Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower
.jpg) Tower under construction (May 2017) | |
  Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower (Istanbul) | |
| Location | Çamlıca Hill, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Mast height | 145.00 m (475.72 ft) |
| Tower height | 220.50 m (723.4 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°00′59″N 29°03′55″E / 41.016389°N 29.065278°ECoordinates: 41°00′59″N 29°03′55″E / 41.016389°N 29.065278°E |
Küçük Çamlıca TV Radio Tower (Turkish: Küçük Çamlıca TV-Radyo Kulesi) is a telecommunications tower with observation decks and restaurants under construction in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey. When completed, its top will probably be the highest point above sea level in Istanbul.[1]
Description
The tower is situated on Küçük Çamlıca Hill (literally: Little Çamlıca Hill). The construction began on 1 March 2016,[2] and is being carried out by Sarıoğlu Constructiın Co.[3] It is being built in concrete on a 21 m (69 ft) deep foundation. A steel mast of 145 m (476 ft) height for radio and television transmission will be mounted atop the 220.50 m (723.4 ft) high concrete tower. The total height of the tower will be then 365.50 m (1,199.1 ft) with its top standing 583.5 m (1,914 ft) above main sea level. It will be the highest structure in Istanbul. Its cross section has elliptical form with the main axes of 13 and 16 m (43 and 52 ft), which become smaller upwards. Each tower floor will be 4.50 m (14.8 ft) high.[3] Two observation decks will be situated on the 33rd and 34th floors at 148 and 153 m (486 and 502 ft) height.[4] The 39th and 40th floors at 153 and 175 m (502 and 574 ft) height will host a restaurant and a cafeteria.[2] Libraries and exhibition halls will be situated in the basement floors.[5] A panoramic elevator and a service elevator will serve the tower. It is hoped that the tower will attract about 4.5 million visitors yearly.[1][3][4][5][6]
Küçük Çamlıca Tower will be capable of hosting 125 broadcasting transmitters.[4][5] When completed, it will replace most of the steel communications masts at the two neighboring Çamlıca hills, which cause visual pollution[3] and are considered to be harmful to health. The remaining existing radio and TV masts which cannot find a place in the Küçük Çamlıca Tower will be integrated into the Çamlıca TRT Television Tower at the nearby Büyük Çamlıca Hill (literally:Big Çamlıca Hill). Completion of the tower is expected by June 2017.[4] The construction will cost 
170 million (approx. US$48.5 million).[1][2][6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Başbakan Yıldırım, Küçük Çamlıca TV-Radyo Kulesi inşaatını inceledi". NTV (Turkey) (in Turkish). 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- 1 2 3 "Çamlıca TV kulesi havadan görüntülendi". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- 1 2 3 4 "Bakan Arslan: Çamlıca Tepesi yılda 4,5 milyon turist çekecek". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- 1 2 3 4 "TV tower with panoramic views of Istanbul to open in June". Hürriyet Daily News. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- 1 2 3 "New Istanbul TV tower with panoramic view to open in June". Daily Sabah. 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- 1 2 "Çamlıca Kulesi'ne restorant yapılacak". Sabah (in Turkish). 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
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