TV tower, Istanbul's new landmark, starts coming into view

Istanbul will have a new landmark next summer as Çamlıca TV tower on the city's Asian side rapidly rises on the eponymous hill overlooking the Bosporus. Workers completed work on 95 meters of the tower which will have a height of 365 meters and will replace a clutter of TV, telecom antennae.

The construction on the tower, which will be higher than France's Eiffel, started in March. The floors under the roof where the antennae will be installed will feature a terrace, restaurants and convention venues. The tower's basement floors will house libraries and exhibition halls.

The tower, which is estimated to cost about TL 170 million, is scheduled to be completed by June 2017, its opening date.