96 Best universities for Biotechnology in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 585K citations received by 25.6K academic papers made by 96 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

#66 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

#88 in Asia

#400 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#127 in Asia

#499 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#144 in Asia

#529 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

5. Ege University

For Biotechnology

#146 in Asia

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

6. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Biotechnology

#153 in Asia

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

7. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Biotechnology

#171 in Asia

#590 in the World

Founded: 1992

8. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Biotechnology

#195 in Asia

#656 in the World

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

9. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#218 in Asia

#706 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

10. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biotechnology

#259 in Asia

#785 in the World

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

11. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Biotechnology

#280 in Asia

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

12. Dokuz Eylul University

For Biotechnology

#305 in Asia

#875 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

13. Cukurova University

For Biotechnology

#318 in Asia

#909 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

14. Uludag University

For Biotechnology

#324 in Asia

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#335 in Asia

#944 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Biotechnology

#340 in Asia

#953 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

17. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Biotechnology

#347 in Asia

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

18. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Biotechnology

#373 in Asia

#1039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

19. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Biotechnology

#381 in Asia

#1061 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

20. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#385 in Asia

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

21. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#396 in Asia

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

22. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Biotechnology

#427 in Asia

#1150 in the World

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

23. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Biotechnology

#438 in Asia

#1171 in the World

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

24. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#459 in Asia

#1211 in the World

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

25. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Biotechnology

#467 in Asia

#1228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

26. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Biotechnology

#468 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

27. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Biotechnology

#477 in Asia

#1251 in the World

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

28. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Biotechnology

#499 in Asia

#1309 in the World

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

29. Harran University

For Biotechnology

#506 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Biotechnology

#518 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

31. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#532 in Asia

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Biotechnology

#534 in Asia

#1376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

33. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Biotechnology

#557 in Asia

#1416 in the World

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

34. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Biotechnology

#561 in Asia

#1423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

35. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Biotechnology

#578 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

36. Adnan Menderes University

For Biotechnology

#605 in Asia

#1504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

37. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#618 in Asia

#1530 in the World

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

38. Duzce University

For Biotechnology

#624 in Asia

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

39. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Biotechnology

#638 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Founded: 1992

40. Cumhuriyet University

For Biotechnology

#644 in Asia

#1582 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

41. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#645 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

42. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#659 in Asia

#1622 in the World

Founded: 2010

43. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#678 in Asia

#1664 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

44. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Biotechnology

#685 in Asia

#1675 in the World

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

45. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#701 in Asia

#1711 in the World

Founded: 1996

46. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#715 in Asia

#1741 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

47. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Biotechnology

#717 in Asia

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

48. Hitit University

For Biotechnology

#726 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

49. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Biotechnology

#734 in Asia

#1769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

50. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Biotechnology

#740 in Asia

#1778 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

51. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#758 in Asia

#1807 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

52. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Biotechnology

#762 in Asia

#1815 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

53. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#780 in Asia

#1841 in the World

Founded: 2010

54. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Biotechnology

#790 in Asia

#1861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

55. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Biotechnology

#810 in Asia

#1892 in the World

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

56. Sirnak University

Turkey | Sirnak

For Biotechnology

#828 in Asia

#1931 in the World

Founded: 2008

57. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Biotechnology

#837 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

58. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Biotechnology

#856 in Asia

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

59. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#868 in Asia

#2002 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

60. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#902 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Founded: 1999

61. Gebze University of Technology

For Biotechnology

#920 in Asia

#2104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

62. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Biotechnology

#948 in Asia

#2147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

63. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Biotechnology

#960 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

64. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Biotechnology

#973 in Asia

#2195 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Biotechnology

#1018 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Kafkas University

For Biotechnology

#1019 in Asia

#2271 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Biotechnology

#1028 in Asia

#2295 in the World

Founded: 2006

68. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Biotechnology

#1033 in Asia

#2309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

69. Mugla University

For Biotechnology

#1093 in Asia

#2426 in the World

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

70. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Biotechnology

#1136 in Asia

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

71. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Biotechnology

#1137 in Asia

#2511 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Biotechnology

#1142 in Asia

#2519 in the World

Founded: 2013

73. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1152 in Asia

#2534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1218 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Founded: 2006

75. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Biotechnology

#1219 in Asia

#2668 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Biotechnology

#1227 in Asia

#2685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

77. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1238 in Asia

#2715 in the World

Founded: 1997

78. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Biotechnology

#1243 in Asia

#2723 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1288 in Asia

#2811 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Biotechnology

#1360 in Asia

#2956 in the World

Founded: 2006

81. Siirt University

For Biotechnology

#1381 in Asia

#2994 in the World

Founded: 2007

82. Usak University

For Biotechnology

#1385 in Asia

#3006 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Biotechnology

#1386 in Asia

#3009 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

84. Adana Science and Technology University

For Biotechnology

#1405 in Asia

#3043 in the World

Founded: 2011

85. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Biotechnology

#1408 in Asia

#3047 in the World

Founded: 2007

86. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Biotechnology

#1422 in Asia

#3066 in the World

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

87. Ordu University

For Biotechnology

#1452 in Asia

#3126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

88. Bursa Technical University

For Biotechnology

#1459 in Asia

#3141 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Biotechnology

#1463 in Asia

#3155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

90. Igdir University

For Biotechnology

#1465 in Asia

#3158 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biotechnology

#1480 in Asia

#3183 in the World

Founded: 2010

92. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Biotechnology

#1484 in Asia

#3196 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Istanbul New Century University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1488 in Asia

#3205 in the World

Founded: 2016

94. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1506 in Asia

#3239 in the World

Founded: 2011

95. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Biotechnology

#1522 in Asia

#3267 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Biotechnology

#1546 in Asia

#3305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
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.