Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

100 Best Universities in Turkey for Optics

We ranked the top 100 universities for Optics in Turkey based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.36M specialized research publications which collectively generated 18.95M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Ankara

Bilkent University

For Optics

#137 in Asia #484 in the World

34% Acceptance

11,701 Enrollment

1984 Founded

2

Ankara

Middle East Technical University

For Optics

#146 in Asia #498 in the World

8% Acceptance

14,928 Enrollment

1956 Founded

3

Istanbul

Istanbul Technical University

For Optics

#176 in Asia #586 in the World

40% Acceptance

15,358 Enrollment

1944 Founded

4

Ankara

Hacettepe University

For Optics

#213 in Asia #672 in the World

79% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

1967 Founded

5

Siirt

Siirt University

For Optics

#1313 in Asia #2851 in the World

42% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

2007 Founded

6

Izmir

Dokuz Eylul University

For Optics

#359 in Asia #1023 in the World

35% Acceptance

23,958 Enrollment

1982 Founded

7

Istanbul

For Optics

#349 in Asia #1005 in the World

15% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

8

Batman

Batman University

For Optics

#1479 in Asia #3198 in the World

45% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

2007 Founded

9

Manisa

Celal Bayar University

For Optics

#729 in Asia #1705 in the World

30% Acceptance

23,958 Enrollment

1992 Founded

10

Istanbul

Isik University

For Optics

#1424 in Asia #3077 in the World

47% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

1996 Founded

11

Eskisehir

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

For Optics

#573 in Asia #1420 in the World

30% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

12

Ankara

TOBB Economics and Technology University

For Optics

#952 in Asia #2131 in the World

20% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

2003 Founded

13

Van

Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Optics

#834 in Asia #1924 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1982 Founded

14

Kastamonu

Kastamonu University

For Optics

#1367 in Asia #2961 in the World

37% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

15

Istanbul

Acibadem University

For Optics

#1531 in Asia #3309 in the World

30% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2007 Founded

16

Cankiri

Cankiri Karatekin University

For Optics

#1524 in Asia #3290 in the World

10% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2007 Founded

17

Samsun

Ondokuz Mayis University

For Optics

#592 in Asia #1458 in the World

33% Acceptance

5,129 Enrollment

1975 Founded

18

Izmir

For Optics

#299 in Asia #888 in the World

36% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1955 Founded

19

Istanbul

Marmara University

For Optics

#431 in Asia #1152 in the World

34% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

1982 Founded

20

Bartin

Bartin University

For Optics

#1258 in Asia #2749 in the World

53% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

21

Malatya

Inonu University

For Optics

#699 in Asia #1650 in the World

63% Acceptance

1,153 Enrollment

1975 Founded

22

Istanbul

Okan University

For Optics

#1536 in Asia #3316 in the World

50% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

1999 Founded

23

Eskisehir

Anadolu University

For Optics

#611 in Asia #1498 in the World

10% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

1982 Founded

24

Ankara

Baskent University

For Optics

#653 in Asia #1576 in the World

30% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1994 Founded

25

Usak

Usak University

For Optics

#1307 in Asia #2844 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

2006 Founded

26

Kars

Kafkas University

For Optics

#1346 in Asia #2924 in the World

35% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1992 Founded

27

Istanbul

Uskudar University

For Optics

#1314 in Asia #2852 in the World

36% Acceptance

61,938 Enrollment

2011 Founded

28

Canakkale

Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

For Optics

#754 in Asia #1757 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,958 Enrollment

