it had the same height with Sapphire some months ago. Now Sapphire reached 99.8m and DOI is about 68m so it is really slower than Sapphire.

But in the pictures you see that DOI is as great as the Sheraton Hotel next to it.

it's not as tall as the next building;)

Only Moscow and perhaps London are to see such a dramatic change in their skylines until 2010...

Keep us posted!!!

and Warsaw ;)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=67412&page=27

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Some might comment that Polat Tower looks like an orthogonal nail to the traditional view of the city from the sea of Marmara. Well, in my view, Polat is one of the best residential skyscrapers in Europe but was unfortunate in its location since it seemed that it will remain idle in a location that probably wasn't needing such a development. BTW, I have been there briefly in 2002.

Well, I believe that the Selenium towers complete this unfinished picture and rather complete than destroy the whole image, with the formation of a mini skyline where the towers are "just about right" in terms of height and size.

I like this development, it's conventional but good architecture and much more than this, it continues the tradition of twin towers for which Istanbul is famous for.

^^ I agree. It's a huge development. But the problem is that this area is kind of fancy and chic. So, these towers offer amazing and posh apartments. But I love them anyway. :)

What happening all the photos are gone!!

Jakob, please don't use photobucket, it always gives error. We can't see the photos.

We want the photos back :)

I have no idea what to do. They come and go as they want to. I'm helpless! :(

Just don't use photobucket anymore

is this problem related to the size of the pictures or what? Guys try to compress them and limit the longest dimension (regardless of whether it is a portrait or landscape orientation image) to 1000 pixels at most.

Worked for me and at 800-900 pixels it also made my posts readable :)

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/84/halilimg02481ss7.th.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=halilimg02481ss7.jpg)

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8017/halilimg00851lg6.th.jpg (http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=halilimg00851lg6.jpg)

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The core is quite thick, i think they are on 20th floor :)

The top floor seen being built on the above photographs is 17th floor.

The top floor seen being built on the above photographs is 17th floor.



Ok :)

It's good to see this gem rising. I hope and I believe that now that construction is advancing, the pace will also be faster. Imagine this beast to have topped out by this time next year.

I mean, I like the Sapphire but let's admit it, towers with the shape of the Sapphire exist almost everywhere in tall cities. It is the Diamond that from the beginning had this "something else" and will have a unique design and landmark value for Istanbul.

This is good news, keep it rising :)

http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/39034/2002495419078245538_rs.jpg

What is the third tower between the twins and the Polar tower?

Looks like there's some activity there that will not be ended with the completion of the twins :).

poart of the Selenium Twins complex

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Almost another 30 floors left, this building will look stuning! :banana:

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/18528/2001820596489203025_rs.jpg

The 19th floors is reached:

bugün arabada giderken çektiğim fotolar..

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/Istanbullu/IMG_5666c.jpg

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That's 20 and counting :)

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Looks great but wrong location, it will be better if it was built in Levent, Maslak or Kozyatagi.

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/40184/2005984258364596589_rs.jpg

http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/40184/2005984258364596589_rs.jpg


Is this historic building is part of Dolmabahce palace? Its too close :ohno:

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Close look at the covered gardens:

It will have "inside balconies"
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Thanks to Eastman:

bugün biraz foto çektim

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8262/doi12or8.jpg

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Thanks to Eastman:

yine bugün önünden geçerken ve maslaktan görünüşü

http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/4802/sap3ql5.jpg

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Dec 11th
http://aycu35.webshots.com/image/35754/2005506288113731884_rs.jpg

Feb 8th
http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/44169/2004203037853937048_rs.jpg

Reached 27th floor and height is now 126,5m

So by next fall it should be topped out. :)

Looks like the progress in the Sapphire woke them up :D. I like this kind of pissing contests, keep us posted. This one should be topped out by the end of the year. Even earlier, hopefully, it is until, the crews and the contracting management find their pace... :)

Yes there is race between them :lol: but i think Sapphire will finnish first!

So by next fall it should be topped out. :)



Yes hope so, looking forward :cheers:

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Özdilek Plaza, Istanbul
64 floors
construction status: under construction



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The construction site:

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/mcagri_levent.jpg

It beautiful but its looks like Sapphire :cheers:

Great project!!

In my opinion, it's the best tower ever in Istanbul's history.

Zorlu Tower, Istanbul
57 floors / 216 meters
construction status: proposed




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Demolishing of the current plot and Deva holding building (blue one) started already last year (Oct 2007):

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http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f197/zhjakob/Projects/5-4.jpg

In my opinion, it's the best tower ever in Istanbul's history.

