Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

100 Best Universities in Turkey for Aesthetics

Focusing specifically on Aesthetics, our data science engine identified the 100 most influential universities in Turkey. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.46M specialized research publications which collectively generated 20.83M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Ankara

Middle East Technical University

#80 in Asia #535 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

2

Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

#89 in Asia #566 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

3

Ankara

Bilkent University

#168 in Asia #880 in the World

34% Acceptance

11,701 Enrollment

1984 Founded

4

Ankara

Hacettepe University

#93 in Asia #583 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

5

Urfa

Harran University

#723 in Asia #2510 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1992 Founded

6

Izmir

Yasar University

#1327 in Asia #4013 in the World

40% Acceptance

10,423 Enrollment

2001 Founded

7

Igdir

Igdir University

#1976 in Asia #5454 in the World

46% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

2008 Founded

8

Ankara

Cankaya University

#901 in Asia #2982 in the World

32% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

9

Mugla

Mugla University

#632 in Asia #2265 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

10

Istanbul

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

#1053 in Asia #3365 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,237 Enrollment

1982 Founded

11

Edirne

Trakya University

#541 in Asia #1975 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,881 Enrollment

1982 Founded

12

Adana

Cukurova University

#233 in Asia #1050 in the World

21% Acceptance

8,026 Enrollment

1973 Founded

13

Kayseri

Abdullah Gul University

#1743 in Asia #4969 in the World

20% Acceptance

2,511 Enrollment

2010 Founded

14

Istanbul

Istanbul Aydin University

#619 in Asia #2226 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

2007 Founded

15

Bilecik

Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

#1704 in Asia #4866 in the World

28% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

16

Trabzon

Karadeniz Technical University

#325 in Asia #1329 in the World

25% Acceptance

7,115 Enrollment

1955 Founded

17

Izmir

Izmir Institute of Technology

#604 in Asia #2191 in the World

10% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

1992 Founded

18

Gumushane

Gumushane University

#1912 in Asia #5315 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

19

Ankara

Atilim University

#872 in Asia #2913 in the World

40% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1997 Founded

20

Mersin

#2149 in Asia #5828 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,730 Enrollment

1997 Founded

21

Istanbul

Istanbul Medipol University

#1044 in Asia #3335 in the World

52% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

22

Duzce

Duzce University

#857 in Asia #2863 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

23

Kayseri

Erciyes University

#306 in Asia #1279 in the World

25% Acceptance

3,390 Enrollment

1978 Founded

24

Istanbul

Istanbul Bilgi University

#514 in Asia #1897 in the World

37% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

25

Bayburt

Bayburt University

#2051 in Asia #5629 in the World

59% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

2008 Founded

26

Tokat

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

#802 in Asia #2727 in the World

44% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

1992 Founded

27

Izmir

Dokuz Eylul University

#208 in Asia #988 in the World

35% Acceptance

23,958 Enrollment

1982 Founded

28

Giresun

Giresun University

#1668 in Asia #4768 in the World

58% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

29

Ankara

TOBB Economics and Technology University

#708 in Asia #2454 in the World

20% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

2003 Founded

30

Mersin

Mersin University

#517 in Asia #1907 in the World

40% Acceptance

1,153 Enrollment

1992 Founded

31

Istanbul

Halic University

#1042 in Asia #3328 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

1998 Founded

32

Diyarbakir

Dicle University

#673 in Asia #2364 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,480 Enrollment

1973 Founded

33

Kastamonu

Kastamonu University

#1038 in Asia #3320 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

34

Istanbul

Yeditepe University

#448 in Asia #1706 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

35

Batman

Batman University

#1544 in Asia #4514 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

2007 Founded

36

Tekirdag

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

#1341 in Asia #4044 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,958 Enrollment

2006 Founded

37

Izmir

#153 in Asia #840 in the World

36% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1955 Founded

38

Gebze

Gebze University of Technology

#717 in Asia #2496 in the World

9% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

1992 Founded

39

Ankara

Baskent University

#391 in Asia #1548 in the World

30% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

40

Mardin

Mardin Artuklu University

#1939 in Asia #5373 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,095 Enrollment

2007 Founded

41

Istanbul

Istanbul Medeniyet University

#1025 in Asia #3293 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

42

Denizli

Pamukkale University

#547 in Asia #1994 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Kars

Kafkas University

#1393 in Asia #4163 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1992 Founded

44

Istanbul

Sabanci University

#337 in Asia #1364 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,701 Enrollment

1996 Founded

45

Bartin

Bartin University

#1533 in Asia #4492 in the World

53% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

46

Sivas

Cumhuriyet University

#536 in Asia #1963 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,316 Enrollment

1974 Founded

47

Istanbul

Dogus University

#1531 in Asia #4485 in the World

84% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1997 Founded

48

Gaziantep

University of Gaziantep

#971 in Asia #3155 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1987 Founded

