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Istanbul Architecture : Buildings
Key modern Architectural Developments in Turkey, western Asia / southeast Europe.
post updated 19 January 2026
e-architect source the best examples of Istanbul Architecture. The site covers completed Istanbul buildings plus new building designs across Turkey.
We have 3 pages of Istanbul Architecture selections with links to numerous individual project pages.
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Architecture in Istanbul
Istanbul Architecture : news + key projects (this page)
Istanbul Buildings : A-Q
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Istanbul Architecture Walking Tours by e-architect guides
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Istanbul Architecture Walking Tours – by e-architect
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Istanbul Architecture News
Modern Architecture in Western Turkey arranged chronologically:
14 September 2023
Istanbul VAKKO Offices, Bagdat Avenue
Design: HQ Architects
render : HQ Architects
Istanbul VAKKO Offices by HQ Architects
3 May 2023
Istanbul Modern
Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop – RPBW
photo : Cemal Emden
Istanbul Modern building by Renzo Piano
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8 Dec 2022
Atatürk Cultural Center
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
photos : Thomas Mayer, Cemal Emden, Engin Gerçek and EAA Emre Arolat
Atatürk Cultural Center
4 Jun 2022
Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum, Karaköy Harbor, Istanbul, Western Turkey
Design: EAA Emre Arolat
photos : Thomas Mayer, Cemal Emden, Engin Gerçek and EAA Emre Arolat
Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum
5 Mar 2022
Aksemsettin Primary School, Küçükcekmece
Design: Uygur Architects
photo : Cemal Emden
Aksemsettin Primary School
12 Jan 2022
Maslak
Design: HPP Architekten
photo : Cemal Emden
Maslak Square, Istanbul Building
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30 Oct 2021
Apple Bagdat Caddesi
Design: Foster + Partners Architects
Apple Bagdat Caddesi Istanbul Building
8 Jun 2021
Sanko HQ Istanbul
Architecture: RMJM Milano
22 Apr 2021
Dr. Oktay Duran High School
Dr. Oktay Duran High School
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26 Jul 2016
Beyazit Public Library Building
Design: Tabanlioglu Architects
photograph : Emre Dorter
Beyazit Public Library Building Renovation
Restoration of a prominent library building in Istanbul, with its rare books and manuscript collection.
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Emporis Skyscraper Award 2012 shortlisted – 17 Sep 2013
Varyap Meridian
photo © Nikola Sarnavka
Dumankaya IKON
photo © TAGO Architects
19 Jul 2013
Koç Contemporary – New Contemporary Art Museum Istanbul
Design: Grimshaw
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Koç Contemporary
This new project has been conceived to fulfil the Foundation’s vision of showcasing the growing Koç collection to the broadest possible audience and to place these works in a national, regional and international context of contemporary artists. The Museum is due to be open to the public in 2016.
20 May 2013
Premier Campus Office, Istanbul, Turkey
Design: JDS Architects
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Premier Campus Office Istanbul
The volume of the block is literally carved out to invite the surroundings in. The local hilly landscape, characteristic to Istanbul, is continued in the meandering of the volume both in plan, adapting to the site’s edges, and in section, weaving into itself in a series of gentle curving slopes, echoing the nearby Bosphorus waves.
23 Apr 2013
Ziraat Bank Headquarters
Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
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Ziraat Bank Headquarters
International architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) is pleased to announce that, as its first project in Turkey, it has been commissioned to design the new headquarters for the country’s largest and oldest financial institution, Ziraat Bank (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankası), in the heart of Istanbul.
13 Mar 2013
New Istanbul International Financial Center Buildings
Design: HOK
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Istanbul International Financial Center Buildings
The Turkish government’s goal for the landmark IIFC project is to establish Istanbul as a global center for finance. The IIFC will house the head offices of the country’s financial market governing bodies, state-owned and private banks, and related businesses.
13 Mar 2013
Ping and Optimedia
OSO Architecture
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Ping and Optimedia Istanbul
This project is designed for two different companies which are located in the same flat. The two companies, one of them being “Optimedia” with 36 employees & the other being “Ping” with 70 employees, share a total of 980 m² space.
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12 Dec 2012
Boulevardi Mall
Design: DP Architects
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Boulevardi Mall Istanbul
“To experience the real Istanbul, one must not only visit the Byzantine mosaics and colourful bazaars, but also walk its tangled streets”. The spirit of the city’s street life is the inspiration for the architecture of these new buildings designed by DP Architects.
