84 Best universities for Biotechnology in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 422K citations received by 21.2K academic papers made by 84 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

#76 in Asia

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#86 in Asia

#411 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#132 in Asia

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Ege University

For Biotechnology

#146 in Asia

#540 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

5. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Biotechnology

#152 in Asia

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

6. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#158 in Asia

#567 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

7. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Biotechnology

#193 in Asia

#660 in the World

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

8. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#219 in Asia

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

9. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biotechnology

#259 in Asia

#793 in the World

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

10. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Biotechnology

#276 in Asia

#829 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

11. Dokuz Eylul University

For Biotechnology

#288 in Asia

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

12. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Biotechnology

#290 in Asia

#857 in the World

Founded: 1992

13. Uludag University

For Biotechnology

#316 in Asia

#929 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

14. Cukurova University

For Biotechnology

#322 in Asia

#940 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

15. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#325 in Asia

#945 in the World

Founded: 1994

16. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Biotechnology

#330 in Asia

#959 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

17. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Biotechnology

#339 in Asia

#978 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

18. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Biotechnology

#386 in Asia

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

19. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#388 in Asia

#1086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

20. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Biotechnology

#390 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

21. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Biotechnology

#404 in Asia

#1124 in the World

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

22. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Biotechnology

#406 in Asia

#1127 in the World

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

23. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#418 in Asia

#1146 in the World

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

24. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#420 in Asia

#1150 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

25. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Biotechnology

#454 in Asia

#1235 in the World

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

26. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Biotechnology

#484 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

27. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Biotechnology

#493 in Asia

#1309 in the World

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

28. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Biotechnology

#500 in Asia

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

29. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Biotechnology

#502 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

30. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Biotechnology

#509 in Asia

#1336 in the World

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

31. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Biotechnology

#517 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

32. Harran University

For Biotechnology

#530 in Asia

#1375 in the World

Founded: 1992

33. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#543 in Asia

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

34. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Biotechnology

#560 in Asia

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

35. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Biotechnology

#564 in Asia

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

36. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biotechnology

#574 in Asia

#1456 in the World

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

37. Adnan Menderes University

For Biotechnology

#599 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

38. Cumhuriyet University

For Biotechnology

#619 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

39. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#647 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

40. Duzce University

For Biotechnology

#652 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

41. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#660 in Asia

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

42. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#664 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

43. Hitit University

For Biotechnology

#675 in Asia

#1669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

44. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Biotechnology

#677 in Asia

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

45. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Biotechnology

#690 in Asia

#1705 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#692 in Asia

#1707 in the World

Founded: 2010

47. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#693 in Asia

#1708 in the World

Founded: 1996

48. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Biotechnology

#729 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

49. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Biotechnology

#731 in Asia

#1773 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

50. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Biotechnology

#772 in Asia

#1859 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Biotechnology

#775 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

52. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Biotechnology

#783 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

53. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#800 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

54. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#821 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Founded: 2010

55. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Biotechnology

#840 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

56. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Biotechnology

#846 in Asia

#1994 in the World

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

57. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Biotechnology

#873 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

58. Gebze University of Technology

For Biotechnology

#893 in Asia

#2077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

59. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#900 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Founded: 2009

60. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biotechnology

#912 in Asia

#2120 in the World

Founded: 1999

61. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Biotechnology

#940 in Asia

#2173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

62. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Biotechnology

#967 in Asia

#2220 in the World

Founded: 2006

63. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Biotechnology

#968 in Asia

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

64. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Biotechnology

#984 in Asia

#2250 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Kafkas University

For Biotechnology

#1035 in Asia

#2349 in the World

Founded: 1992

66. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Biotechnology

#1074 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Founded: 2006

67. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Biotechnology

#1084 in Asia

#2423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

68. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1142 in Asia

#2545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

69. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1146 in Asia

#2559 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Mugla University

For Biotechnology

#1151 in Asia

#2570 in the World

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

71. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Biotechnology

#1161 in Asia

#2589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

72. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Biotechnology

#1176 in Asia

#2613 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1218 in Asia

#2686 in the World

Founded: 1997

74. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biotechnology

#1240 in Asia

#2727 in the World

Founded: 2007

75. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Biotechnology

#1242 in Asia

#2730 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Biotechnology

#1254 in Asia

#2752 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Biotechnology

#1262 in Asia

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

78. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Biotechnology

#1301 in Asia

#2841 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Usak University

For Biotechnology

#1351 in Asia

#2924 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Biotechnology

#1389 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

81. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Biotechnology

#1393 in Asia

#3001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

82. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Biotechnology

#1398 in Asia

#3012 in the World

Founded: 2007

83. Siirt University

For Biotechnology

#1407 in Asia

#3027 in the World

Founded: 2007

84. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Biotechnology

#1443 in Asia

#3099 in the World

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

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