Together with Garden Plaza and Diamond of Istanbul

Yes :cheers:

Lovely !!!

What is the height of this beauty? Is it really under construction or simply the plot's been acquired and the permits are on the way?

If the best scenario is in effect, the way it goes, I think we will have three scrapers above 200m before the turn of the decade in Istanbul. That's quite cool, in fact, the pace at which this new generation of towers started popping up should give some shivers to London and Paris, as well as Warsaw and Frankfurt. Only Moscow appears to be going full thrust with the Moscow tower to be the top scraper in Europe around 2013-2015.

Three towers above 200m under construction. Besides Moscow, no such thing is happening anywhere in Europe (Madrid just completed its four 200m+ sisters BTW, as seen above) but apart from this... Is the rest of Europe taking any notice?

i have seen a documentary in the German TV about the construction boom in Istanbul.Also some arab sheichs planning to built towers in Istanbul.

Location fotos I took this summer:

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/zh_jakob/Izmir%20Istanbul%2007/Izmir_Istanbul_07_746.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/zh_jakob/Izmir%20Istanbul%2007/Izmir_Istanbul_07_816.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/zh_jakob/Izmir%20Istanbul%2007/Izmir_Istanbul_07_800.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g154/zh_jakob/Izmir%20Istanbul%2007/Izmir_Istanbul_07_796.jpg

You mean besides the Dubai Towers?

gm, i counted 58 floors and height must be around 214-220m

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About 126 metres now :cheers:

About 126 metres now :cheers:

261-126=135m to spire :banana:

Great! This Tower has an interesting and simple form, i like it :)

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Ugly:drool:

Ugly:drool:

That's funny, because I like it. Especially now that it's finished it looks much better than on the renders.

http://aycu20.webshots.com/image/47139/2000694478816831481_rs.jpg

The location:

http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/45780/2000618576001446430_rs.jpg

Area is already cleared, hope to see constraction start very soon. :)

wow this thread is so old...

Here enjoy some night shots of Bahcesehir.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/4098/bahcesehir25lo2.jpg

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source: bahcesehir bel

Beautiful neighborhood. Btw. does Bahcesehir means Garden city?

Beautiful neighborhood. Btw. does Bahcesehir means Garden city?

Yes :)

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Looking good, it's 130 metres now, almost another 130 metres it will be finnished! :cheers:

Looks great already :)

Next is the 150m mark. Rising fast this beauty isn't it?

They are building the 30th floot which is at 138-140m
Yes, its very fast, because of its shape

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/47267/2005535637908580787_rs.jpg

http://aycu36.webshots.com/image/46475/2005567549459084606_rs.jpg

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Cheers to Kuvvaci:

photographed by me. (at last)

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Are those awesome towers under construction? Askiya alinmadi mi?

It looks very european. Good project with nice low-rises and some very modern towers

I don't think it looks european. It could be anywhere in the world.

Nice landscape and urban architecture combined. Any indication as to when works are expected to start?

http://aycu02.webshots.com/image/47721/2002374571764311665_rs.jpg

http://aycu21.webshots.com/image/46540/2002390952897280345_rs.jpg

Selenium Panorama Tower in the middle of the picture:

http://aycu03.webshots.com/image/48202/2002360210783286510_rs.jpg

http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/50227/2003271448333101773_rs.jpg

Cheers to Nuri:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3181/2355494342_c0a8f1e5c3_o.jpg

Cheers to Nuri:

http://i31.tinypic.com/2hs3yqb.jpg

There's already a huge dig on this plot. Looks like the construction has already started.

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/48851/2001562289720689068_rs.jpg

http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/48414/2001570578321723855_rs.jpg

http://aycu27.webshots.com/image/50346/2000403363160806514_rs.jpg

this is another plot. This one belongs to Soyak.

Are you sure? If so, I'm terribly sorry for the mistake.

http://i29.tinypic.com/wc0h9i.jpg

wow... what a beauty :cheers:

Looks 150m - 500ft-ish :)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9231/yenibitelemresmipr2.png

03/04/08

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http://www.tensaform.com/components/com_tensa/projects/241.

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http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b141/jakobzh/Projects/metehan_ak_DtSCN2868.jpg

first floors above ground :)

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/Serkan_Sinik_DSC04962.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/Serkan_Sinik_DSC04957.jpg

34th floor is finished
first part of the 35th floor is u/c (158m)
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Now it starts talking Business!!!

