100 Best universities for Horticulture 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 Horticulture. A graph of 895K citations received by 52.8K academic papers made by 107 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 Horticulture

#42 in Asia

#163 in the World

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

2. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#46 in Asia

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

3. Ege University

For Horticulture

#49 in Asia

#178 in the World

Founded: 1955

4. Cukurova University

For Horticulture

#50 in Asia

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

5. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Horticulture

#84 in Asia

#294 in the World

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

6. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Horticulture

#95 in Asia

#326 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

7. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Horticulture

#104 in Asia

#347 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

8. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Horticulture

#126 in Asia

#406 in the World

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

9. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#130 in Asia

#412 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

10. Uludag University

For Horticulture

#138 in Asia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

11. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Horticulture

#152 in Asia

#474 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

12. Harran University

For Horticulture

#154 in Asia

#477 in the World

Founded: 1992

13. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Horticulture

#172 in Asia

#526 in the World

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

14. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Horticulture

#174 in Asia

#533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

15. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Horticulture

#178 in Asia

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

16. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#185 in Asia

#569 in the World

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

17. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Horticulture

#220 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

18. Adnan Menderes University

For Horticulture

#224 in Asia

#659 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

19. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Horticulture

#230 in Asia

#680 in the World

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

20. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Horticulture

#233 in Asia

#686 in the World

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

21. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Horticulture

#253 in Asia

#726 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

22. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Horticulture

#276 in Asia

#787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

23. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Horticulture

#280 in Asia

#798 in the World

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

24. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#283 in Asia

#806 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

25. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Horticulture

#321 in Asia

#886 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

26. Ordu University

For Horticulture

#329 in Asia

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

27. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#335 in Asia

#925 in the World

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

28. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Horticulture

#341 in Asia

#941 in the World

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

29. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#344 in Asia

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

30. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Horticulture

#350 in Asia

#959 in the World

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

31. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Horticulture

#355 in Asia

#968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

32. Igdir University

For Horticulture

#366 in Asia

#991 in the World

Founded: 2008

33. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#369 in Asia

#999 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

34. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Horticulture

#378 in Asia

#1018 in the World

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

35. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Horticulture

#393 in Asia

#1043 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

36. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Horticulture

#409 in Asia

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

37. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Horticulture

#417 in Asia

#1097 in the World

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

38. Siirt University

For Horticulture

#424 in Asia

#1107 in the World

Founded: 2007

39. Duzce University

For Horticulture

#429 in Asia

#1117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

40. Mugla University

For Horticulture

#434 in Asia

#1125 in the World

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

41. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Horticulture

#440 in Asia

#1136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

42. Cumhuriyet University

For Horticulture

#444 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

43. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Horticulture

#450 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Founded: 2006

44. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Horticulture

#468 in Asia

#1184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

45. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Horticulture

#473 in Asia

#1193 in the World

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

46. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Horticulture

#483 in Asia

#1213 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#490 in Asia

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

48. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Horticulture

#518 in Asia

#1293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

49. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#519 in Asia

#1295 in the World

Founded: 1996

50. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Horticulture

#529 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

51. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Horticulture

#574 in Asia

#1415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

52. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Horticulture

#588 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

53. Dokuz Eylul University

For Horticulture

#598 in Asia

#1471 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

54. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Horticulture

#601 in Asia

#1477 in the World

Founded: 2006

55. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Horticulture

#621 in Asia

#1521 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Usak University

For Horticulture

#646 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Founded: 2006

57. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Horticulture

#652 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

58. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Horticulture

#664 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

59. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Horticulture

#668 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

60. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Horticulture

#748 in Asia

#1775 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Horticulture

#759 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

62. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Horticulture

#779 in Asia

#1835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

63. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#786 in Asia

#1849 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

64. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Horticulture

#792 in Asia

#1856 in the World

Founded: 2008

65. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Horticulture

#811 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Horticulture

#829 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Founded: 2007

67. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Horticulture

#831 in Asia

#1927 in the World

Founded: 2006

68. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Horticulture

#838 in Asia

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

69. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Horticulture

#864 in Asia

#1997 in the World

Founded: 2007

70. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Horticulture

#865 in Asia

#2004 in the World

Founded: 1992

71. Gebze University of Technology

For Horticulture

#868 in Asia

#2008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

72. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Horticulture

#869 in Asia

#2009 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Mus Alparslan University

For Horticulture

#874 in Asia

#2016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

74. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Horticulture

#877 in Asia

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

75. Bursa Technical University

For Horticulture

#920 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Founded: 2010

76. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Horticulture

#972 in Asia

#2219 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

77. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Horticulture

#1018 in Asia

#2311 in the World

Founded: 2008

78. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Horticulture

#1032 in Asia

#2331 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Sirnak University

Turkey | Sirnak

For Horticulture

#1049 in Asia

#2358 in the World

Founded: 2008

80. Bayburt University

Turkey | Bayburt

For Horticulture

#1062 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2008

81. Adana Science and Technology University

For Horticulture

#1071 in Asia

#2392 in the World

Founded: 2011

82. Sinop University

For Horticulture

#1075 in Asia

#2397 in the World

Founded: 2007

83. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Horticulture

#1090 in Asia

#2422 in the World

Founded: 2008

84. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Horticulture

#1109 in Asia

#2460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

85. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Horticulture

#1116 in Asia

#2480 in the World

Founded: 2016

86. Kafkas University

For Horticulture

#1118 in Asia

#2485 in the World

Founded: 1992

87. Hitit University

For Horticulture

#1182 in Asia

#2612 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

88. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#1186 in Asia

#2619 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

89. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Horticulture

#1196 in Asia

#2639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

90. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#1197 in Asia

#2640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

91. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Horticulture

#1207 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

92. Erzurum Technical University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Horticulture

#1230 in Asia

#2711 in the World

Founded: 2010

93. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#1271 in Asia

#2801 in the World

Founded: 1994

94. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Horticulture

#1277 in Asia

#2807 in the World

Founded: 2013

95. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#1302 in Asia

#2851 in the World

Founded: 2007

96. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Horticulture

#1348 in Asia

#2946 in the World

Founded: 2007

97. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Horticulture

#1370 in Asia

#2981 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Horticulture

#1393 in Asia

#3029 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

99. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Horticulture

#1425 in Asia

#3092 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Horticulture

#1467 in Asia

#3171 in the World

Founded: 2010

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