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TURKISH UNIVERSITY RANKINGS WORLD WIDE 2025 Turkish University Rankings 2025 highlight the top universities in Turkey [https://itqaneducation.com/en/blogs/best-universities-in-turkey] based on academic reputation, research performance, and international recognition. In 2025, several Turkish universities stand out for their academic excellence, research output, and growing global reputation. From public institutions like Hacettepe and Istanbul Technical University to leading private universities like Koç and Sabancı, Turkey offers a strong and diverse academic environment that attracts students from around the world. Here are the latest global rankings of Turkish universities: University Name City World Rank (2025) Type Hacettepe University (Hacettepe Üniversitesi) Ankara 554 Public Istanbul Technical University (İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi) Istanbul 783 Public Istanbul University (İstanbul Üniversitesi) Istanbul 799 Public Ankara University (Ankara Üniversitesi) Ankara 801 Public Middle East Technical University (Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi) Ankara 868 Public Koç University (Koç Üniversitesi) Istanbul 920 Private Istanbul University – Cerrahpasa (İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa) Istanbul 990 Public Gazi University (Gazi Üniversitesi) Ankara 995 Public Ege University (Ege Üniversitesi) Izmir 998 Public Firat University (Fırat Üniversitesi) Elazig 1038 Public Yildiz Technical University (Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi) Istanbul 1084 Public Ataturk University (Atatürk Üniversitesi) Erzurum 1109 Public Erciyes University (Erciyes Üniversitesi) Kayseri 1119 Public Marmara University (Marmara Üniversitesi) Istanbul 1138 Public Dokuz Eylul University (Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi) Izmir 1193 Public Bilkent University (İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi) Ankara 1205 Private Cukurova University (Çukurova Üniversitesi) Adana 1314 Public Bogazici University (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi) Istanbul 1395 Public Sabanci University (Sabancı Üniversitesi) Istanbul 1500 Private Gebze Technical University (Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi) Kocaeli 1583 Public PRIVATE UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN TURKEY 2025 Private universities in Turkey have become a popular choice for students seeking high-quality education in a modern, international environment. Many of these universities offer degrees in English, making them especially appealing to international students from around the world. Below is a table showing the ranking of private universities in Turkey, both nationally and internationally: University Name National Rank (Turkey) World Rank (2025) Koç University (Koç Üniversitesi) 6 838 Bilkent University (Bilkent Üniversitesi) 7 884 Sabancı University (Sabancı Üniversitesi) 13 1125 Istanbul Bilgi University (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi) 18 1354 Bahçeşehir University (BAU) (Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi) 26 1573 Özyeğin University (Özyeğin Üniversitesi) 32 1741 Istanbul Aydın University (İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi) 36 1801 Başkent University (Başkent Üniversitesi) 46 2049 Istanbul Medipol University (İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi) 51 2178 Yeditepe University (Yeditepe Üniversitesi) 52 2202 Atilim University (Atılım Üniversitesi) 57 2312 Yaşar University (Yaşar Üniversitesi) 65 2521 Istanbul Gelişim University (İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi) 68 2558 Izmir University of Economics (İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi) 73 2594 Kadir Has University (Kadir Has Üniversitesi) 74 2611 Beykent University (Beykent Üniversitesi) 77 2720 Üsküdar University (Üsküdar Üniversitesi) 84 2815 Acıbadem University (Acıbadem Üniversitesi) 87 2827 Hasan Kalyoncu University (Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi) 90 2856 Biruni University (Biruni Üniversitesi) 98 3169 Galatasaray University (Galatasaray Üniversitesi) 100 3187 Bezmialem Vakıf University (Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi) 101 3196 Piri Reis University (Piri Reis Üniversitesi) 104 3341 Istanbul Kültür University (İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi) 105 3387 Istanbul Commerce University (İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi) 108 3454 Istanbul Okan University (İstanbul Okan Üniversitesi) 109 3478 Doğuş University (Doğuş Üniversitesi) 110 3487 Maltepe University (Maltepe Üniversitesi) 111 3530 Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University (İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi) 112 3590 TED University (TED Üniversitesi) 120 3684 Işık University (Işık Üniversitesi) 121 3689 KTO Karatay University (KTO Karatay Üniversitesi) 122 3743 MEF University (İstanbul MEF Üniversitesi) 133 4736 Ufuk University (Ufuk Üniversitesi) 134 4918 Demiroğlu Bilim University (Demiroğlu Bilim Üniversitesi) 135 6205 Istanbul Atlas University (İstanbul