# List of universities in Turkey

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), 75 private foundation universities, four two-year granting institutions.

## Listing by location (provinces)

| Province | University | Type | Founded |
| Adana | Adana Alparslan Türkeş University of Science and Technology | Public | 2011 |
| Adana | Çukurova University | Public | 1973 |
| Adıyaman | Adıyaman University | Public | 2006 |
| Afyonkarahisar | Afyon Kocatepe University | Public | 1992 |
| Afyonkarahisar | Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University | Public | 2018 |
| Ağrı | Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University | Public | 2007 |
| Aksaray | Aksaray University | Public | 2006 |
| Amasya | Amasya University | Public | 2006 |
| Ankara | Ankara University | Public | 1946 |
| Ankara | Ankara Music and Fine Arts University | Public | 2017 |
| Ankara | Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University | Public | 2018 |
| Ankara | Social Sciences University of Ankara | Public | 2013 |
| Ankara | Gazi University | Public | 1926 |
| Ankara | Hacettepe University | Public | 1967 |
| Ankara | Middle East Technical University | Public | 1956 |
| Ankara | Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University | Public | 2010 |
| Ankara | Ankara Science University | Private | 2020 |
| Ankara | Ankara Medipol University | Private | 2018 |
| Ankara | Atılım University | Private | 1997 |
| Ankara | Başkent University | Private | 1994 |
| Ankara | Çankaya University | Private | 1997 |
| Ankara | Bilkent University | Private | 1985 |
| Ankara | Lokman Hekim University | Private | 2018 |
| Ankara | OSTIM Technical University | Private | 2017 |
| Ankara | TED University | Private | 2009 |
| Ankara | TOBB University of Economics and Technology | Private | 2003 |
| Ankara | Ufuk University | Private | 1999 |
| Ankara | University of Turkish Aeronautical Association | Private | 2011 |
| Ankara | Yüksek İhtisas University | Private | 2013 |
| Ankara | Police Academy (Police) | Special | 1937 |
| Antalya | Akdeniz University | Public | 1982 |
| Antalya | Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University | Public | 2015 |
| Antalya | Alanya University | Private | 2011 |
| Antalya | Antalya Belek University | Private | 2015 |
| Antalya | Antalya Bilim University | Private | 2010 |
| Ardahan | Ardahan University | Public | 2008 |
| Artvin | Artvin Çoruh University | Public | 2007 |
| Aydın | Aydın Adnan Menderes University | Public | 1992 |
| Balıkesir | Balıkesir University | Public | 1992 |
| Balıkesir | 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 |
| Bursa | Bursa Technical University | Public | 2010 |
| Bursa | Bursa Uludağ University | Public | 1975 |
| Bursa | 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 |
| Erzurum | Atatürk University | Public | 1957 |
| Erzurum | Erzurum Technical University | Public | 2010 |
| Eskişehir | Anadolu University | Public | 1958 |
| Eskişehir | Eskişehir Osmangazi University | Public | 1993 |
| Eskişehir | Eskişehir Technical University | Public | 2018 |
| Gaziantep | Gaziantep University | Public | 1987 |
| Gaziantep | Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University | Public | 2018 |
| Gaziantep | Hasan Kalyoncu University | Private | 2008 |
| Gaziantep | Sanko University | Private | 2013 |
| Giresun | Giresun University | Public | 2006 |
| Gümüşhane | Gümüşhane University | Public | 2008 |
| Hakkâri | Hakkari University | Public | 2008 |
| Hatay | Iskenderun Technical University | Public | 2015 |
| Hatay | Hatay Mustafa Kemal University | Public | 1992 |
| Iğdır | Iğdır University | Public | 2008 |
| Isparta | Süleyman Demirel University | Public | 1992 |
| Isparta | 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 |
| Istanbul | Boğaziçi University | Public | 1863 |
| Istanbul | Galatasaray University | Public | 1994 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Medeniyet University | Public | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Technical University | Public | 1773 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul University | Public | 1453 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa | Public | 2018 |
| Istanbul | Marmara University | Public | 1883 |
| Istanbul | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University | Public | 1882 |
| Istanbul | Turkish-German University | Public | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Turkish-Japanese Science and Technology University | Public | 2017 |
| Istanbul | University of Health Sciences | Public | 2015 |
| Istanbul | Yıldız Technical University | Public | 1911 |
| Istanbul | Acıbadem University | Private | 2007 |
| Istanbul | Altınbaş University | Private | 2008 |
| Istanbul | Bahçeşehir University | Private | 1998 |
| Istanbul | Beykoz University | Private | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Bezmialem Vakıf University | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Biruni University | Private | 2014 |
| Istanbul | Demiroğlu Bilim University | Private | 2006 |
| Istanbul | Doğuş University | Private | 1997 |
