List of universities in Turkey

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This is a list of universities in Turkey . There are 208 universities and academies in total: 129 state universities (eleven technical universities, one institutes of technology, and two fine arts university, one special national defense university, and one police academy), 75 private foundation universities, four two-year granting institutions. [1]

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Listing by location (provinces)

Entrance of Istanbul University; founded in 1453, it is the oldest university in Turkey. IstanUni.jpg
Entrance of Istanbul University; founded in 1453, it is the oldest university in Turkey.
Istanbul Technical University (1773), Architecture Faculty in Taksim Istanbul asv2021-10 img10 Taskisla.jpg
Istanbul Technical University (1773), Architecture Faculty in Taksim
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Bogazici University (1863), Istanbul Bosphorus University.jpg
Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Boğaziçi University (1863), Istanbul
Marmara University (1883) campus life in Istanbul MarmaraUni.jpg
Marmara University (1883) campus life in Istanbul
Middle East Technical University, Ankara MiddleEastTechnicalUniversityCampus800x470.jpg
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Sogutozu, Ankara TOBB University of Economics & Technology.jpg
TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Söğütözü, Ankara
ProvinceUniversityTypeFounded
Adana Adana Alparslan Türkeş University of Science and Technology Public2011
Çukurova University Public1973
Adıyaman Adıyaman University Public2006
Afyonkarahisar Afyon Kocatepe University Public1992
Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Public2018
Ağrı Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University Public2007
Aksaray Aksaray University Public2006
Amasya Amasya University Public2006
Ankara Ankara University Public1946
Ankara Music and Fine Arts University Public2017
Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University Public2018
Social Sciences University of Ankara Public2013
Gazi University Public1926
Hacettepe University Public1967
Middle East Technical University Public1956
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Public2010
Ankara Science University Private2020
Ankara Medipol University Private2018
Atılım University Private1997
Başkent University Private1994
Çankaya University Private1997
Bilkent University Private1985
Lokman Hekim University Private2018
OSTIM Technical University Private2017
TED University Private2009
TOBB University of Economics and Technology Private2003
Ufuk University Private1999
University of Turkish Aeronautical Association Private2011
Yüksek İhtisas University Private2013
Police Academy (Police)Special1937
Antalya Akdeniz University Public1982
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Public2015
Alanya University Private2011
Antalya Belek University Private2015
Antalya Bilim University Private2010
Ardahan Ardahan University Public2008
Artvin Artvin Çoruh University Public2007
Aydın Aydın Adnan Menderes University Public1992
Balıkesir Balıkesir University Public1992
Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University Public2015
Bartın Bartın University Public2008
Batman Batman University Public2007
Bayburt Bayburt University Public2008
Bilecik Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Public2007
Bingöl Bingöl University Public2007
Bitlis Bitlis Eren University Public2007
Bolu Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Public1992
Burdur Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Public2006
Bursa Bursa Technical University Public2010
Bursa Uludağ University Public1975
Mudanya University Private2022
Çanakkale Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Public1992
Çankırı Çankırı Karatekin University Public2007
Çorum Hitit University Public2006
Denizli Pamukkale University Public1992
Diyarbakır Dicle University Public1973
Düzce Düzce University Public2006
Edirne Trakya University Public1982
Elazığ Fırat University Public1975
Erzincan Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Public2006
Erzurum Atatürk University Public1957
Erzurum Technical University Public2010
Eskişehir Anadolu University Public1958
Eskişehir Osmangazi University Public1993
Eskişehir Technical University Public2018
Gaziantep Gaziantep University Public1987
Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University Public2018
Hasan Kalyoncu University Private2008
Sanko University Private2013
Giresun Giresun University Public2006
Gümüşhane Gümüşhane University Public2008
Hakkâri Hakkari University Public2008
Hatay Iskenderun Technical University Public2015
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Public1992
Iğdır Iğdır University Public2008
Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Public1992
Isparta University of Applied Sciences Public2018
Ankara (military) Military Academy Military1848
İstanbul (military) Air Force Academy Military1951
İstanbul (military) Naval Academy Military1773
Istanbul Boğaziçi University Public1863
Galatasaray University Public1994
Istanbul Medeniyet University Public2010
Istanbul Technical University Public1773
Istanbul University Public1453
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Public2018
Marmara University Public1883
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Public1882
Turkish-German University Public2010
Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University Public2017
University of Health Sciences Public2015
Yıldız Technical University Public1911
Acıbadem University Private2007
Altınbaş University Private2008
Bahçeşehir University Private1998
Beykoz University Private2016
Bezmialem Vakıf University Private2010
Biruni University Private2014
Demiroğlu Bilim University Private2006
Doğuş University Private1997
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University Private2010
Fenerbahçe University Private2016
Haliç University Private1998
Ibn Haldun University Private2015
Istanbul 29 Mayıs University Private2010
Istanbul Arel University Private2007
Istanbul Atlas University Private2018
Istanbul Aydın University Private2007
Istanbul Beykent University Private1997
Istanbul Bilgi University Private1996
Istanbul Commerce University Private2001
Istanbul Esenyurt University Private2013
Istanbul Galata University Private2019
Istanbul Gedik University Private2010
Istanbul Gelişim University Private2011
Istanbul Health and Technology University Private2018
Istanbul Kent University Private2016
Istanbul Kültür University Private1997
Istanbul Medipol University Private2009
Istanbul Nişantaşı University Private2009
Istanbul Okan University Private1999
Istanbul Rumeli University Private2015
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Private2010
Istanbul Topkapı University Private2009
Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University Private2009
Işık University Private1996
İstinye University Private2015
Kadir Has University Private1997
Koç University Private1992
Maltepe University Private1997
MEF University Private2012
Özyeğin University Private2007
Piri Reis University Private2008
Sabancı University Private1996
Üsküdar University Private2011
Yeditepe University Private1996
İzmir Dokuz Eylül University Public1982
Ege University Public1955
İzmir Institute of Technology Public1992
Yaşar University Private2001
İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University Public2010
İzmir Bakırçay University Public2016
İzmir Democracy University Public2016
İzmir University of Economics Private2001
İzmir Tınaztepe University Private2018
Kahramanmaraş Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University Public2018
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Public1992
Karabük Karabük University Public2007
Karaman Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Public2007
Kars Kafkas University Public1992
Kastamonu Kastamonu University Public2006
Kayseri Abdullah Gül University Public2010
Erciyes University Public1978
Kayseri University Public2018
Nuh Naci Yazgan University Private2009
Kırıkkale Kırıkkale University Public1992
Kırklareli Kırklareli University Public2007
Kırşehir Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Public2006
Kilis Kilis 7 Aralık University Public2007
Kocaeli Gebze Technical University Public2014
Kocaeli University Public1992
Kocaeli Health and Technology University Private2020
Konya Konya Technical University Public2018
Necmettin Erbakan University Public2010
Selçuk University Public1975
Konya Food and Agriculture University Private2013
KTO Karatay University Private2009
Kütahya Kütahya Dumlupınar University Public1992
Kütahya Health Sciences University Public2018
Malatya İnönü University Public1975
Malatya Turgut Özal University Public2018
Manisa Manisa Celal Bayar University Public1992
Mardin Mardin Artuklu University Public2007
Mersin Mersin University Public1992
Çağ University Private1997
Tarsus University Public2018
Toros University Private2009
Muğla Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Public1992
Muş Muş Alparslan University Public2007
Nevşehir Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Public2007
Cappadocia University Private2017
Niğde Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Public1992
Ordu Ordu University Public2006
Osmaniye Osmaniye Korkut Ata University Public2007
Rize Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Public2006
Sakarya Sakarya University Public1992
Sakarya University of Applied Sciences Public2018
Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University Public1975
Samsun University Public2018
Siirt Siirt University Public2007
Sinop Sinop University Public2007
Sivas Sivas Cumhuriyet University Public1974
Sivas University of Science and Technology Public2018
Şanlıurfa Harran University Public1992
Şırnak Şırnak University Public2008
Tekirdağ Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Public2006
Tokat Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University Public1992
Trabzon Karadeniz Technical University Public1955
Trabzon University Public2018
Avrasya University Private2010
Tunceli Munzur University Public2008
Uşak Uşak University Public2006
Van Van Yüzüncü Yıl University Public1982
Yalova Yalova University Public2008
Yozgat Yozgat Bozok University Public2006
Zonguldak Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Public1992