Atlas Üniversitesi) 136 6302 Haliç University (Haliç Üniversitesi) 137 6522 Istanbul Gedik University (İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi) 138 6620 Altınbaş University (Altınbaş Üniversitesi) 139 6684 Istinye University (İstinye Üniversitesi) 141 6787 Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University (Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf Üniversitesi) 144 6977 Ibn Haldun University (İbn Haldun Üniversitesi) 145 7115 Nişantaşı University (Nişantaşı Üniversitesi) 148 7392 Ankara Social Sciences University (Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi) 149 7415 Antalya Bilim University (Antalya Bilim Üniversitesi) 152 7536 Yeni Yüzyıl University (İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi) 157 8262 Cappadocia University (Kapadokya Üniversitesi) 159 8394 Beykoz University (Beykoz Üniversitesi) 160 9030 Toros University (Toros Üniversitesi) 164 9282 Istanbul Esenyurt University (İstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi) 166 9618 Lokman Hekim University (Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi) 169 9943 Tarsus University (Tarsus Üniversitesi) 170 10008 Ostim Technical University (Ostim Teknik Üniversitesi) 171 10217 Ankara Medipol University (Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi) 172 10217 Istanbul 29 Mayıs University (İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi) 173 10349 Fenerbahçe University (Fenerbahçe Üniversitesi) 177 10699 Istanbul Kent University (İstanbul Kent Üniversitesi) 178 10755 Istanbul Rumeli University (İstanbul Rumeli Üniversitesi) 180 11265 Sanko University (Sanko Üniversitesi) 181 11751 Avrasya University (Avrasya Üniversitesi) 182 12306 Istanbul Topkapı University (İstanbul Topkapı Üniversitesi) 183 12422 University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi) 185 13061 Istanbul Arel University (İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi) 191 14893 Izmir Tinaztepe University (İzmir Tinaztepe Üniversitesi) 194 15528 Yüksek İhtisas University (Yüksek İhtisas Üniversitesi) 199 17156 Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) (Arkın Yaratıcı Sanatlar ve Tasarım Üniversitesi) 201 17837 Rauf Denktas University (Rauf Denktaş Üniversitesi) 202 18158 Read more about: Top Universities in Istanbul [https://itqaneducation.com/en/blogs/top-universities-in-istanbul] for 2025 – Updated Guide RANKING OF TURKISH PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES Turkey’s public universities are globally recognized for their academic excellence, affordability, and cultural diversity. Below is a comprehensive list of the best public universities in Turkey, featuring their English and Turkish names, local and global rankings, and locations. University Local Rank Global Rank City Middle East Technical University 1 531 Ankara Istanbul Technical University 2 593 Istanbul Hacettepe University 3 651 Ankara Boğaziçi University 4 715 Istanbul Ankara University 5 746 Ankara Istanbul University 8 905 Istanbul Atatürk University 9 1013 Erzurum Gazi University 10 1061 Ankara Ege University 11 1062 Izmir Dokuz Eylül University 12 1098 Izmir Yıldız Technical University 14 1190 Istanbul Anadolu University 15 1255 Eskişehir Marmara University 16 1277 Istanbul Fırat University 17 1351 Elazığ Erciyes University 19 1382 Kayseri Sakarya University 20 1404 Sakarya Akdeniz University 21 1451 Antalya Ondokuz Mayıs University 22 1476 Samsun Uludağ University 23 1481 Bursa Karabük University 24 1555 Karabük Karadeniz Technical University 25 1561 Trabzon Çankaya University 27 1589 Ankara Gaziantep University 28 1619 Gaziantep Izmir Institute of Technology 29 1646 Izmir Kırıkkale University 30 1707 Kırıkkale Eskişehir Osmangazi University 31 1723 Eskişehir Cumhuriyet University 33 1758 Sivas Gebze Technical University 34 1770 Gebze Süleyman Demirel University 35 1781 Isparta Mersin University 38 1812 Mersin Pamukkale University 39 1848 Denizli Kocaeli University 40 1885 Kocaeli Harran University 41 1919 Şanlıurfa Yüzüncü Yıl University 42 1968 Van Trakya University 43 2034 Edirne Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University 44 2039 Çanakkale İnönü University 45 2045 Malatya Düzce University 47 2093 Düzce Abant Izzet Baysal University 48 2132 Bolu Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University 49 2164 Muğla Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University 50 2173 Tokat Necmettin Erbakan University 53 2213 Konya Çukurova University 54 2245 Adana Kafkas University 55 2294 Kars Adnan Menderes University 56 2308 Aydın Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa 58 2351 Istanbul Istanbul Medeniyet University 59 2357 Istanbul Afyon Kocatepe University 60 2422 Afyonkarahisar Balıkesir University 61 2436 Balıkesir Giresun University 62 2476 Giresun Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University 63 2484 Zonguldak Selçuk University 64 2506 Konya Bingöl University 66 2522 Bingöl Bozok University 67 2545 Yozgat Adıyaman University 69 2573 Adıyaman Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University 70 2583 Karaman Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University 