1992 Founded

29

Sakarya

Sakarya University

For Optics

#444 in Asia #1172 in the World

29% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

1992 Founded

30

Istanbul

Altinbas University

For Optics

#1673 in Asia #3609 in the World

60% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

31

Istanbul

Bogazici University

For Optics

#432 in Asia #1155 in the World

47% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1971 Founded

32

Balikesir

Balikesir University

For Optics

#965 in Asia #2152 in the World

34% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

33

Kutahya

Dumlupinar University

For Optics

#1005 in Asia #2220 in the World

40% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

1992 Founded

34

Istanbul

Nisantasi University

For Optics

#1899 in Asia #4168 in the World

55% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

2009 Founded

35

Erzurum

Erzurum Technical University

For Optics

#1552 in Asia #3343 in the World

46% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

2010 Founded

36

Ankara

Gazi University

For Optics

#261 in Asia #809 in the World

40% Acceptance

39,234 Enrollment

1982 Founded

37

Urfa

Harran University

For Optics

#647 in Asia #1565 in the World

30% Acceptance

25,655 Enrollment

1992 Founded

38

Konya | Karatay

Selcuk University

For Optics

#421 in Asia #1138 in the World

25% Acceptance

9,817 Enrollment

1975 Founded

39

Istanbul

Istanbul Commerce University

For Optics

#1838 in Asia #3990 in the World

50% Acceptance

2,730 Enrollment

2001 Founded

40

Bursa

Bursa Technical University

For Optics

#1308 in Asia #2845 in the World

47% Acceptance

36,417 Enrollment

2010 Founded

41

Rize

Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Optics

#1156 in Asia #2528 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,129 Enrollment

2006 Founded

42

Istanbul

Istanbul Sehir University

For Optics

#2069 in Asia #4605 in the World

45% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2008 Founded

43

Istanbul

Istanbul University

For Optics

#262 in Asia #813 in the World

32% Acceptance

35,190 Enrollment

1933 Founded

44

Aydin

Adnan Menderes University

For Optics

#1044 in Asia #2304 in the World

50% Acceptance

4,624 Enrollment

1992 Founded

45

Konya

Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Optics

#1953 in Asia #4322 in the World

29% Acceptance

44,937 Enrollment

2013 Founded

46

Istanbul

Beykent University

For Optics

#1850 in Asia #4023 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,322 Enrollment

