List of universities in Turkey


This is a list of universities in Turkey. There are 183 universities and academies in total: 109 state universities, 65 private foundation universities, six two-year granting institutions, one special national defense university, and one police academy.

Listing by location (provinces)

ProvinceUniversityTypeFounded
AdanaAdana Science and Technology UniversityState2011
AdanaÇukurova UniversityState1973
AdıyamanAdıyaman UniversityState2006
AfyonkarahisarAfyon Kocatepe UniversityState1992
AfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar University of Health SciencesState
AğrıAğrı İbrahim Çeçen UniversityState2007
AksarayAksaray UniversityState2006
AmasyaAmasya UniversityState2006
AnkaraAnkara UniversityState1946
AnkaraAnkara Fine Arts UniversityState2017
AnkaraAnkara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityState2018
AnkaraSocial Sciences University of AnkaraState2013
AnkaraGazi UniversityState1982
AnkaraHacettepe UniversityState1967
AnkaraMiddle East Technical UniversityState1956
AnkaraYıldırım Beyazıt UniversityState2010
AnkaraAnka Technology UniversityFoundation2013
AnkaraAnkara Medipol UniversityFoundation
AnkaraAtılım UniversityFoundation1997
AnkaraBaşkent UniversityFoundation1994
AnkaraÇankaya UniversityFoundation1997
Ankaraİhsan Doğramacı Bilkent UniversityFoundation1985
AnkaraLokman Hekim UniversityFoundation
AnkaraOstim Technical UniversityFoundation2017
AnkaraTED UniversityFoundation2009
AnkaraTOBB University of Economics and TechnologyFoundation2003
AnkaraUfuk UniversityFoundation1999
AnkaraUniversity of Turkish Aeronautical AssociationFoundation2011
AnkaraYüksek İhtisas UniversityFoundation2013
AnkaraPolice Academy Special1937
AntalyaAkdeniz UniversityState1982
AntalyaAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat UniversityState2015
AntalyaAlanya Hamdullah Emin Pasa UniversityFoundation2011
AntalyaAntalya AKEV UniversityFoundation2015
AntalyaAntalya Bilim UniversityFoundation2010
ArdahanArdahan UniversityState2008
ArtvinArtvin Çoruh UniversityState2007
AydınAydın Adnan Menderes UniversityState1992
BalıkesirBalıkesir UniversityState1992
BalıkesirBandırma Onyedi Eylül UniversityState2015
BartınBartın UniversityState2008
BatmanBatman UniversityState2007
BayburtBayburt UniversityState2008
BilecikBilecik Şeyh Edebali UniversityState2007
BingölBingöl UniversityState2007
BitlisBitlis Eren UniversityState2007
BoluBolu Abant Izzet Baysal UniversityState1992
BurdurBurdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy UniversityState2006
BursaBursa Technical UniversityState2010
BursaBursa Uludağ UniversityState1975
ÇanakkaleÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart UniversityState1992
ÇankırıÇankırı Karatekin UniversityState2007
ÇorumHitit UniversityState2006
DenizliPamukkale UniversityState1992
DiyarbakırDicle UniversityState1973
DüzceDüzce UniversityState2006
EdirneTrakya UniversityState1982
ElazığFırat UniversityState1975
ErzincanErzincan Binali Yıldırım UniversityState2006
ErzurumAtatürk UniversityState1957
ErzurumErzurum Technical UniversityState2010
EskişehirAnadolu UniversityState1973
EskişehirEskişehir Osmangazi UniversityState1993
EskişehirEskişehir Technical UniversityState2018
GaziantepGaziantep UniversityState1987
GaziantepGaziantep University of Science and TechnologyState2018
GaziantepHasan Kalyoncu UniversityFoundation2008
GaziantepSanko UniversityFoundation2013
GiresunGiresun UniversityState2006
GümüşhaneGümüşhane UniversityState2008
HakkâriHakkari UniversityState2008
HatayIskenderun Technical UniversityState2015
HatayHatay Mustafa Kemal UniversityState1992
IğdırIğdır UniversityState2008
IspartaSüleyman Demirel UniversityState1992
IspartaIsparta University of Applied SciencesState
Ankara Military AcademyMilitary1848
İstanbul Air Force AcademyMilitary1951
İstanbul Naval AcademyMilitary1773
IstanbulGalatasaray UniversityState1994
IstanbulBoğaziçi UniversityState1863
IstanbulIstanbul Medeniyet UniversityState2010
IstanbulIstanbul Technical UniversityState1773
IstanbulIstanbul UniversityState1453
IstanbulMarmara UniversityState1883
IstanbulMimar Sinan University of Fine ArtsState1982
IstanbulTurkish-German UniversityState2010
IstanbulTurkish Health Sciences UniversityState2015
IstanbulYıldız Technical UniversityState1911
IstanbulAcıbadem UniversityFoundation2007
IstanbulAyvansaray UniversityFoundation2009
IstanbulBahçeşehir UniversityFoundation1998
IstanbulBeykent UniversityFoundation1997
IstanbulBezmialem Foundation UniversityFoundation2010
IstanbulBiruni UniversityFoundation2014
IstanbulDoğuş UniversityFoundation1997
IstanbulFatih Sultan Mehmet UniversityFoundation2010
IstanbulGedik UniversityFoundation2011
IstanbulHaliç UniversityFoundation1998
IstanbulIşık UniversityFoundation1996
IstanbulIbn Haldun UniversityFoundation2015
