This district of Istanbul contains neighborhoods like Elmadağ, Nişantaşı, Kurtuluş, and Şişli, which were first settled during the last years of the Ottoman Empire or early years of Turkish Republic, all situated north of Taksim Square, and the main business district between Mecidiyeköy and Levent–Maslak in the north. Most of Istanbul's steel-and-glass skyscrapers—some of the tallest in Turkey, including Sapphire which has a height of 238 meters 261 mt including its antenna, currently the tallest building in Turkey and also in all the lands between Frankfurt and Dubai, are located in Levent-Maslak area.
