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.

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

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

Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul