Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

15 Best Universities in Istanbul

Exploring the academic landscape of Istanbul, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 15 higher education institutions. The algorithmic evaluation processed 155.6K scholarly outputs and 2.88M peer-reviewed citations, mapping the region's total research impact.

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1

Istanbul Technical University

#4 in Turkey #89 in Asia

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

2

Bogazici University

#6 in Turkey #123 in Asia

47% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1971 Founded

3

Marmara University

#9 in Turkey #157 in Asia

34% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

1982 Founded

4

#15 in Turkey #239 in Asia

15% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

5

Sabanci University

#22 in Turkey #337 in Asia

27% Acceptance

11,701 Enrollment

1996 Founded

6

Istanbul Bilgi University

#29 in Turkey #514 in Asia

37% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

7

Ozyegin University

#44 in Turkey #655 in Asia

30% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

2007 Founded

8

Kadir Has University

#46 in Turkey #690 in Asia

59% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

1997 Founded

9

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

#72 in Turkey #1053 in Asia

52% Acceptance

2,237 Enrollment

1982 Founded

10

Beykent University

#73 in Turkey #1063 in Asia

50% Acceptance

9,322 Enrollment

1997 Founded

11

Piri Reis University

#132 in Turkey #2356 in Asia

29% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

2008 Founded

12

Bahcesehir University

#145 in Turkey #3116 in Asia

31% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1998 Founded

13

Istanbul Gedik University

#151 in Turkey #3318 in Asia

83% Acceptance

2016 Founded

14

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University

#152 in Turkey #3342 in Asia

29% Acceptance

2010 Founded

15

Beykoz University

#162 in Turkey #3541 in Asia

33% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

2016 Founded