36 Best universities for Paleontology in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 902K citations received by 42.1K academic papers made by 36 universities in Istanbul 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

For Paleontology

#1 in Turkey

#91 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Istanbul Technical University

For Paleontology

#4 in Turkey

#106 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Marmara University

For Paleontology

#13 in Turkey

#266 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

4. Yildiz Technical University

For Paleontology

#20 in Turkey

#349 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

5. Bogazici University

For Paleontology

#21 in Turkey

#362 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Koc University

For Paleontology

#34 in Turkey

#521 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Yeditepe University

For Paleontology

#48 in Turkey

#649 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

8. Sabanci University

For Paleontology

#54 in Turkey

#839 in Asia

Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medipol University

For Paleontology

#60 in Turkey

#936 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

10. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Paleontology

#69 in Turkey

#1076 in Asia

Founded: 2010

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Paleontology

#74 in Turkey

#1157 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Istanbul Aydin University

For Paleontology

#84 in Turkey

#1366 in Asia

Founded: 2007

13. Acibadem University

For Paleontology

#91 in Turkey

#1414 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Maltepe University

For Paleontology

#92 in Turkey

#1439 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Ozyegin University

For Paleontology

#100 in Turkey

#1600 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

16. Beykent University

For Paleontology

#101 in Turkey

#1602 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

17. Nisantasi University

For Paleontology

#104 in Turkey

#1634 in Asia

Founded: 2009

18. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Paleontology

#106 in Turkey

#1666 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

19. Okan University

For Paleontology

#113 in Turkey

#1737 in Asia

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

20. Galatasaray University

For Paleontology

#114 in Turkey

#1747 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

21. Istanbul Kultur University

For Paleontology

#115 in Turkey

#1749 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Istanbul Commerce University

For Paleontology

#116 in Turkey

#1750 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,730
Founded: 2001

23. Uskudar University

For Paleontology

#117 in Turkey

#1752 in Asia

Founded: 2011

24. Altinbas University

For Paleontology

#118 in Turkey

#1756 in Asia

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

25. Kadir Has University

For Paleontology

#119 in Turkey

#1784 in Asia

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

26. Istanbul Science University

For Paleontology

#122 in Turkey

#1883 in Asia

Founded: 2006

27. Isik University

For Paleontology

#123 in Turkey

#1933 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Istanbul New Century University

For Paleontology

#125 in Turkey

#1950 in Asia

Founded: 2016

29. Dogus University

For Paleontology

#130 in Turkey

#2004 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

30. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Paleontology

#131 in Turkey

#2007 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Istanbul Arel University

For Paleontology

#132 in Turkey

#2044 in Asia

Founded: 2007

32. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Paleontology

#133 in Turkey

#2102 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

33. Halic University

For Paleontology

#134 in Turkey

#2138 in Asia

Founded: 1998

34. Istanbul Sehir University

For Paleontology

#135 in Turkey

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 2008

35. Mef University

For Paleontology

#136 in Turkey

#2293 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

36. Piri Reis University

For Paleontology

#138 in Turkey

#2345 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

Universities for Paleontology near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	53	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	25	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	17	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	63	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	24	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	51	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	38	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	23	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	26	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	57	Kutahya

Universities for Paleontology near Istanbul

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