Further education

ProvinceUniversityTypeFounded
İstanbulIstanbul Health and Social Sciences Vocational SchoolPrivate2010
Ataşehir Adıgüzel Vocational SchoolPrivate2012
Istanbul Şişli Vocational SchoolPrivate2012
İzmirİzmir Kavram Vocational SchoolPrivate2007

Former / Closed

ProvinceUniversityTypeFoundedClosed
Adana Kanuni University Private20132016
Ankara İpek University Private20112016
Turgut Özal University Private20082016
Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Military)Special18982016
Anka Technology University Private20132016
Bursa Bursa Orhangazi University Private20112016
Diyarbakır Selahaddin Eyyubi University Private20132016
Gaziantep Zirve University Private20092016
İstanbul Fatih University Private19962016
Istanbul Şehir University Private20082020
Murat Hudavendigar University Private20122016
Süleyman Şah University Private20102016
Turkish War Colleges (military)Special18482016
İzmir Gediz University Private20082016
İzmir University Private20072016
Şifa University Private20102016
Kayseri Melikşah University Private20082016
Konya Mevlana University Private20092016
Samsun Canik Başarı University Private20122016

International rankings

According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:

University2021 [2] 2020 [3] 2019 [4] 2018 [5] 2017 [6] 2016 [7] 2015 [8] 2014201320122011201020082007200620052004
Bilkent University 551-560501-510456401-500351-400411-420351-400201-225226-250226-250201-225112374401-500---
Middle East Technical University 601-650591-600551-560--471-480-85201-225201-225276-300183-----
Istanbul Technical University 751-800651-700651-700--651-700-165201-225276-300276-300-376390-467-
Istanbul University 801-1000801-1000801-1000---------401-500401-500-329-
Sabancı University 521-530521-530501-510351-400301-350441-450351-400182----401-500--447-
Boğaziçi University 651-700651-700571-580--471-480401-500139199276-300301-350------
Koç University 465451448301-350251-300451-460251-300301-350276-300226-250-------
Atılım University -451-500------------
Gazi University 801-1000
Hacettepe University 801-1000801-1000801-1000
Ankara University 801-1000801-1000801-1000

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