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List of universities in Turkey

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This is a list of universities in Turkey. There are 208 universities and academies in total: 129 public universities (eleven technical universities, one institutes of technology, and two fine arts university, one national defense university, and one police academy) and 75 private foundation universities.[1]

Listing by location

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Entrance Gate of Istanbul University; the university founded in 1453, it is the oldest university in Turkey.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Boğaziçi University, founded as Robert College in 1863, Istanbul.
Middle East Technical University in Ankara, established in 1956, is the first public university in Turkey to offer instruction in English.[2][3]
Istanbul Technical University, founded in 1773, Faculty of Architecture located in Taksim.
Marmara University, established in 1883 in Istanbul.
Koç University
Koç University
Sabancı University
Sabancı University
Galatasaray University
Galatasaray University
Location University Type Founded
Adana Adana Alparslan Türkeş University of Science and Technology Public 2011
Çukurova University Public 1973
Adıyaman Adıyaman University Public 2006
Afyonkarahisar Afyon Kocatepe University Public 1992
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Public 2018
Ağrı Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Public 2007
Aksaray Aksaray University Public 2006
Amasya Amasya University Public 2006
Ankara Ankara University Public 1946
Ankara Music and Fine Arts University Public 2017
Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Public 2018
Social Sciences University of Ankara Public 2013
Gazi University Public 1926
Hacettepe University Public 1967
Middle East Technical University Public 1956
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Public 2010
Ankara Science University [tr] Private 2020
Ankara Medipol University Private 2018
Atılım University Private 1997
Başkent University Private 1994
Çankaya University Private 1997
Bilkent University Private 1985
Lokman Hekim University Private 2018
OSTIM Technical University Private 2017
TED University Private 2009
TOBB University of Economics and Technology Private 2003
Ufuk University Private 1999
University of Turkish Aeronautical Association Private 2011
Yüksek İhtisas University Private 2013
Police Academy (Police) Special 1937
Antalya Akdeniz University Public 1982
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Public 2015
Alanya University Private 2011
Antalya Belek University [tr] Private 2015
Antalya Science University Private 2010
Ardahan Ardahan University Public 2008
Artvin Artvin Çoruh University Public 2007
Aydın Aydın Adnan Menderes University Public 1992
Balıkesir Balıkesir University Public 1992
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Public 2015
Bartın Bartın University Public 2008
Batman Batman University Public 2007
Bayburt Bayburt University Public 2008
Bilecik Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Public 2007
Bingöl Bingöl University Public 2007
Bitlis Bitlis Eren University Public 2007
Bolu Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Public 1992
Burdur Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Public 2006
Bursa Bursa Technical University Public 2010
Bursa Uludağ University Public 1975
Mudanya University Private 2022
Çanakkale Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Public 1992
Çankırı Çankırı Karatekin University Public 2007
Çorum Hitit University Public 2006
Denizli Pamukkale University Public 1992
Diyarbakır Dicle University Public 1973
Düzce Düzce University Public 2006
Edirne Trakya University Public 1982
Elazığ Fırat University Public 1975
Erzincan Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Public 2006
Erzurum Atatürk University Public 1957
Erzurum Technical University Public 2010
Eskişehir Anadolu University Public 1958
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Public 1993
Eskişehir Technical University Public 2018
Gaziantep Gaziantep University Public 1987
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University Public 2018
Hasan Kalyoncu University [tr] Private 2008
Sanko University Private 2013
Giresun Giresun University Public 2006
Gümüşhane Gümüşhane University Public 2008
Hakkâri Hakkari University Public 2008
Hatay Iskenderun Technical University Public 2015
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Public 1992
Iğdır Iğdır University Public 2008
Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Public 1992
Isparta University of Applied Sciences Public 2018
Ankara (Military) Military Academy Military 1848
İstanbul (Military) Air Force Academy Military 1951
Istanbul (Military) Naval Academy Military 1773
Istanbul Boğaziçi University Public 1863
Galatasaray University Public 1994
Istanbul Medeniyet University Public 2010
Istanbul Technical University Public 1773
Istanbul University Public 1453
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Public 2018
Marmara University Public 1883
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Public 1882
Turkish-German University Public 2010
Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University Public 2017
University of Health Sciences Public 2015
Yıldız Technical University Public 1911
Acıbadem University Private 2007
Altınbaş University Private 2008
Bahçeşehir University Private 1998
Beykoz University Private 2016
Bezmialem Vakıf University Private 2010
Biruni University [tr] Private 2014
Demiroğlu Bilim University Private 2006
Doğuş University Private 1997
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University Private 2010
Fenerbahçe University Private 2016
Haliç University Private 1998
Ibn Haldun University Private 2015
Istanbul 29 Mayıs University [tr] Private 2010
Istanbul Arel University Private 2007
Istanbul Atlas University Private 2018
Istanbul Aydın University Private 2007
Istanbul Beykent University Private 1997
Istanbul Bilgi University Private 1996
Istanbul Commerce University Private 2001
Istanbul Esenyurt University [tr] Private 2013
Istanbul Galata University [tr] Private 2019
Istanbul Gedik University [tr] Private 2010
Istanbul Gelişim University Private 2011
Istanbul Health and Technology University Private 2018
Istanbul Kent University [tr] Private 2016
Istanbul Kültür University Private 1997
Istanbul Medipol University Private 2009
Istanbul Nişantaşı University Private 2009
Istanbul Okan University Private 1999
Istanbul Rumeli University Private 2015
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Private 2010
Istanbul Topkapı University Private 2009
Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Private 2009
Işık University Private 1996
İstinye University Private 2015
Kadir Has University Private 1997
Koç University Private 1992
Maltepe University Private 1997
MEF University Private 2012
Özyeğin University Private 2007
Piri Reis University Private 2008
Sabancı University Private 1996
Üsküdar University Private 2011
Yeditepe University Private 1996
İzmir Dokuz Eylül University Public 1982
Ege University Public 1955
İzmir Institute of Technology Public 1992
Yaşar University Private 2001
İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Public 2010
İzmir Bakırçay University Public 2016
İzmir Democracy University Public 2016
İzmir University of Economics Private 2001
İzmir Tınaztepe University Private 2018
Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University Public 2018
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Public 1992
Karabük Karabük University Public 2007
Karaman Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Public 2007
Kars Kafkas University Public 1992
Kastamonu Kastamonu University Public 2006
Kayseri Abdullah Gül University Public 2010
Erciyes University Public 1978
Kayseri University Public 2018
Nuh Naci Yazgan University Private 2009
Kırıkkale Kırıkkale University Public 1992
Kırklareli Kırklareli University Public 2007
Kırşehir Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Public 2006
Kilis Kilis 7 Aralık University Public 2007
Kocaeli Gebze Technical University Public 2014
Kocaeli University Public 1992
Kocaeli Health and Technology University Private 2020
Konya Konya Technical University Public 2018
Necmettin Erbakan University Public 2010
Selçuk University Public 1975
Konya Food and Agriculture University Private 2013
KTO Karatay University Private 2009
Kütahya Kütahya Dumlupınar University Public 1992
Kütahya Health Sciences University Public 2018
Malatya İnönü University Public 1975
Malatya Turgut Özal University Public 2018
Manisa Manisa Celal Bayar University Public 1992
Mardin Mardin Artuklu University Public 2007
Mersin Mersin University Public 1992
Çağ University Private 1997
Tarsus University Public 2018
Toros University Private 2009
Muğla Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Public 1992
Muş Muş Alparslan University Public 2007
Nevşehir Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Public 2007
Cappadocia University Private 2017
Niğde Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Public 1992
Ordu Ordu University Public 2006
Osmaniye Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Public 2007
Rize Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Public 2006
Sakarya Sakarya University Public 1992
Sakarya University of Applied Sciences Public 2018
Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University Public 1975
Samsun University Public 2018
Siirt Siirt University Public 2007
Sinop Sinop University Public 2007
Sivas Sivas Cumhuriyet University Public 1974
Sivas University of Science and Technology Public 2018
Şanlıurfa Harran University Public 1992
Şırnak Şırnak University Public 2008
Tekirdağ Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Public 2006
Tokat Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Public 1992
Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University Public 1955
Trabzon University Public 2018
Avrasya University Private 2010
Tunceli Munzur University Public 2008
Uşak Uşak University Public 2006
Van Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Public 1982
Yalova Yalova University Public 2008
Yozgat Yozgat Bozok University Public 2006
Zonguldak Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Public 1992

