100 Best universities for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 2.22M citations received by 133K academic papers made by 134 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. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Botany

#80 in Asia

#394 in the World

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

2. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#82 in Asia

#396 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

3. Ege University

For Botany

#87 in Asia

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#95 in Asia

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#107 in Asia

#467 in the World

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

6. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Botany

#137 in Asia

#569 in the World

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

7. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#144 in Asia

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

8. Cukurova University

For Botany

#162 in Asia

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

9. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Botany

#170 in Asia

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

10. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Botany

#215 in Asia

#756 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

11. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Botany

#222 in Asia

#772 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

12. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Botany

#223 in Asia

#774 in the World

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

13. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Botany

#226 in Asia

#781 in the World

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

14. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Botany

#249 in Asia

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

15. Uludag University

For Botany

#255 in Asia

#851 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

16. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#262 in Asia

#864 in the World

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

17. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#308 in Asia

#954 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

18. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Botany

#315 in Asia

#969 in the World

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

19. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Botany

#329 in Asia

#996 in the World

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

20. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Botany

#349 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

21. Dokuz Eylul University

For Botany

#354 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

22. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#355 in Asia

#1054 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

23. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Botany

#362 in Asia

#1084 in the World

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

24. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Botany

#389 in Asia

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

25. Cumhuriyet University

For Botany

#420 in Asia

#1216 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

26. Mugla University

For Botany

#429 in Asia

#1235 in the World

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

27. Harran University

For Botany

#431 in Asia

#1239 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Botany

#436 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

29. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Botany

#441 in Asia

#1259 in the World

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

30. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Botany

#456 in Asia

#1287 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

31. Adnan Menderes University

For Botany

#458 in Asia

#1291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

32. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Botany

#465 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

33. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#490 in Asia

#1358 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

34. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Botany

#499 in Asia

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

35. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Botany

#502 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

36. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Botany

#510 in Asia

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

37. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Botany

#530 in Asia

#1441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

38. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Botany

#541 in Asia

#1464 in the World

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

39. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Botany

#558 in Asia

#1490 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

40. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Botany

#562 in Asia

#1496 in the World

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

41. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Botany

#580 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

42. Duzce University

For Botany

#584 in Asia

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

43. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Botany

#591 in Asia

#1549 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

44. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#621 in Asia

#1609 in the World

Founded: 1996

45. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Botany

#623 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Botany

#637 in Asia

#1646 in the World

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

47. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#654 in Asia

#1687 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

48. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Botany

#680 in Asia

#1744 in the World

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

49. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#712 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Founded: 1994

50. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Botany

#735 in Asia

#1875 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

51. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Botany

#754 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

52. Ordu University

For Botany

#793 in Asia

#1982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

53. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#802 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

54. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Botany

#809 in Asia

#2013 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

55. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Botany

#811 in Asia

#2015 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Botany

#812 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

57. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Botany

#837 in Asia

#2068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

58. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Botany

#849 in Asia

#2099 in the World

Founded: 2006

59. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Botany

#856 in Asia

#2108 in the World

Founded: 2008

60. Gebze University of Technology

For Botany

#880 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

61. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Botany

#904 in Asia

#2197 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

62. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Botany

#913 in Asia

#2209 in the World

Founded: 2006

63. Igdir University

For Botany

#926 in Asia

#2230 in the World

Founded: 2008

64. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#941 in Asia

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

65. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Botany

#955 in Asia

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

66. Siirt University

For Botany

#961 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Founded: 2007

67. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Botany

#969 in Asia

#2310 in the World

Founded: 2006

68. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Botany

#993 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Founded: 2006

69. Usak University

For Botany

#1057 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Kafkas University

For Botany

#1058 in Asia

#2486 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Botany

#1112 in Asia

#2593 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Botany

#1125 in Asia

#2628 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Botany

#1140 in Asia

#2665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Botany

#1154 in Asia

#2699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

75. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#1155 in Asia

#2700 in the World

Founded: 2010

76. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Botany

#1156 in Asia

#2701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

77. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Botany

#1186 in Asia

#2774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

78. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Botany

#1195 in Asia

#2791 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Botany

#1205 in Asia

#2809 in the World

Founded: 2007

80. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#1263 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

81. Hitit University

For Botany

#1273 in Asia

#2959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

82. Bursa Technical University

For Botany

#1275 in Asia

#2963 in the World

Founded: 2010

83. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Botany

#1285 in Asia

#2983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

84. Sinop University

For Botany

#1304 in Asia

#3010 in the World

Founded: 2007

85. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Botany

#1307 in Asia

#3014 in the World

Founded: 2016

86. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Botany

#1322 in Asia

#3045 in the World

Founded: 2008

87. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Botany

#1365 in Asia

#3136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

88. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Botany

#1368 in Asia

#3141 in the World

Founded: 2007

89. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Botany

#1399 in Asia

#3211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

90. Sirnak University

Turkey | Sirnak

For Botany

#1421 in Asia

#3265 in the World

Founded: 2008

91. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Botany

#1476 in Asia

#3382 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Mus Alparslan University

For Botany

#1483 in Asia

#3393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

93. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Botany

#1484 in Asia

#3394 in the World

Founded: 2010

94. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Botany

#1503 in Asia

#3444 in the World

Founded: 2007

95. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Botany

#1515 in Asia

#3463 in the World

Founded: 2007

96. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Botany

#1522 in Asia

#3476 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

97. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Botany

#1540 in Asia

#3510 in the World

Founded: 2013

98. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Botany

#1601 in Asia

#3633 in the World

Founded: 2008

99. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Botany

#1604 in Asia

#3640 in the World

Founded: 2010

100. Adana Science and Technology University

For Botany

#1609 in Asia

#3657 in the World

Founded: 2011

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