaya Ikon 1 149 489 41 2014
49 Dumankaya Ikon 2 149 489 41 2014
50 Dumankaya Ikon 3 149 489 41 2014
51 Özdilek Plaza 2 148 486 37 2014
52 AND Pastel Blue Block 147.5 484 41 2019
53 Sun Plaza 147 482 38 2005
54 Trump Towers Istanbul 2 145 475 37 2010
55 IFC Bomonti Hotel 143 469 35 2012
56 TAT Tower 1 143 469 34 2000
57 TAT Tower 2 143 469 34 2000
58 Metrocity Tower 1 143 469 31 2000
59 Metrocity Tower 2 143 469 35 2000
60 Metrocity Tower 3 143 469 35 2000
61 Sabancı Center 2 140 459 34 1993
62 Sisli Elit Residence 140 459 35 2000
63 Uphill Court 1 140 459 33 2008
64 Uphill Court 2 140 459 33 2008
65 Park Arkon Residence 2 138 453 34 2010
66 Beybi Giz Plaza 136 446 34 1996
67 Sisli TAT Center 1 130 427 26 2007
68 Sisli TAT Center 2 130 427 26 2007
69 Kaya Ramada Plaza Hotel 130 427 25 2002
70 Sky Tower 2 130 427 32 2010
71 Kempinski Residences Astoria 1 127 417 27 2007
72 Kempinski Residences Astoria 2 127 417 27 2007
73 Palladium Residence 125 410 32 2008
74 Bank Ekspres Tower 124 407 27 1999
75 Kanyon (Istanbul) 123 403 30 2006
76 Garanti Bank Headquarters 122 400 22 2002
77 Zorlu Plaza 121 397 30 1999
78 Flora Residence 120 394 33 2007
79 Polaris Plaza 120 394 28 1998
80 Yapi Kredi Bank Headquarters 120 394 28 1995
81 Skyport Tower 120 394 34 2010
82 Kozyatagi Business Center 119 391 30 2003
83 İşbank Tower 2 118 387 36 2000
84 İşbank Tower 3 118 387 36 2000
85 Tekfen Tower 118 387 28 2003
86 Buyaka Center 1 115 377 32 2012
87 Buyaka Center 2 115 377 32 2012
88 Buyaka Center 2 115 377 32 2012
89 Buyaka Center 4 115 377 32 2012
90 Ücem Plaza 115 377 30 2007
91 Zorlu Center 1 115 377 32 2012
92 Zorlu Center 2 115 377 32 2012
93 Zorlu Center 3 115 377 32 2012
94 Zorlu Center 4 115 377 32 2012
95 Istanbul Marriott Asia 110 361 2007
96 Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel 110 361 31 2011
97 I tower 110 361 31 2012
98 Nida Kul 110 361 32 2012
99 Sisli TAT Hotel 109 358 22 2007
100 Avangarden - Londra Tower 107 351 26 2007
101 Dumankaya 1 105 345 33 2010
102 AI Office Building 105 345 23 2007
103 Movenpick Hotel 105 345 24 2002
104 Selenium Residence 104 342 30 2004
105 Maya Tower 1 103 338 30 1989
106 Selenium Panorama 101 331 26 2008
107 Akmerkez 100 328 28 1993
  • This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.

Buildings under construction
Rank Name Height meters Height feet Floors Year

1 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Tower 320 1050 55 2025
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
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[2][8] 988[2] 70[2][3] 2017–present[2]

See also

References
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