List of universities in Turkey

{{Short description|None}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=YÖK Universiteler|url=https://www.yok.gov.tr/universiteler/universitelerimiz|access-date=2021-01-18|website=www.yok.gov.tr|archive-date=2021-08-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814003213/https://www.yok.gov.tr/universiteler/universitelerimiz|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Listing by location== [[File:IstanUni.jpg|thumb|Entrance Gate of Istanbul University; the university founded in 1453, it is the oldest university in Turkey.]] [[File:Bosphorus_University.jpg|thumb|right|Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Boğaziçi University, founded as Robert College in 1863, Istanbul.]][[File:MiddleEastTechnicalUniversityCampus800x470.jpg|thumb|right|Middle East Technical University in Ankara, established in 1956, is the first public university in Turkey to offer instruction in English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkiye’de Yükseköğretim Kurumlarındaki İngilizce Eğitimi |url=https://www.britishcouncil.org.tr/sites/default/files/20160211_english_he_baseline_study_final_tr.pdf |website=British Council}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi |url=https://ataturkansiklopedisi.gov.tr/bilgi/orta-dogu-teknik-universitesi-odtu/?pdf=6285 |website=Atatürk Ansiklopedisi}}</ref>]] [[File:Istanbul_asv2021-10_img10_Taşkışla.jpg|right|thumb|Istanbul Technical University, founded in 1773, Faculty of Architecture located in Taksim.]][[File:MarmaraUni.jpg|thumb|right|Marmara University, established in 1883 in Istanbul.]] [[File:Koc univ.jpg|alt=Koç University|thumb|Koç University]] [[File:SabanciUniversity DormView.jpg|alt=Sabancı University|thumb|Sabancı University]] [[File:Galatasaray University o1.jpg|alt=Galatasaray University|thumb|Galatasaray University]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Location !! University !! Type !! Founded |- |rowspan="2"| Adana | Adana Alparslan Türkeş University of Science and Technology|| Public || 2011 |- | Çukurova University || Public || 1973 |- || Adıyaman | Adıyaman University || Public || 2006 |- | rowspan="2"| 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 |- | rowspan="22" | 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 |- |{{ill|Ankara Science University|tr|Ankara Bilim Üniversitesi}} |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 |- |rowspan="5"| Antalya | Akdeniz University || Public || 1982 |- | Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University || Public || 2015 |- | Alanya University|| Private || 2011 |- | {{ill|Antalya Belek University|tr|Antalya Belek Üniversitesi}}|| 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 |- |rowspan="2"| 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 |- | rowspan="3" | 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 |- |rowspan="2"| Erzurum | Atatürk University || Public || 1957 |- | Erzurum Technical University || Public || 2010 |- |rowspan="3"| Eskişehir | Anadolu University || Public || 1958 |- | Eskişehir Osmangazi University || Public || 1993 |- | Eskişehir Technical University || Public || 2018 |-

|rowspan="4"| Gaziantep | Gaziantep University || Public || 1987 |- | Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University|| Public || 2018 |- | {{ill|Hasan Kalyoncu University|tr|Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi}}|| Private || 2008 |- | Sanko University || Private || 2013 |- || Giresun | Giresun University || Public || 2006 |- || Gümüşhane | Gümüşhane University || Public || 2008 |- || Hakkâri | Hakkari University || Public || 2008 |- |rowspan="2"| Hatay | Iskenderun Technical University || Public || 2015 |- | Hatay Mustafa Kemal University || Public || 1992 |- || Iğdır | Iğdır University || Public || 2008 |- | rowspan="2"| 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 |- | rowspan="56" |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 |- | {{ill|Biruni University|tr|Biruni Üniversitesi}}|| 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 |- | {{ill|Istanbul 29 Mayıs University|tr|İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi}}|| 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 |- | {{ill|Istanbul Esenyurt University|tr|İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi}}|| Private || 2013 |- | {{ill|Istanbul Galata University|tr|İstanbul Galata Üniversitesi}} |Private |2019 |- | {{ill|Istanbul Gedik University|tr|İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi}}|| Private || 2010 |- | Istanbul Gelişim University || Private || 2011 |- | Istanbul Health and Technology University |Private |2018 |- | {{ill|Istanbul Kent University|tr|İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi}}|| 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 |- | rowspan="9" | 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 |- | rowspan="2" |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 |- | rowspan="4" | 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 |- | rowspan="3" | Kocaeli | Gebze Technical University || Public || 2014 |- | Kocaeli University || Public || 1992 |- |Kocaeli Health and Technology University |Private |2020 |- |rowspan="5"| 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 |- |rowspan="2"| Kütahya | Kütahya Dumlupınar University || Public || 1992 |- | Kütahya Health Sciences University|| Public || 2018 |- |rowspan="2"| Malatya | İnönü University || Public || 1975 |- | Malatya Turgut Özal University || Public || 2018 |- || Manisa | Manisa Celal Bayar University || Public || 1992 |- || Mardin | Mardin Artuklu University || Public || 2007 |- | rowspan="4" | 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 |- | rowspan="2" |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 |- |rowspan="2"| Sakarya | Sakarya University || Public || 1992 |- | Sakarya University of Applied Sciences || Public || 2018 |- |rowspan="2"| Samsun | Ondokuz Mayıs University || Public || 1975 |- | Samsun University || Public || 2018 |- || Siirt | Siirt University || Public || 2007 |- || Sinop | Sinop University || Public || 2007 |- |rowspan="2"|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 |- | rowspan="3" | 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 == According to the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings'': {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#efefef;" | University |2025<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2025 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/latest/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> |2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2024 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2024/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> |2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2023 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> |2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2022 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> | 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2021 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> | 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2020 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2020/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> | 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=World University Rankings 2019 |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/world-ranking |access-date=2025-09-04 |website=Times Higher Education (THE) |language=en}}</ref> |- |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== {{portal|Schools|Turkey }} * Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Turkish Kazakh University * Kyrgyzstan-Turkey Manas University {{clear}}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.studyinturkey.gov.tr/ Study in Turkey] (Official Website) *[http://www.yok.gov.tr/en/web/cohe/homepage Council of Higher Education (YÖK)]

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