And they are only building the 22nd floor (currently they are at 88.10 meters height mark).
The total floor count of the central core tower will be 53 floors (reaching the structural height of 217 meters).
And then the steel wings' tips will reach the height of 270 meters!

Actually next spring these two beasts (Diamond and Sapphire) will have been topped out and clearly making their mark in the skyline of both Levent and Maslak.

The Saphpire already surpassed 150m which in my view is now the limit for making a distinct impresion in Istanbul as there are alerady many towers between 100 to 150m.

However, as I was explaining to an architect friend the other day, with the construction of buildings above 200m Istanbul enters a whole new level. I hope by mid-summer the sapphire will have reached 200m. and counting. It's going up fast and by the time it will reach the height of the Is Bankasi tower each extra meter will count double visionally. Too bad the diamond didn't start up as early but it's going up too, and that's what counts.

Wait and see, these two towers will have a bigger impact to the skyline than a dozen smaller towers. Height does matter.

BTW any news from the Dubai Towers?

Anyway, just to remind the rest what we are talking about:

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7720/farmirtover20copyzt3xt8.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3169/heightvg0.jpg

DTI is still waiting for the court decision.
But there are other + storey towers planned at the new GS stadium site + TASYAPi (Mashattan) plans to built a +300m tower (74 floors) in Sisli

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7062/img1263lxc8.jpg

The decision where to build a supertall in Istanbul may become controversial. There may be advantages in building a supertall in Sisli and somewhat establish the feeling that definitely a third cluster which will be antagonistic to Levent and Maslak may be developed.

However, Levent and Maslak now will reach new heights and a sypertall there will increase their marketability.

As for DTI, the location on which they were chosen to be built is perfect. Their presence will be the epitome of one of the best balanced skylines in the world.

...and to think that nothing existed there before 1990.

OK, let's wait for the DTI then and hope that the council of architects will lose there. We are talking metropolitan scales here, and with the breaking of the 300m mark, Istanbul will complete the circle by becoming one of the world's modern metropolises besides also being a historic one!!!

Keep walking!!!

...besides the fact that the Mashattan towers play an excellent role as "skyline" fillers, they also extended the visual impact of this skyline of this part of the city.

What is astounding though is that we already see part of the core of the DOI to the right and although its height hasn't even reached 50% of its planned one, still it started making an impact to the skyline.

Excellent photo BTW...

gm,

there are news that the area west of Levent (Büyükdere avenue) and the area north of Maslak (small grey car repair houses) will be turned into a CBD :D

Edn of course we haa Hadids Kartal project. But the highest one there will be 180m.

The Kartal project is a mixed development right? Very interesting in its plasticity.

As for the new developments, I have seen that behind the highrises to the east event there is a densely populated zone. If the intention is to intervene there this will bring tremendous improvements in the whole area. Although, to the best of my understanding the area opposite to this one looks space-age with the villas and the skyscrapers and all.

So, obviously, since all the estates in Maslak and Levent facing Buyukdere Avenue have been used or are bound to be occupied within the next couple of years (:D), developers have to move "inland".

So, my wish for Istanbul is: Keep walking!!!

BTW, I believe that you should also open a thread on the developments in the Asian side. Kozyatagi and all. We have seen few things here and my understanding is that there's lots going on there.

We have now many Kartal projecs.
red = current CBD
blue = development within next 5 years
turquoise = development within next 10-15 years
yellow = development within next 20-25 years
purple = Bonus areas :D
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9240/unbenanntwf8.jpg

Yes, Hadids one will be built in phases. So conctruction can take +15 years

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/simon_besiktas.jpg

Levent Loft 2, Istanbul
22 florrs
construction status: under construction



http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/Farmir_Loft_2.jpg

http://www.akfen.com.tr/images/gyo/009_loft2.jpg

Lates construction pics on the right side of the photos:

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/dscn1597lzq7.jpg

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c102/jakob_zh/dscn1667lni4.jpg

Impressions of Levent Loft 1 right next to to the construction site of Levent Loft 2:


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www.worldarchitecturenews.com

Even Trump is going to build a twin complex in Istanbul(first in Europe). There must a reason that we are not aware of why investors tend to build twins in Istanbul :D Is it like "build one, get one free" :lol:

At least they are not identical twins. 2x39 floors, one tower will be used as office building and the other as residance.

