Çamlıca Hill
Çamlıca Hill, aka Big Çamlıca Hill to differentiate it from the nearby Little Çamlıca Hill, is a hill in the Üsküdar district of the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. At above sea level, Çamlıca Hill offers a panoramic view of the southern part of Bosphorus and the mouth of the Golden Horn.
The hill is a popular visitor attraction with Ottoman-themed teahouses, cafes and a restaurant inside a public park with monumental trees, flower gardens and fountains, run by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
Noteworthy structures
On completion in 2019, Çamlıca Mosque became the largest mosque in Asia Minor, able to accommodate 63,000 people and incorporating a museum, art gallery, library, conference hall and underground parking lot.
Çamlıca Tower
Prior to 2021 numerous radio masts and towers occupied much of the available land on the hill. The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure decided to consolidate all the broadcasting facilities to a single tower freeing up much of the land on the hill. The new tower is high and includes observation decks and restaurants. Çamlıca Tower was inaugurated on May 29, 2021.