Facts

Population

Source: CIA World Factbook

81,619,392 (2014)

Area

769,630 km² • 297,154 mi²

Density

106.1 people per km²

274.7 people per mi²

GDP

$821.8 billion (2013)

First 150m+ Building

Tallest Building

Tallest City

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

#
14

Tallest City in

the World

#
1

Tallest City in

Europe

Buildings

RANK
Name
Status

Completed

Architecturally Topped Out

Structurally Topped Out

Under Construction

On Hold

Proposed

Vision

Never Completed

Demolished

Competition Entry

Canceled

Proposed Renovation

Under Renovation

Renovated

Under Demolition

Height
1 Merkez Ankara Office Tower
301 m / 988  ft
2 Skyland Office Tower
284 m / 932  ft
3 Skyland Residential Tower
284 m / 932  ft
4 Metropol Tower Istanbul
280 m / 919  ft
5 Sapphire Tower
261 m / 856  ft
6 Mahall Bomonti Izmir
240 m / 787  ft
7 Emaar Square The Address Hotel & Residences
229.4 m / 753  ft
8 Nurol Life
220 m / 722  ft
9 Istanbul Tower 205
220 m / 722  ft
10 Istanbul International Finance Center Ziraat Tower I
219.2 m / 719  ft

CTBUH People & Events

CTBUH Turkey Virtual Panel Series: Earthquakes and Buildings

12-14 January 2021

What Shapes Our Future Cities?

05 November 2020

Videos

30 May 2018

Shaping Skylines Through Engineering Innovation

Aine M. Brazil is a leading structural engineer who has been instrumental in shaping the skylines of cities across the globe. In her 40-plus year...

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Research

20 October 2018

The Middle East: 30+ Years of Building Tall

The Middle East region is hosting its first CTBUH International Conference since 2008. In that year, there were 119 completed buildings of 150 meters or...

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Research

05 February 2018

2017: Skyscraper History’s Tallest, Highest- Volume, and Most Geographically Diverse Year

This 2017 Tall Building Year in Review / Tall Buildings in Numbers data analysis report shows that more buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater...

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