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/5871/1b2ly.jpg

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Hey Argentinian, this thread does already exist! ;)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=454531

Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's daughter, came to Istanbul for the introducing party of the Trump Towers.




Ivanka Trump Türkiye'ye geldi

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ABD'li iş adamı ve emlakçı Donald J. Trump'un kızı Ivanka Trump, Trump Towers'ın İstanbul-Şişli Projesi'nin yarın yapılacak tanıtım partisine katılmak için İstanbul'a geldi.

Türk Hava Yollarına (THY) ait tarifeli uçakla Dubai'den İstanbul'a gelen Ivanka Trump, Doğan ailesi, Taşyapı, Trump Organization ve Yeşil İnşaat ortaklığıyla gerçekleştirilecek Trump Towers'ın İstanbul-Şişli Projesi'nin yarın Hilton Oteli'nde yapılacak tanıtım partisine katılacak. Doğan, Taşyapı, Yeşil ve Trump ailelerinin ev sahipliğinde düzenlenecek tanıtım partisine, Türkiye'den ve yurt dışından bine yakın davetlinin katılması bekleniyor.

Biri ofis, diğeri rezidans olarak projelendirilen iki kule ve büyük bir alışveriş merkezinden oluşacak Trump Towers İstanbul Şişli Projesi, 23 bin metrekarelik alan üzerine inşa edilecek. Mimari projesi Brigitte Weber Mimarlık tarafından hazırlanan ve inşaatı Taşyapı tarafından yürütülen projede, sinema salonları, güzellik ve fitness merkezleri, restoranlar ve kafeler bulunuyor. Projenin, 2010 yılında tamamlanarak hizmete girmesi planlanıyor.

Actually were these towers originally announced by Trump or did he buy into this project later?

Istanbul is getting better and better BTW. After having "matured" its main clusters (Levent, Maslak, Sisli) by 2015, also some towers scattered here and there add to the image and provide more dramatized views with images from certain angles.


I like this one, although for Trump, I would expect something in the area of 60 floors to be honest. For Istanbul, anything from 100 to 150m has become commonplace these days...

Actually Trump just bought this project

We have to wait for th Trump Plaza project

Impressions from the Trump Party:

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/_np/6091/5416091.jpg

Amerikalı emlak kralı Trump ile Doğan ve Taşyapı'nın birlikte gerçekleştireceği Trump Towers İstanbul- Şişli Projesi'nin tanıtımı, Hilton Convention Center'da dün geceki muhteşem partiyle yapıldı. Doğan Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Aydın Doğan ve Taşyapı Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Emrullah Turanlı'nın ev sahipliğinde düzenlenen partide Trump Organizasyon'u Donald J. Trump’ın bir dönem modellik yapan kızı Ivanka Trump temsil etti.

detayli haber: http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/8745176.asp?gid=229&sz=22467

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Celebration and Presenting party of the first Trump Towers in Istanbul.

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Is this historic building is part of Dolmabahce palace? Its too close :ohno:

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It is not a part of Dolmabahçe, it is a seperate pavillion.

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Beautiful photo, you can see the Sapphire tower far left :)

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Lovely photo.

Is there any constraction photos of this building?

The pic from above was sent on April 11th. Don't expect miracles in 15 days!

The pic from above was sent on April 11th. Don't expect miracles in 15 days!

Miracles can happen :)

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Nice tower...Istanbul Skyline is amazing.

Love this tower!

Maslak Towers will look like midgets when this tower is completed. :D

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It is always nice to see cranes at construction sites...

I heard there will be metro station under this building, it will be great for the area.

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I loved this photo. Hope that gap will be filled with 300 metres tall Dubai towers very soon.

Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul's skyline is growing! ;)

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I would like to see how Levent and Sapphire looks if the picture can be taken today from same spot!

The Sapphire can be seen at its early construction stage between the Sabanci Towers and the IsBankasi Towers. Even today the Sapphire must look impressive and yes, I would appreciate LOTS of photos after it tops out.

Also, of high importance to all construction funs here may be the Building Constructiuon Industry Report (March 2007) from Pega Real Estate Consultants.

Click HERE to read an authoritative text about construction in Istanbul, despite the fat that is one year+ old already. Very interesting reading, not to be missed, includes most of Istanbul's currect hot projects".

http://www.pega.com.tr/news/March%202007.pdf

If Istanbul and Moscow go on like that, Europe will finally have some awesome mega megacities that can easily concur most other megacities in the world (I mean by size). Economically, London and Paris already concur the biggest ones...

