35 Best universities for Biochemistry in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 1.5M citations received by 69.9K academic papers made by 35 universities in Istanbul 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 University

For Biochemistry

#2 in Turkey

#140 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Biochemistry

#8 in Turkey

#311 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

3. Istanbul Technical University

For Biochemistry

#9 in Turkey

#322 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Biochemistry

#26 in Turkey

#542 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Bogazici University

For Biochemistry

#29 in Turkey

#564 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Koc University

For Biochemistry

#31 in Turkey

#572 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Biochemistry

#42 in Turkey

#718 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Biochemistry

#48 in Turkey

#791 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Biochemistry

#55 in Turkey

#979 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Biochemistry

#63 in Turkey

#1125 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Biochemistry

#66 in Turkey

#1167 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Maltepe University

For Biochemistry

#69 in Turkey

#1252 in Asia

Founded: 1997

13. Acibadem University

For Biochemistry

#74 in Turkey

#1296 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Uskudar University

For Biochemistry

#88 in Turkey

#1513 in Asia

Founded: 2011

15. Istanbul Aydin University

For Biochemistry

#95 in Turkey

#1569 in Asia

Founded: 2007

16. Istanbul Science University

For Biochemistry

#97 in Turkey

#1592 in Asia

Founded: 2006

17. Istanbul Kultur University

For Biochemistry

#105 in Turkey

#1738 in Asia

Founded: 1997

18. Okan University

For Biochemistry

#107 in Turkey

#1748 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

19. Beykent University

For Biochemistry

#111 in Turkey

#1817 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Biochemistry

#112 in Turkey

#1853 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Kadir Has University

For Biochemistry

#115 in Turkey

#1874 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

22. Altinbas University

For Biochemistry

#116 in Turkey

#1878 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2008

23. Istanbul New Century University

For Biochemistry

#118 in Turkey

#1883 in Asia

Founded: 2016

24. Nisantasi University

For Biochemistry

#121 in Turkey

#1960 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Ozyegin University

For Biochemistry

#122 in Turkey

#1997 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Biochemistry

#123 in Turkey

#2011 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Dogus University

For Biochemistry

#124 in Turkey

#2074 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

28. Halic University

For Biochemistry

#126 in Turkey

#2107 in Asia

Founded: 1998

29. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Biochemistry

#127 in Turkey

#2109 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

30. Istanbul Commerce University

For Biochemistry

#128 in Turkey

#2142 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

31. Galatasaray University

For Biochemistry

#130 in Turkey

#2248 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

32. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Biochemistry

#131 in Turkey

#2302 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

33. Isik University

For Biochemistry

#132 in Turkey

#2320 in Asia

Founded: 1996

34. Piri Reis University

For Biochemistry

#134 in Turkey

#2335 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul Sehir University

For Biochemistry

#137 in Turkey

#2469 in Asia

Founded: 2008

Universities for Biochemistry near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	45	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	28	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	18	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	54	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	39	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	20	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	57	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	32	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	36	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	60	Kutahya

Universities for Biochemistry near Istanbul

Biology subfields in Istanbul