View of Levent financial district from Istanbul Sapphire

Istanbul Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...

is the largest city in

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, 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. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

s (buildings at least tall), which is the most in Europe, as well as hundreds of high-rises. The tallest building in the city is the

CBRT Tower The CBRT Tower (abbreviated from Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) also known as the TCMB Tower () is a supertall skyscraper built in the Finanskent district of Istanbul, Turkey. Started in 2020, the tower is scheduled for completion in 2024 ...

in the financial center in Ataşehir. It is 352 meters high. 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 Levent is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,911 (2022). It is one of the main business districts of Istanbul located on the European side of the city. It is situated ...

Maslak Maslak is a neighbourhood in Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, in Turkey. Its population is 12,260 (2022). It is one of the main business districts of Istanbul, located on the European side of the city. It was formerly an exclave of the municipa ...

and

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the Otoyol 2, O-2 and Otoyol 4, O-4 motorways on the Anato ...

. The tallest structures in the city however, are the two towers of the

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (), also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge'','' is a vehicular bridge over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of Istanbul's two older suspension bridges, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge ...

, standing at . An incomplete list of the tallest buildings in

Tallest Istanbul skyscrapers

Updated as of 24 May 2025. * This list includes only completed or topped-out structures.

Tallest Istanbul skyscrapers

Buildings under construction

Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul

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