But Istanbul does not have a +300m Tower.
DTI Tower I is the only +300m proposed project

Than we have 2 "rumours/news"
TASPYAi (Mashattan project) want to built a 77 storey and +300m residence at Sisli and Kiler (Sapphire) just bought a new plot near the current Ali Sami Yen Stadium. There is not floor limit. So they want to built a higher one than Sappire (261m)

But some of the rumors often become reality! I hope that Istanbul will soon begin to top their own tops to get up to 400m...

I hope :D
But it needs time
We do not have a +200m tower in the city :lol:
But 5 are currently u/c
DOi 270m
Sapphire 261
Zorlu Residence 216m
Anthill Residences 2x 210m

+ 3 +50 storey towers (maybe +200m)

Maybe in 5-10 years we will see the +300m boom in Istanbul.

5 to 10 years! Are you crazy??? I want them NOW!!! So go and build!!! :D

What are the news about the anthill residenses?

^^ Construction of Anthill has started, there will be 800 units of residences in project and also a boutique mall. Construction will cost 200 million $. Towers will be 54 floors and 210 m with spire. They are close to Şişli and they will contribute to Şişli Skyline, which is the 3rd biggest cluster of Istanbul.

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http://www.anthillresidence.com/


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=563730

Wow, that one looks like Miami! :applause: Nice!!! :banana:

Actually we do not like them
Like Mashattan project (commie like) :D

ok cello1974
DTI can be approved this year, we just have to wait the last court decision
The brother of the sapphire (next to Ali Sami Yen Stadium) will start next year.
So, maybe in 2-3 years, Istanbul will have +300m towers :D

Highest building in Turkey
1974-1987 BDDK, Ankara (100m)
1987-1996 Mertim Tower, Mersin (177m)
1996-2008 Isbankasi Tower 1, Istanbul (181m)
2008-2010 Sapphire (261m)

2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul (270m)
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Silsi project (+/-300m)
2013- DTi Tower 1 (+300m)

Ich drücke euch die Daumen!!!

agradecimentos belamente

Huch thumbs up I wanted to say,.... :lol: Forgot that this is an international section!!! ;)

I hope :D
But it needs time
We do not have a +200m tower in the city :lol:
But 5 are currently u/c
DOi 270m
Sapphire 261
Zorlu Residence 216m
Anthill Residences 2x 210m

+ 3 +50 storey towers (maybe +200m)

Maybe in 5-10 years we will see the +300m boom in Istanbul.

What about Özdilek Plaza ??

lol
true

We have got the proposed Özdilek (~220m) and the Landmarkk Towers by Foster (2x 250m)
:D

Misspelling or is it Landmark with two kk?

Landmarkk is a kazak Estate Development Group.

;) Okay!

With the Anthill, it seems that the Bosporus is under siege from the skyscrapers as at a height of 200m they will certainly make an impact in the skyline. Imagine that the TAT towers are visible from the Bosporous despite the fact that they are well inland and so is of course the IsBankasi, further inland but at a height of 181m.

Sisli is becoming a tower residential district. Still, the elite residence is my favorite there but with the new breed of towers it will be eventually dwarfed, as will be the Polat residence which was ill-fated from the beginning in terms of location. At the time of construction was the most pioneering residential tower in Europe though.

It's good to see these developments, and keep posting. Et, parlez en Anglais s'il vous plait, L' architecture d' Istanbul est bien devenue maintenant an objet d' intérêt internationale :lol:.

why do you people hang a big flag in every building ,at least in major ones ?is it to show pride ?:)

it's common on national days.

Actually we do not like them
Like Mashattan project (commie like) :D

ok cello1974
DTI can be approved this year, we just have to wait the last court decision
The brother of the sapphire (next to Ali Sami Yen Stadium) will start next year.
So, maybe in 2-3 years, Istanbul will have +300m towers :D

Highest building in Turkey
1974-1987 BDDK, Ankara (100m)
1987-1996 Mertim Tower, Mersin (177m)
1996-2008 Isbankasi Tower 1, Istanbul (181m)
2008-2010 Sapphire (261m)

2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul (270m)
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Sişli project (+/-300m)
2013- DTi Tower 1 (+300m)
BDDK building was İşbankası Tower when it was built.