49

Ankara

Gazi University

#125 in Asia #738 in the World

40% Acceptance

39,234 Enrollment

1982 Founded

50

Manisa

Celal Bayar University

#858 in Asia #2873 in the World

30% Acceptance

23,958 Enrollment

1992 Founded

51

Istanbul

Maltepe University

#1022 in Asia #3282 in the World

32% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1997 Founded

52

Corum

Hitit University

#1654 in Asia #4741 in the World

83% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

53

Konya | Karatay

Selcuk University

#297 in Asia #1257 in the World

25% Acceptance

9,817 Enrollment

1975 Founded

54

Istanbul

Yildiz Technical University

#256 in Asia #1114 in the World

22% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

1982 Founded

55

Balikesir

Balikesir University

#703 in Asia #2441 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Samsun

Ondokuz Mayis University

#396 in Asia #1562 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,129 Enrollment

1975 Founded

57

Istanbul

Istanbul Arel University

#1365 in Asia #4102 in the World

37% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

2007 Founded

58

Eskisehir

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

#518 in Asia #1910 in the World

30% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

59

Ankara

Ankara University

#77 in Asia #507 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1946 Founded

60

Malatya

Inonu University

#539 in Asia #1967 in the World

63% Acceptance

1,153 Enrollment

1975 Founded

61

Istanbul

Istanbul Kultur University

#966 in Asia #3144 in the World

25% Acceptance

9,322 Enrollment

1997 Founded

62

Cankiri

Cankiri Karatekin University

#1728 in Asia #4923 in the World

10% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2007 Founded

63

Zonguldak

Bulent Ecevit University

#928 in Asia #3049 in the World

25% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

64

Karaman

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

#1201 in Asia #3734 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

65

Istanbul

#239 in Asia #1064 in the World

15% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

66

Aydin

Adnan Menderes University

#644 in Asia #2290 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,624 Enrollment

1992 Founded

67

Sakarya

Sakarya University

#356 in Asia #1405 in the World

29% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

1992 Founded

68

Istanbul

Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

#1328 in Asia #4015 in the World

35% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

69

Eskisehir

Anadolu University

#220 in Asia #1018 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

1982 Founded

70

Amasya

Amasya University

#1845 in Asia #5179 in the World

28% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

71

Kutahya

Dumlupinar University

#1571 in Asia #4563 in the World

40% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

1992 Founded

72

Istanbul

Galatasaray University

#934 in Asia #3064 in the World

10% Acceptance

2,730 Enrollment

1994 Founded

73

Canakkale

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

#450 in Asia #1714 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,958 Enrollment

1992 Founded

74

Yozgat

Bozok University

#1502 in Asia #4422 in the World

53% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

75

Karabuk

Karabuk University

#1215 in Asia #3763 in the World

84% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

76

Istanbul

Marmara University

#157 in Asia #852 in the World

34% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

1982 Founded

77

Ardahan

Ardahan University

#1934 in Asia #5366 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

78

Rize

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

#1243 in Asia #3819 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,129 Enrollment

2006 Founded

79

Istanbul

Isik University

#1224 in Asia #3785 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

1996 Founded

80

Erzurum

Erzurum Technical University

#2190 in Asia #5904 in the World

46% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

2010 Founded

81

Aksaray

Aksaray University

#988 in Asia #3203 in the World

29% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

82

Kocaeli

Kocaeli University

#395 in Asia #1559 in the World

33% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

83

Istanbul

Uskudar University

#877 in Asia #2918 in the World

36% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

2011 Founded

84

Bursa

Uludag University

#291 in Asia #1242 in the World

24% Acceptance

11,171 Enrollment

1975 Founded

85

Yalova

University of Yalova

#1993 in Asia #5486 in the World

50% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2008 Founded

86

Kahramanmaras

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

#1076 in Asia #3425 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

1992 Founded

87

Istanbul

Bogazici University

#123 in Asia #733 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1971 Founded

88

Antalya

Akdeniz University

#324 in Asia #1325 in the World

24% Acceptance

4,624 Enrollment

1982 Founded

89

Osmaniye

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

#1926 in Asia #5349 in the World

30% Acceptance

2007 Founded

90

Istanbul

Okan University

#1165 in Asia #3631 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

1999 Founded

91

Erzurum

Ataturk University

#218 in Asia #1012 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

1957 Founded

92

Agri

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

#1587 in Asia #4597 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

2007 Founded

93

Kirsehir

Ahi Evran University

#1156 in Asia #3609 in the World

53% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

94

Istanbul

Istanbul Commerce University

#866 in Asia #2900 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,730 Enrollment

2001 Founded

95

Burdur

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

#1482 in Asia #4358 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

96

Van

Van Yuzuncu Yil University

#642 in Asia #2282 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1982 Founded

97

Izmir

Izmir Katip Celebi University

#1415 in Asia #4218 in the World

20% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

98

Istanbul

Istanbul University

#69 in Asia #486 in the World

32% Acceptance

35,190 Enrollment

1933 Founded

99

Antakya

Mustafa Kemal University

#755 in Asia #2580 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,026 Enrollment

1992 Founded

100

Ordu

Ordu University

#1235 in Asia #3804 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded