Top universities in Turkey 2027

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Top universities in Turkey 2027

Turkey Rank 2027	World University Rank 2027	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
=1	326–350	Koç University	52.3–53.3	36.3	43.3	71.6	91	59.1
=1	326–350	Middle East Technical University	52.3–53.3	47.8	47.4	55.4	89.8	58.8
3	376–400	Sabancı University	50.5–51.5	35.1	40.8	68.3	98.1	64.4
4	401–450	Boğaziçi University	48.9–50.4	36.6	40.6	60.7	94.1	64.9
=5	651–700	Bilkent University	42.4–43.3	27.9	38.3	50.6	99.2	64.1
=5	651–700	Istanbul Technical University	42.4–43.3	40.1	32.3	51.3	80.5	43.1
=7	801–1000	Abdullah Gül University	36.4–40.1	25.8	29.4	56	57.5	49.2
=7	801–1000	Atatürk University	36.4–40.1	30.2	31.9	54.8	41.8	39.7
=7	801–1000	Hacettepe University	36.4–40.1	36.3	29.6	48.1	57.2	26.9
=7	801–1000	İstanbul Nişantaşi University	36.4–40.1	15.4	16.9	76.9	21.1	72.2
=7	801–1000	İstinye University	36.4–40.1	14.4	31.1	62.8	20.7	73.7
=7	801–1000	Ozyegin University	36.4–40.1	19.5	31.6	53.8	77.8	66.9
=7	801–1000	Yildiz Technical University	36.4–40.1	31.1	28.6	52	67.2	39.7
=14	1001–1200	Anadolu University	33.3–36.3	24.7	13.3	61.6	22.5	36.7
=14	1001–1200	Bahçeşehir University	33.3–36.3	20.2	24.1	50.9	34.4	60
=14	1001–1200	Biruni University	33.3–36.3	19.4	19.5	58	18.9	65
=14	1001–1200	Cankaya University	33.3–36.3	15.2	15.4	67.6	21.5	47.3
=14	1001–1200	Erciyes University	33.3–36.3	30.8	23.1	47	58.4	34.6
=14	1001–1200	Gebze Technical University	33.3–36.3	26.3	31	42.2	71.4	43.6
=14	1001–1200	Istanbul Medipol University	33.3–36.3	21.2	31.9	43.1	47.4	54.6
=14	1001–1200	Istanbul University	33.3–36.3	33.3	27.3	36.6	55.6	39
=14	1001–1200	Süleyman Demirel University	33.3–36.3	28.7	16.3	54.6	38.3	29
=23	1201–1400	Akdeniz University	30.5–33.2	27.1	21.8	40	63	25.6
=23	1201–1400	Ankara University	30.5–33.2	31.5	18.8	44.4	35.2	30.9
=23	1201–1400	Bartin University	30.5–33.2	13	17.6	63.2	20.3	48.6
=23	1201–1400	Bingöl University	30.5–33.2	22.5	11	64.6	17.5	33.1
=23	1201–1400	Firat University	30.5–33.2	25.3	16.7	50	41.8	40.9
=23	1201–1400	Gazi University	30.5–33.2	29.1	22.2	41.8	71.8	25.1
=23	1201–1400	Hasan Kalyoncu University	30.5–33.2	20.2	15.3	56.3	21.1	37.3
=23	1201–1400	Inönü University	30.5–33.2	24.9	19.3	51.9	28.4	23
=23	1201–1400	Istanbul Gelisim University	30.5–33.2	13.2	11.3	61.8	16.2	62.3
=23	1201–1400	Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa	30.5–33.2	32.7	17	42.3	35.4	27.8
=23	1201–1400	Izmir Institute of Technology	30.5–33.2	25.6	32.1	34.7	67.4	38
=23	1201–1400	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University	30.5–33.2	21.3	17.9	57.2	42	27
=23	1201–1400	Sakarya University	30.5–33.2	21.3	16.6	52.8	27.8	37
=23	1201–1400	Selçuk University	30.5–33.2	31	24	37.5	66.2	32.7
=37	1401–1600	Bezmiâlem Vakif University	27.3–30.4	34.8	13.7	34.1	23.5	28.4
=37	1401–1600	Dokuz Eylül University	27.3–30.4	32.1	16.7	32.8	40.2	32.5
=37	1401–1600	Duzce University	27.3–30.4	19.1	21.3	46.1	58.5	28.7
=37	1401–1600	Ege University	27.3–30.4	31.6	15.2	37.5	29.6	28.2
=37	1401–1600	Karadeniz Technical University	27.3–30.4	35.1	12.4	37.9	28.3	35.4
=37	1401–1600	TOBB University of Economics and Technology	27.3–30.4	18.9	16.5	47.3	57.9	43.3
=37	1401–1600	University of Health Sciences, Turkey	27.3–30.4	41.5	12.2	30.1	17.7	30.3
=37	1401–1600	Yaşar University	27.3–30.4	18.3	13	52.8	26.3	42.2
=37	1401–1600	Yeditepe University	27.3–30.4	25	15.7	35.8	55.8	39.4
=46	1601–1800	Acıbadem University	24.2–27.1	27.1	14.4	34.4	20.7	40
=46	1601–1800	Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University	24.2–27.1	11.9	12.2	52.8	16.9	26.2
=46	1601–1800	Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University	24.2–27.1	12.9	14	49.1	16.3	37
=46	1601–1800	Cukurova University	24.2–27.1	25.7	15.9	37.1	33.7	30.2
=46	1601–1800	Erzurum Technical University	24.2–27.1	16.5	15.9	49.2	25.6	23.7
=46	1601–1800	Eskişehir Osmangazi University	24.2–27.1	23.1	24.3	28.2	27.3	27
=46	1601–1800	Gaziantep University	24.2–27.1	20.6	13.9	36	23.5	43
=46	1601–1800	Istanbul Aydın University	24.2–27.1	22.6	13	30.7	27.5	60.2
=46	1601–1800	Istanbul Medeniyet University	24.2–27.1	22.3	12.3	46.3	23.2	26.5
=46	1601–1800	Izmir University of Economics	24.2–27.1	16.9	18.1	36.4	31.6	31.7
=46	1601–1800	Karabük University	24.2–27.1	16.7	10.6	45	18.5	52.8
=46	1601–1800	Karamanoğlu Mehmet Bey University	24.2–27.1	15.3	12.6	49.1	17.5	28.3
=46	1601–1800	Kastamonu University	24.2–27.1	13.3	15	47.5	17.1	33.9
=46	1601–1800	Mardin Artuklu University	24.2–27.1	12.6	11.5	47	15.9	36.4
=46	1601–1800	Marmara University	24.2–27.1	24.7	17	37.4	30.7	30.5
=46	1601–1800	Ondokuz Mayis University	24.2–27.1	24.1	16.8	35.2	36.7	33.1
=46	1601–1800	Sakarya University of Applied Sciences	24.2–27.1	16.2	16.8	39.6	17.4	43.6
=46	1601–1800	Tarsus University	24.2–27.1	18.9	12.9	49.1	16.3	31.8
=46	1601–1800	Van Yüzüncü Yil University	24.2–27.1	25.9	20.9	26	27.4	23.2
=65	1801–2000	Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University	20.4–24.1	16	13.4	37.5	17.4	24.4
=65	1801–2000	Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University	20.4–24.1	22.5	14.2	22.8	20.9	27.2
=65	1801–2000	Altınbaş University	20.4–24.1	20.4	13.8	29.6	23.9	54.2
=65	1801–2000	Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University	20.4–24.1	19.6	15.2	29.2	22	30.9
=65	1801–2000	Artvin Çoruh University	20.4–24.1	13.5	13.9	38.7	16.8	23.2
=65	1801–2000	Atılım University	20.4–24.1	17.7	13.8	33.3	26.9	51.7
=65	1801–2000	Aydın Adnan Menderes University	20.4–24.1	26.3	22.6	24.1	19.7	23.6
=65	1801–2000	Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University	20.4–24.1	15.9	12.2	33.8	20.8	37.9
=65	1801–2000	Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University	20.4–24.1	17	11.4	29.2	19.2	39.4
=65	1801–2000	Bursa Uludağ University	20.4–24.1	20.3	12.3	29.9	26.6	29.8
=65	1801–2000	Gümüşhane University	20.4–24.1	13	19.5	28.5	21.7	32.9
=65	1801–2000	Harran University	20.4–24.1	15	12.6	42.2	19.3	25.1
=65	1801–2000	Istanbul Bilgi University	20.4–24.1	16.4	13.1	36.2	17.1	42.5
=65	1801–2000	Istanbul Okan University	20.4–24.1	18.6	10.6	32.1	17.8	58.9
=65	1801–2000	Kocaeli University	20.4–24.1	16.2	14.1	34.3	30.7	28.9
=65	1801–2000	Konya Technical University	20.4–24.1	19.6	11.7	36.8	17.7	26.2
=65	1801–2000	Kırşehir Ahi Evran University	20.4–24.1	14	12.9	30.9	20.7	36
=65	1801–2000	Malatya Turgut Ozal University	20.4–24.1	21	14.3	28.5	16.6	21.5
=65	1801–2000	Mersin University	20.4–24.1	20.5	11.8	32	21.8	29.5
=65	1801–2000	Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University	20.4–24.1	13.4	12	41.2	17.1	23.5
=65	1801–2000	Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University	20.4–24.1	17.4	11.7	32.1	20.9	30.4
=65	1801–2000	Sinop University	20.4–24.1	11.1	14.9	37.3	17.9	30.3
=65	1801–2000	Sivas Cumhuriyet University	20.4–24.1	15.7	11.5	35.1	19	35.7
=65	1801–2000	Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University	20.4–24.1	19.4	11.2	37.5	24.6	34.7
=65	1801–2000	Yozgat Bozok University	20.4–24.1	16.6	12.2	30.7	21	31.8
=65	1801–2000	Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University	20.4–24.1	15.5	14.1	35.4	21.1	28.5
=91	2001+	Adıyaman University	12.2–20.3	14.4	12.5	32.1	16.9	25.2
=91	2001+	Afyon Kocatepe University	12.2–20.3	14.2	12.1	29	23.5	28.7
=91	2001+	Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University	12.2–20.3	32.3	10.8	14.8	20.6	20.4
=91	2001+	Aksaray University	12.2–20.3	13.1	11.3	31.2	19.1	23.7
=91	2001+	Amasya University	12.2–20.3	15.9	12.9	22.4	22.9	19.9
=91	2001+	Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University	12.2–20.3	31.3	11	13.6	15.9	22.6
=91	2001+	Bakırçay University	12.2–20.3	14.4	13.4	30.5	16.2	24.8
=91	2001+	Balıkesir University	12.2–20.3	14.6	11.8	21.4	22.7	24.7
=91	2001+	Başkent University	12.2–20.3	20.7	14.2	23.3	27.2	22.5
=91	2001+	Bayburt University	12.2–20.3	10.5	11.2	27.6	16.6	23.4
=91	2001+	Beykent University	12.2–20.3	14.2	9.5	23.8	17.7	26.3
=91	2001+	Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University	12.2–20.3	14.5	12.1	32.3	19.7	23.2
=91	2001+	Bursa Technical University	12.2–20.3	15.3	10.5	24.4	24.3	33.9
=91	2001+	Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University	12.2–20.3	14.3	11.8	24.2	21	24.6
=91	2001+	Çankırı Karatekin University	12.2–20.3	14.4	12.6	28.8	17	29.5
=91	2001+	Dicle University	12.2–20.3	18.9	10.5	24.1	19.9	21.9
=91	2001+	Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University	12.2–20.3	13.4	10.6	34.9	18.9	26.1
=91	2001+	Eskişehir Technical University	12.2–20.3	20.9	12	25.9	22.9	24.2
=91	2001+	Giresun University	12.2–20.3	13.3	10.9	32	16.5	23.5
=91	2001+	Hatay Mustafa Kemal University	12.2–20.3	13.5	11	26.2	17.9	22.4
=91	2001+	Hitit University	12.2–20.3	21.8	13.4	20.6	18.1	28.9
=91	2001+	Isparta University of Applied Sciences	12.2–20.3	21.1	10.8	22.3	16.1	27.8
=91	2001+	İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University	12.2–20.3	15.8	12.1	26.3	19.7	30.5
=91	2001+	Kirikkale University	12.2–20.3	14.9	21.4	21.7	24.9	19.7
=91	2001+	Kütahya Dumlupınar University	12.2–20.3	9.8	12.5	23.5	20.6	36.2
=91	2001+	Kütahya Health Sciences University	12.2–20.3	19.1	10.6	15.8	16	17.8
=91	2001+	Manisa Celal Bayar University	12.2–20.3	15.5	11.6	27	23.1	23.3
=91	2001+	Mugla Sitki Kocman University	12.2–20.3	15	14	27.2	22	26.7
=91	2001+	Ordu University	12.2–20.3	15	12.5	29.2	16.9	19.7
=91	2001+	Pamukkale University	12.2–20.3	14.1	12.5	21.2	26	21.5
=91	2001+	Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University	12.2–20.3	14.1	11	20.4	18.9	24.5
=91	2001+	Uşak University	12.2–20.3	13.5	12.9	29.3	16.7	29.9
=91	2001+	Üsküdar University	12.2–20.3	15.3	10.2	21	18.5	44.3
=91	2001+	Yalova University	12.2–20.3	13.1	10.4	32.7	18.3	26