IstanbulIstanbul 29 Mayıs UniversityFoundation2010
IstanbulIstanbul Arel UniversityFoundation2007
IstanbulIstanbul Aydın UniversityFoundation2007
IstanbulIstanbul Bilgi UniversityFoundation1996
IstanbulIstanbul Bilim UniversityFoundation2006
IstanbulIstanbul Commerce UniversityFoundation2001
IstanbulIstanbul Esenyurt UniversityFoundation2013
IstanbulIstanbul Gelişim UniversityFoundation2011
IstanbulAltinbas UniversityFoundation2008
IstanbulIstanbul Kent UniversityFoundation2016
IstanbulIstanbul Kültür UniversityFoundation1997
IstanbulIstanbul Medipol UniversityFoundation2009
IstanbulIstanbul Rumeli UniversityFoundation2015
IstanbulIstanbul Sabahattin Zaim UniversityFoundation2010
IstanbulIstanbul Şehir UniversityFoundation2008
IstanbulIstinye UniversityFoundation2015
IstanbulKadir Has UniversityFoundation1997
IstanbulKoç UniversityFoundation1992
IstanbulMaltepe UniversityFoundation1997
IstanbulMEF UniversityFoundation2012
IstanbulNişantaşı UniversityFoundation2009
IstanbulIstanbul Okan UniversityFoundation1999
IstanbulÖzyeğin UniversityFoundation2007
IstanbulPiri Reis UniversityFoundation2008
IstanbulSabancı UniversityFoundation1996
IstanbulÜsküdar UniversityFoundation2011
IstanbulYeditepe UniversityFoundation1996
IstanbulYeni Yüzyıl UniversityFoundation2009
İzmirDokuz Eylül UniversityState1982
İzmirEge UniversityState1955
İzmirİzmir Institute of TechnologyState1992
İzmirİzmir Kâtip Çelebi UniversityState2010
İzmirİzmir Bakırçay UniversityState2016
İzmirİzmir Democracy UniversityState2016
İzmirİzmir University of EconomicsFoundation2001
İzmirİzmir Tınaztepe UniversityFoundation
İzmirYaşar UniversityFoundation2001
KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş İstiklal UniversityState
KahramanmaraşKahramanmaraş Sütçüimam UniversityState1992
KarabükKarabük UniversityState2007
KaramanKaramanoğlu Mehmetbey UniversityState2007
KarsKafkas UniversityState1992
KastamonuKastamonu UniversityState2006
KayseriAbdullah Gül UniversityState2010
KayseriErciyes UniversityState1978
KayseriKayseri UniversityState
KayseriNuh Naci Yazgan UniversityFoundation2009
KırıkkaleKırıkkale UniversityState1992
KırklareliKırklareli UniversityState2007
KırşehirKırşehir Ahi Evran UniversityState2006
KilisKilis 7 Aralık UniversityState2007
KocaeliGebze Technical UniversityState2014
KocaeliKocaeli UniversityState1992
KonyaKonya Technical UniversityState2018
KonyaNecmettin Erbakan UniversityState2010
KonyaSelçuk UniversityState1975
KonyaKonya Food and Agriculture UniversityFoundation2013
KonyaKTO Karatay UniversityFoundation2009
KütahyaKütahya Dumlupınar UniversityState1992
KütahyaKütahya University of Health SciencesState2018
Malatyaİnönü UniversityState1975
MalatyaMalatya Turgut Özal UniversityState2018
ManisaManisa Celal Bayar UniversityState1992
MardinMardin Artuklu UniversityState2007
MersinMersin UniversityState1992
MersinÇağ UniversityFoundation1997
MersinTarsus UniversityState
MersinToros UniversityFoundation2009
MuğlaMuğla Sıtkı Koçman UniversityState1992
MuşMuş Alparslan UniversityState2007
NevşehirNevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli UniversityState2007
NevşehirCappadocia UniversityFoundation
NiğdeÖmer Halisdemir UniversityState1992
OrduOrdu UniversityState2006
OsmaniyeOsmaniye Korkut Ata UniversityState2007
RizeRecep Tayyip Erdoğan UniversityState2006
SakaryaSakarya UniversityState1992
SakaryaSakarya University of Applied SciencesState2018
SamsunOndokuz Mayıs UniversityState1975
SamsunSamsun UniversityState2018
SiirtSiirt UniversityState2007
SinopSinop UniversityState2007
SivasSivas Cumhuriyet UniversityState1974
SivasSivas University of Science and TechnologyState2018
ŞanlıurfaHarran UniversityState1992
ŞırnakŞırnak UniversityState2008
TekirdağTekirdağ Namık Kemal UniversityState2006
TokatTokat Gaziosmanpaşa UniversityState1992
TrabzonKaradeniz Technical UniversityState1955
TrabzonTrabzon UniversityState
TrabzonAvrasya UniversityFoundation2010
TunceliMunzur UniversityState2008
UşakUşak UniversityState2006
VanVan Yüzüncü Yıl UniversityState1982
YalovaYalova UniversityState2008
YozgatYozgat Bozok UniversityState2006
ZonguldakZonguldak Bülent Ecevit UniversityState1992

Further education

Former / Closed

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:
University20182017201620152014201320122011201020082007200620052004
Bilkent University401-500351-400411-420351-400201-225226-250226-250201-225112374401-500---
Middle East Technical University--471-480-85201-225201-225276-300183-----
Istanbul Technical University--651-700-165201-225276-300276-300-376390-467-
Istanbul University---------401-500401-500-329-
Sabancı University351-400301-350441-450351-400182----401-500--447-
Boğaziçi University--471-480401-500139199276-300301-350------
Koç University301-350251-300451-460251-300301-350276-300226-250-------
Atılım University-451-500------------