| Istanbul | Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Fenerbahçe University | Private | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Haliç University | Private | 1998 |
| Istanbul | Ibn Haldun University | Private | 2015 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul 29 Mayıs University | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Arel University | Private | 2007 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Atlas University | Private | 2018 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Aydın University | Private | 2007 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Beykent University | Private | 1997 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Bilgi University | Private | 1996 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Commerce University | Private | 2001 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Esenyurt University | Private | 2013 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Galata University | Private | 2019 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Gedik University | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Gelişim University | Private | 2011 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Health and Technology University | Private | 2018 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Kent University | Private | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Kültür University | Private | 1997 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Medipol University | Private | 2009 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Nişantaşı University | Private | 2009 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Okan University | Private | 1999 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Rumeli University | Private | 2015 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Topkapı University | Private | 2009 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University | Private | 2009 |
| Istanbul | Işık University | Private | 1996 |
| Istanbul | İstinye University | Private | 2015 |
| Istanbul | Kadir Has University | Private | 1997 |
| Istanbul | Koç University | Private | 1992 |
| Istanbul | Maltepe University | Private | 1997 |
| Istanbul | MEF University | Private | 2012 |
| Istanbul | Özyeğin University | Private | 2007 |
| Istanbul | Piri Reis University | Private | 2008 |
| Istanbul | Sabancı University | Private | 1996 |
| Istanbul | Üsküdar University | Private | 2011 |
| Istanbul | Yeditepe University | Private | 1996 |
| İzmir | Dokuz Eylül University | Public | 1982 |
| İzmir | Ege University | Public | 1955 |
| İzmir | İzmir Institute of Technology | Public | 1992 |
| İzmir | Yaşar University | Private | 2001 |
| İzmir | İzmir Kâtip Çelebi University | Public | 2010 |
| İzmir | İzmir Bakırçay University | Public | 2016 |
| İzmir | İzmir Democracy University | Public | 2016 |
| İzmir | İzmir University of Economics | Private | 2001 |
| İzmir | İzmir Tınaztepe University | Private | 2018 |
| Kahramanmaraş | Kahramanmaraş İstiklal University | Public | 2018 |
| Kahramanmaraş | 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 |
| Kayseri | Abdullah Gül University | Public | 2010 |
| Kayseri | Erciyes University | Public | 1978 |
| Kayseri | Kayseri University | Public | 2018 |
| Kayseri | 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 |
| Kocaeli | Gebze Technical University | Public | 2014 |
| Kocaeli | Kocaeli University | Public | 1992 |
| Kocaeli | Kocaeli Health and Technology University | Private | 2020 |
| Konya | Konya Technical University | Public | 2018 |
| Konya | Necmettin Erbakan University | Public | 2010 |
| Konya | Selçuk University | Public | 1975 |
| Konya | Konya Food and Agriculture University | Private | 2013 |
| Konya | KTO Karatay University | Private | 2009 |
| Kütahya | Kütahya Dumlupınar University | Public | 1992 |
| Kütahya | Kütahya Health Sciences University | Public | 2018 |
| Malatya | İnönü University | Public | 1975 |
| Malatya | Malatya Turgut Özal University | Public | 2018 |
| Manisa | Manisa Celal Bayar University | Public | 1992 |
| Mardin | Mardin Artuklu University | Public | 2007 |
| Mersin | Mersin University | Public | 1992 |
| Mersin | Çağ University | Private | 1997 |
| Mersin | Tarsus University | Public | 2018 |
| Mersin | Toros University | Private | 2009 |
| Muğla | Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University | Public | 1992 |
| Muş | Muş Alparslan University | Public | 2007 |
| Nevşehir | Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University | Public | 2007 |
| Nevşehir | 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 |
| Sakarya | Sakarya University | Public | 1992 |
| Sakarya | Sakarya University of Applied Sciences | Public | 2018 |
| Samsun | Ondokuz Mayıs University | Public | 1975 |
| Samsun | Samsun University | Public | 2018 |
| Siirt | Siirt University | Public | 2007 |
| Sinop | Sinop University | Public | 2007 |
| Sivas | Sivas Cumhuriyet University | Public | 1974 |
| Sivas | 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 |
| Trabzon | Karadeniz Technical University | Public | 1955 |
| Trabzon | Trabzon University | Public | 2018 |
| Trabzon | 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 |