71 2587 Kahramanmaraş Bartın University 72 2591 Bartın Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University 75 2647 Rize Aksaray University 76 2702 Aksaray Namık Kemal University 78 2745 Tekirdağ Dumlupınar University 79 2749 Kütahya Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University 80 2749 Istanbul Mustafa Kemal University 81 2758 Hatay Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 82 2771 Burdur Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University 83 2791 Niğde Sinop University 85 2823 Sinop Kastamonu University 86 2827 Kastamonu Izmir Katip Çelebi University 88 2832 Izmir Hitit University 89 2849 Çorum Bursa Technical University 91 2922 Bursa Siirt University 92 2982 Siirt Ahi Evran University 93 2995 Kırşehir Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University 94 3079 Ankara Uşak University 95 3080 Uşak Ordu University 96 3119 Ordu Çankırı Karatekin University 97 3151 Çankırı Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University 99 3186 Nevşehir Abdullah Gül University 102 3201 Kayseri Iğdır University 103 3315 Iğdır Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University 106 3446 Erzincan Gümüşhane University 107 3454 Gümüşhane Batman University 113 3591 Batman Manisa Celal Bayar University 114 3591 Manisa Muş Alparslan University 115 3598 Muş Çağ University 116 3613 Mersin Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University 117 3630 Ağrı Erzurum Technical University 118 3672 Erzurum Kırklareli University 119 3676 Kırklareli Artvin Çoruh University 123 3772 Artvin Yalova University 124 3775 Yalova Bayburt University 125 3785 Bayburt Dicle University 126 3906 Diyarbakır Şırnak University 127 3914 Şırnak Osmaniye Korkut Ata University 128 3982 Osmaniye Adana Alparslan Türkeş University of Science and Technology 129 4115 Adana Bitlis Eren University 130 4295 Bitlis Iskenderun Technical University 131 4374 Hatay Amasya University 132 4636 Amasya Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa 140 6719 Istanbul Eskişehir Technical University 142 6847 Eskişehir Mardin Artuklu University 143 6906 Mardin Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University 146 7198 Balıkesir Turkish-German University 147 7247 Istanbul Sakarya University of Applied Sciences 150 7470 Sakarya Kilis 7 Aralık University 151 7490 Kilis National Defense University 153 7574 Istanbul Konya Technical University 154 7888 Konya Izmir University of Democracy 155 8070 Izmir Turkish National Police Academy 156 8230 Ankara Ardahan University 158 8324 Ardahan Samsun University 161 9123 Samsun Trabzon University 162 9222 Trabzon Malatya Turgut Özal University 163 9253 Malatya Hakkari University 165 9459 Hakkari Kütahya University of Health Sciences 167 9817 Kütahya Afyonkarahisar University of Health Sciences 168 9926 Afyonkarahisar Nuh Naci Yazgan University 174 10363 Kayseri Kayseri University 175 10403 Kayseri Konya Food and Agriculture University 176 10403 Konya Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University 179 10947 Bilecik Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University 184 12867 Ankara Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University 186 13213 Antalya Ataşehir Adıgüzel Vocational School 187 13319 Istanbul Isparta University of Applied Sciences 188 14042 Isparta Sivas University of Science and Technology 189 14350 Sivas Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy 190 14677 Ankara Munzur University 192 15094 Tunceli Kahramanmaraş Istiklal University 193 15202 Kahramanmaraş Gaziantep Islamic University of Science and Technology 195 15546 Gaziantep Istanbul Şişli Vocational School 196 16065 Istanbul Bakırçay University 197 16325 Manisa Ankara University of Fine Arts 198 17137 Ankara Alanya Hamdullah Emin Paşa University 203 18491 Antalya Istanbul University of Health and Social Sciences 205 20790 Istanbul Kocaeli University of Health and Technology 206 20853 Kocaeli Atatürk Teacher Training Academy 207 22460 Ankara Turkish-Japanese University of Science and Technology 208 28475 Istanbul Turkish Aeronautical Technical University 209 31024 Istanbul Discover: Turkish Universities Teaching in English [https://itqaneducation.com/en/blogs/turkish-universities-teaching-in-english] in 2025 STUDY AT TOP UNIVERSITIES IN TURKEY WITH ITQAN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANCY Are you planning to study in Turkey? 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Can international students study in Turkey in English? Yes, many Turkish universities offer bachelor's and master's programs in English, especially in major cities like Istanbul and Ankara. Is studying in Turkey affordable for foreigners? Yes, tuition fees and living costs in Turkey are much lower than in the US or Europe, making it a popular study destination. What are the top public universities in Turkey? Top public universities include METU, Istanbul Technical University, Hacettepe University, and Boğaziçi University. What is the ranking of QS 2025 METU? In the QS World University Rankings 2025, Middle East Technical University (METU) is ranked 285th globally and 1st in Turkey.
