100 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 9.59M citations received by 675K academic papers made by 140 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 Biology

#87 in Asia

#418 in the World

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

2. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#93 in Asia

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

3. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#142 in Asia

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

4. Ege University

For Biology

#155 in Asia

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

5. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#190 in Asia

#684 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

6. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Biology

#192 in Asia

#687 in the World

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

7. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#229 in Asia

#787 in the World

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

8. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#240 in Asia

#809 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

9. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#272 in Asia

#865 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

10. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Biology

#274 in Asia

#868 in the World

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

11. Dokuz Eylul University

For Biology

#275 in Asia

#870 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

12. Cukurova University

For Biology

#283 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

13. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Biology

#284 in Asia

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

14. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Biology

#326 in Asia

#983 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

15. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Biology

#337 in Asia

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

16. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Biology

#342 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

17. Uludag University

For Biology

#347 in Asia

#1053 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

18. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Biology

#352 in Asia

#1063 in the World

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

19. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#394 in Asia

#1139 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

20. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#395 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1994

21. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Biology

#412 in Asia

#1181 in the World

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

22. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Biology

#425 in Asia

#1224 in the World

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

23. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Biology

#442 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

24. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Biology

#454 in Asia

#1279 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

25. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Biology

#461 in Asia

#1289 in the World

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

26. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biology

#485 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

27. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Biology

#487 in Asia

#1335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

28. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Biology

#489 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

29. Cumhuriyet University

For Biology

#490 in Asia

#1340 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

30. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Biology

#497 in Asia

#1354 in the World

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

31. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#502 in Asia

#1362 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

32. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#505 in Asia

#1368 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

33. Harran University

For Biology

#523 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#534 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

35. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Biology

#539 in Asia

#1452 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

36. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Biology

#544 in Asia

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Adnan Menderes University

For Biology

#563 in Asia

#1500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

38. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Biology

#574 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

39. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Biology

#575 in Asia

#1519 in the World

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

40. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Biology

#576 in Asia

#1520 in the World

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

41. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Biology

#586 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

42. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Biology

#609 in Asia

#1597 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Biology

#616 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Biology

#622 in Asia

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

45. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Biology

#645 in Asia

#1674 in the World

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

46. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#646 in Asia

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1996

47. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Biology

#674 in Asia

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

48. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Biology

#688 in Asia

#1762 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Biology

#699 in Asia

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

50. Gebze University of Technology

For Biology

#728 in Asia

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

51. Mugla University

For Biology

#734 in Asia

#1851 in the World

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

52. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#750 in Asia

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

53. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Biology

#760 in Asia

#1909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

54. Duzce University

For Biology

#791 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

55. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Biology

#890 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

56. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Biology

#912 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

57. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#921 in Asia

#2217 in the World

Founded: 2010

58. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Biology

#929 in Asia

#2231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

59. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Biology

#960 in Asia

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

60. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Biology

#1028 in Asia

#2431 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1032 in Asia

#2435 in the World

Founded: 2010

62. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1055 in Asia

#2480 in the World

Founded: 2009

63. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Biology

#1093 in Asia

#2557 in the World

Founded: 2006

64. Kafkas University

For Biology

#1112 in Asia

#2590 in the World

Founded: 1992

65. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Biology

#1139 in Asia

#2644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

66. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Biology

#1144 in Asia

#2650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

67. Ordu University

For Biology

#1145 in Asia

#2652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

68. Acibadem University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1160 in Asia

#2683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

69. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Biology

#1174 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Founded: 2006

70. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Biology

#1176 in Asia

#2722 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Biology

#1230 in Asia

#2842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

72. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Biology

#1231 in Asia

#2843 in the World

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

73. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Biology

#1235 in Asia

#2851 in the World

Founded: 2006

74. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1261 in Asia

#2926 in the World

Founded: 1997

75. Siirt University

For Biology

#1269 in Asia

#2939 in the World

Founded: 2007

76. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Biology

#1275 in Asia

#2951 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Usak University

For Biology

#1310 in Asia

#3022 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Biology

#1319 in Asia

#3045 in the World

Founded: 2008

79. Hitit University

For Biology

#1325 in Asia

#3057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

80. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1328 in Asia

#3063 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

81. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1346 in Asia

#3095 in the World

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

82. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Biology

#1367 in Asia

#3141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

83. Sinop University

For Biology

#1376 in Asia

#3166 in the World

Founded: 2007

84. Bursa Technical University

For Biology

#1414 in Asia

#3245 in the World

Founded: 2010

85. Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

For Biology

#1428 in Asia

#3289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 2007

86. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Biology

#1434 in Asia

#3297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

87. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Biology

#1461 in Asia

#3359 in the World

Founded: 2008

88. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1470 in Asia

#3371 in the World

Founded: 1997

89. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Biology

#1479 in Asia

#3391 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Biology

#1499 in Asia

#3440 in the World

Founded: 2007

91. Igdir University

For Biology

#1522 in Asia

#3520 in the World

Founded: 2008

92. Istanbul Science University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1552 in Asia

#3585 in the World

Founded: 2006

93. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Biology

#1558 in Asia

#3609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

94. Izmir University of Economics

For Biology

#1579 in Asia

#3654 in the World

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

95. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Biology

#1583 in Asia

#3660 in the World

Founded: 2016

96. Ufuk University

Turkey | Ankara

For Biology

#1612 in Asia

#3726 in the World

Founded: 1999

97. Mus Alparslan University

For Biology

#1616 in Asia

#3732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

98. Uskudar University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1617 in Asia

#3733 in the World

Founded: 2011

99. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Biology

#1636 in Asia

#3766 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Biology

#1638 in Asia

#3770 in the World

Founded: 2008

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