97 Best universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 646K citations received by 27K academic papers made by 97 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. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#67 in Asia

#328 in the World

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

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#93 in Asia

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#129 in Asia

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

4. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#146 in Asia

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

5. Ege University

For Biotechnology

#147 in Asia

#533 in the World

Founded: 1955

6. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Biotechnology

#155 in Asia

#554 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

7. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Biotechnology

#168 in Asia

#580 in the World

Founded: 1992

8. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Biotechnology

#198 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 9,817
Founded: 1975

9. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#222 in Asia

#711 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biotechnology

#254 in Asia

#774 in the World

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

11. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Biotechnology

#288 in Asia

#836 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

12. Dokuz Eylul University

For Biotechnology

#308 in Asia

#880 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

13. Cukurova University

For Biotechnology

#319 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

14. Uludag University

For Biotechnology

#336 in Asia

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Biotechnology

#343 in Asia

#951 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

16. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#349 in Asia

#960 in the World

Founded: 1994

17. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Biotechnology

#354 in Asia

#972 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

18. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Biotechnology

#382 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

19. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#393 in Asia

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

20. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Biotechnology

#396 in Asia

#1080 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

21. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#404 in Asia

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

22. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Biotechnology

#426 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

23. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Biotechnology

#455 in Asia

#1193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 7,115
Founded: 1955

24. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#471 in Asia

#1223 in the World

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

25. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Biotechnology

#479 in Asia

#1238 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

26. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Biotechnology

#485 in Asia

#1263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

27. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Biotechnology

#490 in Asia

#1270 in the World

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

28. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Biotechnology

#520 in Asia

#1336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

29. Harran University

For Biotechnology

#522 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#529 in Asia

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

31. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Biotechnology

#542 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Biotechnology

#557 in Asia

#1408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

33. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Biotechnology

#577 in Asia

#1445 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Biotechnology

#578 in Asia

#1446 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

35. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Biotechnology

#579 in Asia

#1448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

36. Adnan Menderes University

For Biotechnology

#615 in Asia

#1512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

37. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#631 in Asia

#1541 in the World

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

38. Duzce University

For Biotechnology

#633 in Asia

#1546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

39. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#640 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

40. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Biotechnology

#652 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1992

41. Cumhuriyet University

For Biotechnology

#656 in Asia

#1603 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

42. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#670 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 2010

43. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#672 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

44. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Biotechnology

#682 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

45. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#719 in Asia

#1734 in the World

Founded: 1996

46. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Biotechnology

#724 in Asia

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

47. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Biotechnology

#726 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

48. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#730 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

49. Hitit University

For Biotechnology

#738 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

50. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Biotechnology

#745 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

51. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#749 in Asia

#1787 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

52. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Biotechnology

#755 in Asia

#1796 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

53. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#784 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Founded: 2010

54. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Biotechnology

#802 in Asia

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

55. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Biotechnology

#806 in Asia

#1874 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

56. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Biotechnology

#831 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

57. Sirnak University

Turkey | Sirnak

For Biotechnology

#842 in Asia

#1945 in the World

Founded: 2008

58. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Biotechnology

#855 in Asia

#1970 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

59. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#871 in Asia

#1999 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

60. Gebze University of Technology

For Biotechnology

#916 in Asia

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

61. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#927 in Asia

#2100 in the World

Founded: 1999

62. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Biotechnology

#945 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

63. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Biotechnology

#946 in Asia

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Biotechnology

#955 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Biotechnology

#1005 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Biotechnology

#1018 in Asia

#2273 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. Kafkas University

For Biotechnology

#1033 in Asia

#2297 in the World

Founded: 1992

68. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Biotechnology

#1054 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

69. Mugla University

For Biotechnology

#1096 in Asia

#2429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

70. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Biotechnology

#1158 in Asia

#2531 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Biotechnology

#1160 in Asia

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

72. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1162 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

73. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Biotechnology

#1166 in Asia

#2550 in the World

Founded: 2013

74. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Biotechnology

#1229 in Asia

#2680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

75. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Biotechnology

#1234 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1243 in Asia

#2709 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Biotechnology

#1247 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1261 in Asia

#2748 in the World

Founded: 1997

79. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1294 in Asia

#2804 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Siirt University

For Biotechnology

#1354 in Asia

#2933 in the World

Founded: 2007

81. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Biotechnology

#1367 in Asia

#2956 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Usak University

For Biotechnology

#1377 in Asia

#2978 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Biotechnology

#1397 in Asia

#3022 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

84. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Biotechnology

#1398 in Asia

#3025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

85. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Biotechnology

#1401 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Founded: 2007

86. Adana Science and Technology University

For Biotechnology

#1405 in Asia

#3035 in the World

Founded: 2011

87. Ordu University

For Biotechnology

#1436 in Asia

#3085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

88. Igdir University

For Biotechnology

#1460 in Asia

#3131 in the World

Founded: 2008

89. Bursa Technical University

For Biotechnology

#1464 in Asia

#3142 in the World

Founded: 2010

90. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Biotechnology

#1477 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

91. Istanbul New Century University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1482 in Asia

#3178 in the World

Founded: 2016

92. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biotechnology

#1497 in Asia

#3210 in the World

Founded: 2010

93. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Biotechnology

#1505 in Asia

#3225 in the World

Founded: 2007

94. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Biotechnology

#1508 in Asia

#3232 in the World

Founded: 2006

95. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1514 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Founded: 2011

96. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Biotechnology

#1559 in Asia

#3326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

97. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Biotechnology

#1575 in Asia

#3360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

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