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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
skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
s (buildings at least tall), which is the most in Europe, as well as hundreds of high-rises. The tallest buildings in the city are
Metropol Istanbul Tower 1 Metropol or Metropole may refer to: Places * Metropol (Berlin), a concert hall * Metropole Cafe, a New York City jazz club * Metropol Theater (disambiguation) * ''Metropole'', a tango jazz album by Artango * Hotel Metropol (disambiguation), vario ...
(70 floors / 280 metres, 301 metres including its twin spires) in the
Ataşehir Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Ma ...
district on the Asian side of the city; and Skyland Istanbul Towers 1 and 2 (2 x 65 floors / 284 metres), located adjacent to
Türk Telekom Stadium Nef Stadium (officially known as the Ali Sami Yen Spor Kompleksi – Nef Stadyumu) is a association football, football stadium serving as the home ground of the Süper Lig club Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray It is located in the Seyran ...
in the Seyrantepe quarter of the Sarıyer district, on the European side. The tallest building in Levent financial district is
Istanbul Sapphire Istanbul Sapphire, or Sapphire, is a skyscraper located in the central business district of Levent in Istanbul, Turkey. It was Istanbul's and Turkey's tallest skyscraper between 2010 and 2016, and the 4th tallest building in Europe when its co ...
(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 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, Maslak and
Ataşehir Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Ma ...
. 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:


Tallest Istanbul skyscrapers

Updated as of 27 November 2020 * This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.


Buildings under construction


Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul


See also

* List of tallest buildings in Turkey


References


External links


Many photographs of Istanbul
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