### Further education

| Province | University | Type | Founded |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Health and Social Sciences Vocational School | Private | 2010 |
| Istanbul | Ataşehir Adıgüzel Vocational School | Private | 2012 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Şişli Vocational School | Private | 2012 |
| İzmir | İzmir Kavram Vocational School | Private | 2007 |

### Former / Closed

| Province | University | Type | Founded | Closed |
| Adana | Kanuni University | Private | 2013 | 2016 |
| Ankara | İpek University | Private | 2011 | 2016 |
| Ankara | Turgut Özal University | Private | 2008 | 2016 |
| Ankara | Gülhane Military Medical Academy (Military) | Special | 1898 | 2016 |
| Ankara | Anka Technology University | Private | 2013 | 2016 |
| Bursa | Bursa Orhangazi University | Private | 2011 | 2016 |
| Diyarbakır | Selahaddin Eyyubi University | Private | 2013 | 2016 |
| Gaziantep | Zirve University | Private | 2009 | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Fatih University | Private | 1996 | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Şehir University | Private | 2008 | 2020 |
| Istanbul | Murat Hudavendigar University | Private | 2012 | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Süleyman Şah University | Private | 2010 | 2016 |
| Istanbul | Turkish War Colleges (military) | Special | 1848 | 2016 |
| İzmir | Gediz University | Private | 2008 | 2016 |
| İzmir | İzmir University | Private | 2007 | 2016 |
| İzmir | Şifa University | Private | 2010 | 2016 |
| Kayseri | Melikşah University | Private | 2008 | 2016 |
| Konya | Mevlana University | Private | 2009 | 2016 |
| Samsun | Canik Başarı University | Private | 2012 | 2016 |

## International rankings

According to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings:
| University | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
| Bilkent University | 551-560 | 501-510 | 456 | 401-500 | 351-400 | 411-420 | 351-400 | 201-225 | 226-250 | 226-250 | 201-225 | 112 |
| Middle East Technical University | 601-650 | 591-600 | 551-560 | - | - | 471-480 | - | 85 | 201-225 | 201-225 | 276-300 | 183 |
| Istanbul Technical University | 751-800 | 651-700 | 651-700 | - | - | 651-700 | - | 165 | 201-225 | 276-300 | 276-300 | - |
| Istanbul University | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sabancı University | 521-530 | 521-530 | 501-510 | 351-400 | 301-350 | 441-450 | 351-400 | 182 | - | - | - | - |
| Boğaziçi University | 651-700 | 651-700 | 571-580 | - | - | 471-480 | 401-500 | 139 | 199 | 276-300 | 301-350 | - |
| Koç University | 465 | 451 | 448 | 301-350 | 251-300 | 451-460 | 251-300 | 301-350 | 276-300 | 226-250 | - | - |
| Atılım University | | | | - | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gazi University | | | 801-1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hacettepe University | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ankara University | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | 801-1000 | | | | | | | | | |