Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and is the country's economic and social center. As of October 2025, the city is home to 77 skyscrapers (buildings at least tall), which ranks second in Europe, as well as hundreds of high-rises.
The tallest building in the city is the CBRT Tower in the financial center in Ataà Âehir. It is 352 meters high.
Istanbul's first skyscraper is considered to be the 25-storey Harbiye Orduevi, built in 1974, and standing tall. The first building to surpass 100 meters is the Princess Hotel, built in 1990, 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 Ataà Âehir.
An incomplete list of the tallest buildings in Istanbul:
Updated as of 22 February 2026.