List of universities in Turkey

ITU Lake in Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Maslak Campus, Istanbul

Entrance gate of Istanbul University, it was founded at 1453 and is the oldest university in Turkey

Students of Middle East Technical University, Ankara

TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Söğütözü, Ankara

Black Sea Technical University shore part of Kanuni campus, Trabzon

A view of Çankaya University's campus at night

Sakarya University lacustrine

İzmir Institute of Technology Rectorate

Main building of Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul

Ancient bath ruin in İYTE Campus

This is a list of universities in Turkey. There are 167 universities and academies in Turkey: 123 of them are State Universities (five of which are technical universities, two of which are institutes of technology, and one of which is fine arts university), and 44 private foundation universities, four military academies and one police academy. Turkey has the largest number of total universities in any European country by ranking.

Listing by location (provinces)

A

• Adana

1. Çukurova University

• Adıyaman

1. Adıyaman University

• Afyonkarahisar

1. Afyon Kocatepe University

• Ağrı

1. Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University

• Aksaray

1. Aksaray University

• Amasya

1. Amasya University

• Ankara

State

1. Ankara University
2. Gazi University
3. Hacettepe University
4. Middle East Technical University
5. Yıldırım Beyazıt University

Private

1. Atılım University
2. Bilge University
3. Başkent University
4. Çankaya University
5. İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University
6. Koza University
7. TOBB University of Economics and Technology
8. Turgut Özal University
9. Ufuk University

Special

1. Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Military)
2. Military Academy (Military)
3. Police Academy (Police)

• Antalya

State

1. Akdeniz University

Private

1. Alanya Hamdullah Emin Pasa University
2. International Antalya University

• Ardahan

1. Ardahan University

• Artvin

1. Artvin Çoruh University

• Aydın

1. Adnan Menderes University

B

• Balıkesir

1. Balıkesir University

• Bartın

1. Bartın University

• Batman

1. Batman University

• Bayburt

1. Bayburt University

• Bilecik

1. Bilecik University

• Bingöl

1. Bingöl University

• Bitlis

1. Bitlis Eren University

• Bolu

1. Abant Izzet Baysal University

• Burdur

1. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

• Bursa

State

1. Bursa Technical University
2. Uludağ University

Private

1. Bursa Orhangazi University

Ç

• Çanakkale

1. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

• Çorum

1. Hitit University

• Çankırı

1. Çankırı Karatekin University

D

• Denizli

1. Pamukkale University

• Diyarbakır

1. Dicle University

• Düzce

1. Düzce University

E

• Edirne

1. Trakya University

• Elazığ

1. Fırat University

• Erzincan

1. Erzincan University

• Erzurum

1. Atatürk University
2. Erzurum Technical University

• Eskişehir

1. Anadolu University
2. Eskişehir Osmangazi University

G

• Gaziantep

State

1. Gaziantep University

Private

1. Gazikent University
2. Zirve University

• Giresun

1. Giresun University

• Gümüşhane

1. Gümüşhane University

H

• Hakkâri

1. Hakkari University

• Hatay

1. Mustafa Kemal University

I

• Iğdır

1. Iğdır University

• Isparta

1. Süleyman Demirel University

• İstanbul

State

1. Boğaziçi University
2. Galatasaray University
3. Istanbul Medeniyet University
4. Istanbul Technical University
5. Istanbul University
6. Marmara University
7. Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
8. Yıldız Technical University

Private

1. Acıbadem University
2. Bahçeşehir University
3. Beykent University
4. Bezm-i Alem University
5. Doğuş University
6. Fatih University
7. Fatih Sultan Mehmet University
8. Haliç University
9. Işık University
10. Istanbul 29 Mayıs University
11. Istanbul Arel University
12. Istanbul Aydın University
13. Istanbul Bilgi University
14. Istanbul Bilim University
15. Istanbul Kemerburgaz University
16. Istanbul Kültür University
17. Istanbul Medipol University
18. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University
19. Istanbul Şehir University
20. Istanbul Commerce University
21. Kadir Has University
22. Koç University
23. Maltepe University
24. Okan University
25. Özyeğin University
26. Piri Reis University
27. Sabancı University
28. Süleyman Şah University
29. Yeditepe University
30. Yeni Yüzyıl University

Special

1. Air Force Academy (Military)
2. Naval Academy (Military)

• Izmir

State

1. Dokuz Eylül University
2. Ege University
3. Izmir Institute of Technology
4. Izmir Katip Celebi University

Private

1. Gediz University
2. İzmir University
3. Izmir University of Economics
4. Sifa University
5. Yaşar University

K

• Kahramanmaraş

1. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University

• Karabük

1. Karabük University

• Karaman

1. Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

• Kars

1. Kafkas University

• Kastamonu

1. Kastamonu University

• Kayseri

State

1. Erciyes University
2. Kayseri Abdullah Gül University

Private

1. Melikşah University
2. Nuh Naci Yazgan University

• Kırıkkale

1. Kırıkkale University

• Kırklareli

1. Kırklareli University

• Kırşehir

1. Ahi Evran University

• Kilis

1. Kilis 7 Aralık University

• Kocaeli

1. Gebze Institute of Technology
2. Kocaeli University

• Konya

State

1. Konya University
2. Selçuk University

Private

1. KTO Karatay University
2. Mevlana University

• Kütahya

1. Dumlupınar University

M

• Malatya

1. İnönü University

• Manisa

1. Celal Bayar University

• Mardin

1. Mardin Artuklu University

• Mersin

State

1. Mersin University

Private

1. Çağ University
2. Toros University

• Muğla

1. Muğla University

• Muş

1. Muş Alparslan University

N

• Nevşehir

1. Nevşehir University

• Niğde

1. Niğde University

R

• Rize

1. Rize University

O

• Ordu

1. Ordu University

• Osmaniye

1. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

S

• Sakarya

1. Sakarya University

• Şanlıurfa

1. Harran University

• Samsun

State

1. Ondokuz Mayıs University

Private

1. Canik Başarı University

• Siirt

1. Siirt University

• Sinop

1. Sinop University

• Şırnak

1. Şırnak University

• Sivas

1. Cumhuriyet University

T

• Tekirdağ

1. Namık Kemal University

• Tokat

1. Gaziosmanpaşa University

• Trabzon

State

1. Karadeniz Technical University

Private

1. Avrasya University

• Tunceli

1. Tunceli University

U

• Uşak

1. Uşak University

V

• Van

1. Yüzüncü Yıl University

Y

• Yalova

1. Yalova University

• Yozgat

1. Bozok University

Z

• Zonguldak

1. Zonguldak Karaelmas University

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

University	Score	2010	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Bilkent University		112	374	401-500	-	-	-
Middle East Technical University		189	-	-	-	-	-
Istanbul Technical University		-	376	390	-	467	-
Istanbul University		-	401-500	401-500	-	329	-
Sabancı University		-	401-500	-	-	447	-