International rankings

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According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings:

University 2025[4] 2024[5] 2023[6] 2022[7] 2021[8] 2020[9] 2019[10]
Ankara University 1501+ 1501+ 1201-1500 1201+ 1001+ 1001+ 1001+
Bilkent University 601-800 601-800 801-1000 601-800 601-800 501-600 501-600
Boğaziçi University 601-800 601-800 801-1000 801-1000 601-800 601-800 501-600
Gazi University 1201-1500 1201-1500 1201-1500 1201+ 1001+ 1001+ 1001+
Hacettepe University 801-1000 601-800 601-800 601-800 501-600 501-600 501-600
Istanbul Technical University 501-600 501-600 601-800 601-800 801-1000 601-800 601-800
Istanbul University 1201-1500 1001-1200 1001-1200 1001-1200 801-1000 801-1000 801-1000
Koç University 351-400 351-400 401-500 501-600 401-500 501-600 401-500
Middle East Technical University 351-400 351-400 501-600 601-800 801-1000 601-800 601-800
Sabancı University 351-400 351-400 401-500 501-600 501-600 401-500 351-400

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "YÖK Universiteler". www.yok.gov.tr. Archived from the original on 2021-08-14. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  2. ^ "Türkiye'de Yükseköğretim Kurumlarındaki İngilizce Eğitimi" (PDF). British Council.
  3. ^ "Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi". Atatürk Ansiklopedisi.
  4. ^ "World University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  5. ^ "World University Rankings 2024". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  6. ^ "World University Rankings 2023". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  7. ^ "World University Rankings 2022". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  8. ^ "World University Rankings 2021". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  9. ^ "World University Rankings 2020". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  10. ^ "World University Rankings 2019". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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