And I don't have any hope about Dubai Towers :ohno:

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"Tünel Girişi" means "Tunnel entrance" in Turkish. Istanbul will have tunnel arthery roads in 2010 ;)

BDDK is 108m. :rant: :D

Btw, I can't believe you Istanbullians omitted Anthill Project (2x210m) and didn't talk about it here because you don't like it.. You really became badly spoiled with the project boom. :nono:

I advice people to come to http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=621 in order to see every kind of projects in Turkey and Istanbul.. :D :spam1:
Actually we do not like them
Like Mashattan project (commie like) :D

ok cello1974
DTI can be approved this year, we just have to wait the last court decision
The brother of the sapphire (next to Ali Sami Yen Stadium) will start next year.
So, maybe in 2-3 years, Istanbul will have +300m towers :D

Highest building in Turkey
1974-1987 BDDK, Ankara (100m)
1987-1996 Mertim Tower, Mersin (177m)
1996-2008 Isbankasi Tower 1, Istanbul (181m)
2008-2010 Sapphire (261m)

2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul (270m)
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Silsi project (+/-300m)
2013- DTi Tower 1 (+300m)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3285/anthillqu7lv7.jpg

"Tünel Girişi" means "Tunnel entrance" in Turkish. Istanbul will have tunnel arthery roads in 2010 ;)

I am looking forward to see these building finnished quickly :cheers:

Same! 210m is nothing to be sniffed at. :D

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Any more news from Anthill.

^^ Or Tunnel artheries? :dunno:

^^ Or Tunnel artheries? :dunno:

I heard one of the tunnel will be opening end of this month.

Latest..

Dogus Group's Project

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http://www.dogusgegyo.com/Articles.aspx?path=/projeler

Silver Tower


Silver Tower

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http://www.atasarim.com.tr/tr/proje/buyukdere-silver-tower

Tasyapı's 75 fl. 255 m + in Seyrantepe

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Galatasaray's New stadium

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Dogus and Silver follow the road opened by the Sapphire, the Diamond and other similar proposals. Tall (they both seem to be "flirting" with a 200m height). Excellent world-class designs, get them started. The Tasyapi looks like there was plagiarism on the Diamond. Good but not as good as the other designs.

Dogus and Silver follow the road opened by the Sapphire, the Diamond and other similar proposals. Tall (they both seem to be "flirting" with a 200m height). Excellent world-class designs, get them started. The Tasyapi looks like there was plagiarism on the Diamond. Good but not as good as the other designs.

There are two different projects planed over 400m, one of them is next to the new Galatasaray stadium.

An the other one at the old GS stadium plot :D

http://www.arkitera.com/UserFiles/Image/news/2009/03/30/seyrantepe2.jpg

http://www.arkitera.com/h39963-modern-lale-dunyanin-en-yuksek-4-binasi-olacak.html

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Agaoglu Tower-450 m project-Seyrantepe, Istanbul

^^ Nice rendering of this new project... I like the top of the building and its great design but the lower part somehow looks quite plain...

Timeline of tallest buildings in Turkey.
1962-1968 Emek Ishani, Ankara (76m)
1968-1969 Harbiye Military Headquarters, Istanbul (90m)
1969-1975 The Marmara Hotel, Istanbul (96m)
1975-1987 BDDK, Ankara (108m).
1987-2000 Mertim Tower, Mersin (177m).
2000-2009 Isbankasi Tower 1, Istanbul (181m).
2009-2010 Sapphire of Istanbul, Istanbul (261m).
2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul, Istanbul (270m).
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Silsi project, Istanbul (+/-300m).
2013- DTI Tower 1, Istanbul (+300m).


Timeline of tallest buildings in Istanbul.
1968-1969 Harbiye Military Headquarters (90m)First skyscraper of Istanbul.
1969-1989 The Marmara Hotel (96m).
1989-1993 Maya Tower 1 (110m).
1993-2000 Akbank Tower (158m).
2000-2009 Isbank Tower 1 (181m).
2009-2010 Sapphire of Istanbul (261m).
2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul (270m).
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Silsi project (+/-300m).
2013- DTI Tower 1 (+300m).


Timeline of tallest buildings in Balkan peninsula.
1964-1993 Usco Tower, Belgrade (141m)First Skyscraper of Belgrade and Balkan peninsula.
1993-2000 Akbank Tower, Istanbul (158m)
2000-2009 Isbank Tower 1,Istanbul (181m)
2009-2010 Sapphire of Istanbul (261m)
2010-2011 Diamond of Istanbul (270m)
2011-2013 "Sapphire brother" or Tasyapi Silsi project (+/-300m)
2013- DTI Tower 1 (+300m)

very similar at infinity tower in dubai