100 Best universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 1.67M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 138 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. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#60 in Asia

#379 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#65 in Asia

#402 in the World

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

3. Ege University

For Neuroscience

#122 in Asia

#607 in the World

Founded: 1955

4. Dokuz Eylul University

For Neuroscience

#130 in Asia

#622 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#139 in Asia

#639 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

6. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#145 in Asia

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

7. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#152 in Asia

#665 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Neuroscience

#209 in Asia

#834 in the World

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

9. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Neuroscience

#225 in Asia

#878 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

10. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Neuroscience

#228 in Asia

#883 in the World

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

11. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Neuroscience

#238 in Asia

#904 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

12. Cukurova University

For Neuroscience

#241 in Asia

#910 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

13. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#243 in Asia

#917 in the World

Founded: 1994

14. Uludag University

For Neuroscience

#265 in Asia

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

15. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Neuroscience

#269 in Asia

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

16. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Neuroscience

#271 in Asia

#987 in the World

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

17. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Neuroscience

#278 in Asia

#1016 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

18. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Neuroscience

#279 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

19. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#282 in Asia

#1032 in the World

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

20. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#292 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

21. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Neuroscience

#298 in Asia

#1068 in the World

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

22. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Neuroscience

#314 in Asia

#1106 in the World

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

23. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Neuroscience

#316 in Asia

#1110 in the World

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

24. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Neuroscience

#341 in Asia

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

25. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Neuroscience

#347 in Asia

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

26. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#349 in Asia

#1181 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

27. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Neuroscience

#357 in Asia

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

28. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Neuroscience

#362 in Asia

#1211 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

29. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Neuroscience

#375 in Asia

#1234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

30. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Neuroscience

#388 in Asia

#1266 in the World

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

31. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Neuroscience

#397 in Asia

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

32. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#406 in Asia

#1308 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

33. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Neuroscience

#408 in Asia

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Adnan Menderes University

For Neuroscience

#409 in Asia

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

35. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Neuroscience

#414 in Asia

#1323 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

36. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#416 in Asia

#1326 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

37. Cumhuriyet University

For Neuroscience

#421 in Asia

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

38. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#442 in Asia

#1383 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

39. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Neuroscience

#453 in Asia

#1411 in the World

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

40. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Neuroscience

#457 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

41. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Neuroscience

#462 in Asia

#1438 in the World

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

42. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Neuroscience

#469 in Asia

#1449 in the World

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

43. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#470 in Asia

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

44. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Neuroscience

#478 in Asia

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

45. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Neuroscience

#505 in Asia

#1539 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#521 in Asia

#1583 in the World

Founded: 2010

47. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Neuroscience

#523 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

48. Harran University

For Neuroscience

#551 in Asia

#1650 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Mugla University

For Neuroscience

#554 in Asia

#1664 in the World

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

50. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Neuroscience

#560 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

51. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#592 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Founded: 2011

52. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Neuroscience

#596 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

53. Duzce University

For Neuroscience

#602 in Asia

#1766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

54. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#615 in Asia

#1797 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

55. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Neuroscience

#628 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#654 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Founded: 2010

57. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#655 in Asia

#1885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

58. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Neuroscience

#668 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

59. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Neuroscience

#681 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#689 in Asia

#1975 in the World

Founded: 1997

61. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Neuroscience

#708 in Asia

#2018 in the World

Founded: 2006

62. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#737 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Founded: 1996

63. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#762 in Asia

#2149 in the World

Founded: 1997

64. Izmir University of Economics

For Neuroscience

#818 in Asia

#2258 in the World

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

65. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Neuroscience

#827 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

66. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Neuroscience

#829 in Asia

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

67. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#832 in Asia

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

68. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Neuroscience

#839 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Founded: 2006

69. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Neuroscience

#842 in Asia

#2310 in the World

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

70. Gebze University of Technology

For Neuroscience

#853 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

71. Kafkas University

For Neuroscience

#891 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Founded: 1992

72. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Neuroscience

#912 in Asia

#2472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

73. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Neuroscience

#915 in Asia

#2476 in the World

Founded: 2008

74. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Neuroscience

#920 in Asia

#2484 in the World

Founded: 2006

75. Ordu University

For Neuroscience

#922 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

76. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Neuroscience

#927 in Asia

#2500 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Usak University

For Neuroscience

#951 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Neuroscience

#954 in Asia

#2556 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Hitit University

For Neuroscience

#1004 in Asia

#2670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

80. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#1049 in Asia

#2761 in the World

Founded: 1999

81. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1066 in Asia

#2790 in the World

Founded: 2007

82. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1077 in Asia

#2811 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Neuroscience

#1083 in Asia

#2829 in the World

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

84. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Neuroscience

#1132 in Asia

#2923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

85. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#1161 in Asia

#2992 in the World

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

86. Mardin Artuklu University

Turkey | Mardin

For Neuroscience

#1167 in Asia

#3008 in the World

Founded: 2007

87. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Neuroscience

#1206 in Asia

#3083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

88. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1215 in Asia

#3103 in the World

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

89. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Neuroscience

#1235 in Asia

#3138 in the World

Founded: 2006

90. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Neuroscience

#1294 in Asia

#3284 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Neuroscience

#1301 in Asia

#3298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

92. Bursa Technical University

For Neuroscience

#1311 in Asia

#3320 in the World

Founded: 2010

93. Siirt University

For Neuroscience

#1325 in Asia

#3347 in the World

Founded: 2007

94. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1342 in Asia

#3376 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

95. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1355 in Asia

#3398 in the World

Founded: 2007

96. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Neuroscience

#1378 in Asia

#3444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

97. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Neuroscience

#1381 in Asia

#3449 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Neuroscience

#1386 in Asia

#3454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

99. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Neuroscience

#1425 in Asia

#3527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

100. Konya Gida and Tarim University

For Neuroscience

#1447 in Asia

#3580 in the World

Founded: 2013

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