23 Best universities for Astrobiology in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 69.7K citations received by 4.25K academic papers made by 23 universities in Turkey was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Astrobiology

#101 in Asia

#500 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Astrobiology

#135 in Asia

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Astrobiology

#156 in Asia

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

4. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Astrobiology

#170 in Asia

#711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Astrobiology

#191 in Asia

#757 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

6. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Astrobiology

#200 in Asia

#788 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 4,678
Founded: 1982

7. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Astrobiology

#211 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 14,928
Founded: 1956

8. Ege University

For Astrobiology

#255 in Asia

#931 in the World

Founded: 1955

9. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Astrobiology

#256 in Asia

#936 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Astrobiology

#269 in Asia

#973 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Uludag University

For Astrobiology

#283 in Asia

#1007 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

12. Gebze University of Technology

For Astrobiology

#294 in Asia

#1034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Astrobiology

#343 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

14. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Astrobiology

#375 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

15. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Astrobiology

#378 in Asia

#1223 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

16. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Astrobiology

#387 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

17. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Astrobiology

#394 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

18. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Astrobiology

#410 in Asia

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

19. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Astrobiology

#437 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,086
Founded: 1957

20. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Astrobiology

#476 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 1,153
Founded: 1975

21. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Astrobiology

#477 in Asia

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1994

22. Cukurova University

For Astrobiology

#494 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

23. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Astrobiology

#509 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Astrobiology in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Istanbul, Ankara, Eskisehir, and Izmir.