1997 Founded

47

Erzurum

Ataturk University

For Optics

#308 in Asia #904 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

1957 Founded

48

Ankara

Ankara University

For Optics

#264 in Asia #816 in the World

30% Acceptance

48,271 Enrollment

1946 Founded

49

Trabzon

Eurasian University

For Optics

#2196 in Asia #4975 in the World

47% Acceptance

1,095 Enrollment

2010 Founded

50

Karaman

Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

For Optics

#1101 in Asia #2423 in the World

30% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

51

Istanbul

Kadir Has University

For Optics

#1651 in Asia #3554 in the World

59% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

1997 Founded

52

Bursa

Uludag University

For Optics

#516 in Asia #1318 in the World

24% Acceptance

11,171 Enrollment

1975 Founded

53

Osmaniye

Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

For Optics

#1484 in Asia #3204 in the World

30% Acceptance

2007 Founded

54

Istanbul

Piri Reis University

For Optics

#1915 in Asia #4201 in the World

29% Acceptance

9,842 Enrollment

2008 Founded

55

Isparta

Suleyman Demirel University

For Optics

#553 in Asia #1389 in the World

40% Acceptance

36,417 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

Artvin

Artvin Coruh University

For Optics

#1938 in Asia #4267 in the World

29% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2007 Founded

57

Kocaeli

Kocaeli University

For Optics

#466 in Asia #1214 in the World

33% Acceptance

67,250 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

Istanbul

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Optics

#1986 in Asia #4409 in the World

52% Acceptance

2,237 Enrollment

1982 Founded

59

Erzincan

Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

For Optics

#1276 in Asia #2785 in the World

59% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

60

Amasya

Amasya University

For Optics

#1624 in Asia #3498 in the World

28% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

61

Trabzon

Karadeniz Technical University

For Optics

#504 in Asia #1285 in the World

25% Acceptance

7,115 Enrollment

1955 Founded

62

Karabuk

Karabuk University

For Optics

#795 in Asia #1850 in the World

84% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

63

Istanbul

Ozyegin University

For Optics

#908 in Asia #2052 in the World

30% Acceptance

5,122 Enrollment

2007 Founded

64

Burdur

Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

For Optics

#1398 in Asia #3022 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

65

Ordu

Ordu University

For Optics

#1674 in Asia #3611 in the World

30% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

66

Istanbul

Istanbul New Century University

For Optics

#2165 in Asia #4880 in the World

44% Acceptance

35,190 Enrollment

2016 Founded

67

Igdir

Igdir University

For Optics

#1698 in Asia #3669 in the World

46% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

2008 Founded

68

Ardahan

Ardahan University

For Optics

#2000 in Asia #4442 in the World

35% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

69

Kirsehir

Ahi Evran University

For Optics

#1166 in Asia #2550 in the World

53% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

2006 Founded

70

Istanbul

Istanbul Medipol University

For Optics

#1153 in Asia #2525 in the World

52% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2009 Founded

71

Elazig

Firat University

For Optics

#294 in Asia #882 in the World

42% Acceptance

3,219 Enrollment

1975 Founded

72

Aksaray

Aksaray University

For Optics

#1193 in Asia #2600 in the World

29% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2006 Founded

73

Tokat

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Optics

#882 in Asia #2004 in the World

44% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

1992 Founded

74

Kahramanmaras

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

For Optics

#897 in Asia #2033 in the World

50% Acceptance

32,820 Enrollment

1992 Founded

75

Istanbul

Istanbul Aydin University

For Optics

#1622 in Asia #3495 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

2007 Founded

76

Bolu

Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Optics

#905 in Asia #2046 in the World

30% Acceptance

11,171 Enrollment

1992 Founded

77

Mus

Mus Alparslan University

For Optics

#1442 in Asia #3114 in the World

30% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

2007 Founded

78

Istanbul

For Optics

#2241 in Asia #5110 in the World

39% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

2012 Founded

79

Hakkari

Hakkari University

For Optics

#2084 in Asia #4657 in the World

51% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

80

Antalya

Akdeniz University

For Optics

#459 in Asia #1202 in the World

24% Acceptance

4,624 Enrollment

1982 Founded

81

Kirklareli

Kirklareli University

For Optics

#1685 in Asia #3638 in the World

22% Acceptance

39,180 Enrollment

2007 Founded

82

Istanbul

Halic University

For Optics

#2317 in Asia #5258 in the World

42% Acceptance

12,908 Enrollment

1998 Founded

83

Edirne

Trakya University

For Optics

#823 in Asia #1903 in the World

30% Acceptance

40,881 Enrollment

1982 Founded

84

Agri

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Optics

#1573 in Asia #3390 in the World

79% Acceptance

4,678 Enrollment

2007 Founded

85

Tekirdag

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

For Optics

#1215 in Asia #2654 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,958 Enrollment

2006 Founded

86

Izmir

Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Optics

#1089 in Asia #2403 in the World

20% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

87

Istanbul

Istanbul Bilgi University

For Optics

#1865 in Asia #4078 in the World

37% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

88

Bitlis

Bitlis Eren University

For Optics

#1421 in Asia #3070 in the World

38% Acceptance

2007 Founded

89

Mugla

Mugla University

For Optics

#982 in Asia #2183 in the World

25% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

90

Istanbul

Dogus University

For Optics

#1377 in Asia #2981 in the World

84% Acceptance

3,998 Enrollment

1997 Founded

91

Gumushane

Gumushane University

For Optics

#1718 in Asia #3714 in the World

30% Acceptance

30,513 Enrollment

2008 Founded

92

Antakya

Mustafa Kemal University

For Optics

#911 in Asia #2057 in the World

66% Acceptance

8,026 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

Kirikkale

Kirikkale University

For Optics

#902 in Asia #2043 in the World

43% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

94

Istanbul

Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Optics

#1296 in Asia #2823 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

2010 Founded

95

Duzce

Duzce University

For Optics

#1092 in Asia #2409 in the World

40% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

2006 Founded

96

Afyonkarahisar

Afyon Kocatepe University

For Optics

#782 in Asia #1818 in the World

8% Acceptance

43,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

97

Sivas

Cumhuriyet University

For Optics

#600 in Asia #1474 in the World

47% Acceptance

2,316 Enrollment

1974 Founded

98

Izmir

Izmir University of Economics

For Optics

#1716 in Asia #3708 in the World

40% Acceptance

9,322 Enrollment

2001 Founded

99

Istanbul

Yeditepe University

For Optics

#819 in Asia #1891 in the World

33% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

100

Bingol

Bingol University

For Optics

#1243 in Asia #2722 in the World

83% Acceptance

11,086 Enrollment

2007 Founded