Key insights into the Turkey University Ranking 2027

There are 124 universities from Turkey ranked in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027.
Koç University is the top university in Turkey. It is located in the city of Istanbul.
While the majority of the top 10 is located in either Istanbul or Ankara, universities further down the table or located across the country including in areas such as Antalya, Izmir and Konya.

How to choose a university in Turkey

Turkey welcomes more than 250,000 international students each year to its 124 universities. In fact, Turkey is in the top 10 in the world in terms of international student numbers, through both the Erasmus+ scheme and international partnerships with universities.

Many universities teach the majority of their courses in English, but students have the opportunity to learn Turkish too, which is among the most widely spoken languages in the world.

There are a wide-range of institutions in the country, including large research-intensive institutions and smaller specialist universities.

As well as having a range of high-quality universities, Turkey is a great country for students to choose because of its proximity to many other countries in Europe and the Middle East.

The table for the best universities in Turkey was derived from data collected for the THE World University Rankings. The results are calculated using 17 performance indicators underlying five metrics: research environment, teaching (the learning environment), research quality, industry, and international outlook. For more insight and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page. Use the Turkey university ranking table above to explore the right institution for you.

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Discover the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 and explore which universities in Turkey rank the highest.

This list reveals the best universities and colleges in Turkey, according to the trusted THE World University Rankings 2027.

Universities across Turkey are scored in areas such as teaching, research and international outlook.

It uses a robust methodology, created by the in-house data team, that is relied upon by students, academics, policymakers and industry leaders worldwide.

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Best universities in Turkey 2027