4 Oct 2012
Çubuklu Vadi Residences
Design: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
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Çubuklu Vadi Residences
25 Aug 2012
E-bay Offices Istanbul
Design: OSO Architecture
photo : Gürkan Akay
E-bay Istanbul Building
11 Aug 2012
Doga Dragos
Design: Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architecture
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Doga Dragos Istanbul
Following the decision to transform the former industrial zones in the eastern part of İstanbul into residential areas, the rapidly expanding city gained new settlements. The parcel-based decisions made as part of the transformation model executed without a comprehensive and strategic master plan affected the immediate surroundings.
23 Jul 2012
Koç Primary School Swimming Pool, Istanbul, western Turkey
Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architecture
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Koç Primary School Swimming Pool
Considerably distant from the city center, the Koç School sprawled across its property without a master plan over time and thus was faced with the consequences of this expansion. Envisaged as the focal point of the campus, the pool building is designed as a pacesetter for the quality of future buildings and thus strives to contribute towards the architectural development of the campus.
15 May 2012
Palladium Tower Project
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects
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Palladium Tower Building
4 May 2012
Disaster Prevention Education Center
Dinkoff Architects & Engineers Inc.
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Disaster Prevention Education Center Building
The rich culture of Turkey includes a monument to human achievement, invention, and practicality – a site called Cappadocia. More than two thousand years ago, the people of the region sought a strong, permanent and imposing shelter.
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Istanbul Building Designs Archive
12 Apr 2012
Macka Hotel building
EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
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Macka Hotel Istanbul
Formation of the urban fabric in Nisantasi-Tesvikiye district shares similar motivations with European cities that were developed at the same period. In the beginning of 20th century, the urban movements towards cities resulted in the need for high-quality urban residences for the urban bourgeoisie.
15 Feb 2012
Göktürk Arketip Housing
EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
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Göktürk Arketip Housing
17 Jan 2012
Istanbul Telecommunications Tower
RTA-Office / Dome Partners
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Istanbul Telecommunications Tower
The topography of mountains in the Asian side of Istanbul ends in the mountains of Çamlica, the gravitational center of Istanbul. It is the center of population density of more than 15 million, and that revolves around this center.
11 Jan 2012
Atasehir Tower
Design: RMJM Architects
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Atasehir Tower Istanbul
RMJM’s Dubai studio has just received planning approval for one of the tallest towers in Europe, located in the Atasehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. The design for the mixed-use building, including super-high-rise apartments, will consist of a tower nearly 300 metres tall comparable with the height of London’s Shard.
10 Nov 2011
Zorlu Center
Tabanlioglu Architects with EAA
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Zorlu Center Istanbul
The geometric features of the land are preserved and enhanced by dissimilar triangles forming the outer and inner surface of the shell in combination with the triangular forms of the blocks. The shell roofs the retail and recreation zone as well as the convention hall; through the rips on the landscaped surface, the sunken floors benefit the daylight.
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Istanbul Architecture
Major Buildings in north western Turkey, alphabetical:
Kanyon, Levent
Jerde Partnership / Tabanlioglu Architects
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Kanyon Istanbul
Levent Loft Building
Tabanlioglu Architects
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Levent Loft Istanbul
LOFT Gardens
Tabanlioglu Architects
photo © Hélène Binet
LOFT Gardens Istanbul
Santral Istanbul Art Museum
EAA-Emre Arolat Architects / Nevzat Sayn
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Santral Istanbul Contemporary Art Museum
Yesil Vadi Mosque
Adnan Kazmaoglu MAM ARC
photograph : Engin Gercek
Yesil Vadi Mosque Building
Zorlu Levent Office Tower
Tabanlioglu Architects
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Istanbul Office Tower
More Turkish Architecture projects online soon.
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Famous Historic Istanbul Building
Hagia Sophia
532-37
Architects: Isidore of Miletus & Anthemius of Tralles
Hagia Sophia
Location: Istanbul, western Turkey.
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Turkish Architecture
Turkish Architecture Event, Harbiye Istanbul organised by Arkitera Architecture Centre
Turkish architecture studio : Tabanlioglu
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Buildings in countries near Turkey
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