List of tallest buildings in Istanbul
is the largest city in Turkey, as well as Europe, and is the country's economic and social center. As of November 2017, the city is home to 269 skyscrapers, which is the second most in Europe, after Moscow, as well as hundreds of high-rises. The tallest building in the city is Skyland İstanbul 1, with a height of. The tower is also the 10th tallest building in Europe.
Istanbul's first skyscraper is considered to be the 25-storey Harbiye Orduevi, built in 1968, and standing tall. The first building to surpass 100 meters is the Maya Tower, built in 1992, with a height of. The city saw a major boom in skyscrapers in the 21st century situated mostly, but not only, in Levent and Maslak.
The tallest structures in the city however, are the two towers of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, standing at.
An incomplete list of the tallest buildings in Istanbul:
Top Istanbul skyscrapers
Rank | Name | Height | Height | Floors | Year |
1 | Skyland Office Istanbul | 284 | 932 | 65 | 2017 |
2 | Skyland Residence Istanbul | 284 | 932 | 64 | 2017 |
3 | Metropol Istanbul | 280 | 919 | 58 | 2017 |
4 | Istanbul Sapphire | 261 | 856 | 54 | 2010 |
5= | Anthill Residence 1 | 210 | 689 | 54 | 2010 |
5= | Anthill Residence 2 | 210 | 689 | 54 | 2010 |
7 | Spine Tower | 202 | 663 | 51 | 2013 |
8 | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 1 | 198 | 650 | 57 | 2013 |
9 | Rönesans Tower | 186 | 610 | 40 | 2013 |
10= | İşbank Tower 1 | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2000 |
10= | My Towerland 1 | 181 | 594 | 52 | 2013 |
12= | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 2 | 180 | 591 | 45 | 2011 |
12= | Nida Palladium Tower | 180 | 591 | 43 | 2011 |
14 | Sarphan Finans Park | 178 | 584 | 46 | 2014 |
15= | Şişli Plaza | 170 | 558 | 46 | 2007 |
15= | Levent 199 | 170 | 558 | 40 | 2014 |
15= | Özdilek 1 | 170 | 558 | 38 | 2014 |
15= | Soyak Tower | 170 | 558 | 40 | 2014 |
15= | Terrace Tema | 170 | 558 | 39 | 2014 |
20= | Tekstilkent Plaza 1 | 169 | 551 | 44 | 2000 |
20= | Tekstilkent Plaza 2 | 169 | 551 | 44 | 2000 |
22 | 42 Maslak 1 | 167 | 548 | 42 | 2014 |
22= | 42 Maslak 2 | 167 | 548 | 42 | 2014 |
24= | Selenium Twins 1 | 165 | 541 | 34 | 2008 |
24= | Selenium Twins 1 | 165 | 541 | 34 | 2008 |
26 | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 3 | 164 | 538 | 41 | 2014 |
27= | Sky Tower 1 | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2010 |
27= | Exen Plaza | 160 | 525 | 42 | 2010 |
29 | Rixos Bomonti Residence | 159 | 522 | 43 | 2010 |
30 | Akbank Tower | 158 | 518 | 39 | 1993 |
31= | Four Winds 1 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 |
31= | Four Winds 2 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 |
31= | Four Winds 3 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 |
31= | Four Winds 4 | 156 | 512 | 49 | 2013 |
35= | Park Arkon Residence 1 | 155 | 509 | 39 | 2010 |
35= | Trump Towers Istanbul | 155 | 508 | 39 | 2010 |
37= | Uprise Elite | 154 | 505 | 42 | 2010 |
37= | Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton | 154 | 504 | 34 | 1998 |
39= | Torun Tower | 153 | 502 | 35 | 2014 |
39= | Polat Tower Residence | 153 | 500 | 40 | 2001 |
41 | Nurol Tower | 152 | 499 | 32 | 2015 |
42 | Istanbloom | 150 | 492 | 44 | 2013 |
Istanbul skyscrapers taller than 100 meters
- This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.
Buildings under construction
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 |
Skyland Office Istanbul | 293.1 | 932 | 65 | 2017–present |