100 Best universities for Genetics 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 Genetics. A graph of 4.15M citations received by 290K academic papers made by 137 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 Genetics

#103 in Asia

#443 in the World

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

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#108 in Asia

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#155 in Asia

#572 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

4. Ege University

For Genetics

#188 in Asia

#645 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#217 in Asia

#724 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

6. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#246 in Asia

#795 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

7. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Genetics

#279 in Asia

#877 in the World

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

8. Dokuz Eylul University

For Genetics

#283 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

9. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Genetics

#304 in Asia

#943 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

10. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Genetics

#310 in Asia

#952 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

11. Cukurova University

For Genetics

#313 in Asia

#955 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

12. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#329 in Asia

#979 in the World

Founded: 1994

13. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#336 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

14. Uludag University

For Genetics

#339 in Asia

#1002 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Genetics

#345 in Asia

#1013 in the World

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

16. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Genetics

#353 in Asia

#1029 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

17. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#363 in Asia

#1062 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

18. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Genetics

#384 in Asia

#1100 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

19. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Genetics

#401 in Asia

#1157 in the World

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

20. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#432 in Asia

#1224 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

21. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Genetics

#436 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

22. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Genetics

#443 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

23. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Genetics

#445 in Asia

#1246 in the World

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

24. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Genetics

#448 in Asia

#1252 in the World

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

25. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Genetics

#458 in Asia

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

26. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#480 in Asia

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

27. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Genetics

#490 in Asia

#1321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

28. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Genetics

#508 in Asia

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

29. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Genetics

#511 in Asia

#1364 in the World

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

30. Cumhuriyet University

For Genetics

#523 in Asia

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

31. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#537 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

32. Adnan Menderes University

For Genetics

#539 in Asia

#1433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Genetics

#541 in Asia

#1439 in the World

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

34. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#547 in Asia

#1457 in the World

Founded: 1996

35. Harran University

For Genetics

#557 in Asia

#1483 in the World

Founded: 1992

36. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Genetics

#569 in Asia

#1501 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

37. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Genetics

#584 in Asia

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

38. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Genetics

#627 in Asia

#1612 in the World

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

39. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#643 in Asia

#1641 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

40. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Genetics

#652 in Asia

#1657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

41. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Genetics

#669 in Asia

#1687 in the World

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

42. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Genetics

#673 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

43. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#676 in Asia

#1704 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

44. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Genetics

#686 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Genetics

#695 in Asia

#1742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

46. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Genetics

#720 in Asia

#1782 in the World

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

47. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Genetics

#722 in Asia

#1788 in the World

Founded: 1992

48. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Genetics

#728 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

49. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Genetics

#744 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

50. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#767 in Asia

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

51. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#806 in Asia

#1959 in the World

Founded: 2010

52. Mugla University

For Genetics

#833 in Asia

#2010 in the World

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

53. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#844 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

54. Gebze University of Technology

For Genetics

#849 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

55. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Genetics

#863 in Asia

#2073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

56. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#872 in Asia

#2097 in the World

Founded: 2010

57. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#896 in Asia

#2142 in the World

Founded: 2009

58. Duzce University

For Genetics

#897 in Asia

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

59. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Genetics

#954 in Asia

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

60. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Genetics

#958 in Asia

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Kafkas University

For Genetics

#961 in Asia

#2290 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Genetics

#962 in Asia

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

63. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Genetics

#1005 in Asia

#2374 in the World

Founded: 2006

64. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Genetics

#1075 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Founded: 2006

65. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Genetics

#1109 in Asia

#2597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

66. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Genetics

#1112 in Asia

#2601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

67. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1131 in Asia

#2645 in the World

Founded: 1997

68. Ordu University

For Genetics

#1201 in Asia

#2785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

69. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#1206 in Asia

#2800 in the World

Founded: 1997

70. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#1230 in Asia

#2847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1997

71. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1232 in Asia

#2853 in the World

Founded: 2006

72. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Genetics

#1234 in Asia

#2859 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Genetics

#1245 in Asia

#2874 in the World

Founded: 2006

74. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Genetics

#1250 in Asia

#2884 in the World

Founded: 2006

75. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#1299 in Asia

#2988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

76. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Genetics

#1303 in Asia

#3009 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Hitit University

For Genetics

#1310 in Asia

#3028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

78. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Genetics

#1341 in Asia

#3094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

79. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Genetics

#1403 in Asia

#3222 in the World

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

80. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1412 in Asia

#3241 in the World

Founded: 2011

81. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Genetics

#1414 in Asia

#3243 in the World

Founded: 1999

82. Izmir University of Economics

For Genetics

#1445 in Asia

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

83. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Genetics

#1452 in Asia

#3314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

84. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Genetics

#1453 in Asia

#3315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

85. Usak University

For Genetics

#1484 in Asia

#3375 in the World

Founded: 2006

86. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Genetics

#1509 in Asia

#3432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

87. Siirt University

For Genetics

#1525 in Asia

#3474 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Bursa Technical University

For Genetics

#1547 in Asia

#3520 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1555 in Asia

#3536 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Genetics

#1588 in Asia

#3614 in the World

Founded: 2010

91. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Genetics

#1592 in Asia

#3619 in the World

Founded: 2013

92. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Genetics

#1598 in Asia

#3628 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1627 in Asia

#3695 in the World

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

94. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Genetics

#1628 in Asia

#3697 in the World

Founded: 2016

95. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Genetics

#1629 in Asia

#3699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

96. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1642 in Asia

#3728 in the World

Founded: 1997

97. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1644 in Asia

#3730 in the World

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

98. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Genetics

#1652 in Asia

#3756 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Istanbul New Century University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Genetics

#1657 in Asia

#3765 in the World

Founded: 2016

100. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Genetics

#1659 in Asia

#3771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

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