Camlica Hill
A Hilltop Park With Sweeping Views Across The Bosphorus, The Golden Horn And The City Skyline, Tea Gardens, A Large Modern Mosque And A TV And Observation Tower. A Popular Family Spot At Sunset, With A Different City Angle Than The Old Town Viewpoints · Uskudar, Istanbul
Camlica Hill, in Turkish Camlica Tepesi, rises to about 270 m on the Asian side of Istanbul above the Uskudar district, and is usually named as the highest point in the city (confirm). The summit and its slopes are laid out as a large public park with two separate garden areas, wide lawns, pine trees, rose beds and a line of tea gardens, and families climb here at weekends for picnics and sunset views. The hill looks across the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and the Marmara toward the old city skyline, and on a clear day the Princes Islands show on the southern horizon. A huge modern mosque with six minarets stands at the top, completed in the 2010s (confirm), and a tall television and observation tower rises beside it, with viewing floors and a restaurant (confirm which are open). Paths wind between lawns and play areas, buses climb from Uskudar, and the park has become a favourite with locals who want a different angle on the city than the old town viewpoints.
Camlica Hill, the highest hill in Istanbul at about 270 m on the Asian side in Uskudar, with a park, tea gardens and a large tower; coordinates approximate, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkiye
Camlica Hill park is commonly open from early morning until late evening, often to about 11 pm or midnight in summer, with the gates and tea gardens closing earlier in winter and in bad weather (confirm). The mosque follows prayer times and is closed to tourists during services, usually staying open between prayers (confirm). The tower viewing floors and restaurant keep their own hours and may close for maintenance or high winds, so confirm times and ticket rules before you go. Sunset is the busiest time, with queues at the tea gardens. Daylight lasts to about 8:30 pm in June and fades before 5 pm in December.