83 Best universities for Zoology 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 Zoology. A graph of 233K citations received by 23K academic papers made by 83 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 Zoology

#67 in Asia

#458 in the World

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

2. Ege University

For Zoology

#77 in Asia

#501 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

3. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#83 in Asia

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#85 in Asia

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

5. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Zoology

#100 in Asia

#567 in the World

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

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#136 in Asia

#725 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Cukurova University

For Zoology

#142 in Asia

#742 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

8. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Zoology

#159 in Asia

#792 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

9. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Zoology

#164 in Asia

#807 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

10. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Zoology

#174 in Asia

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

11. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Zoology

#188 in Asia

#854 in the World

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

12. Uludag University

For Zoology

#209 in Asia

#916 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

13. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#218 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

14. Adnan Menderes University

For Zoology

#236 in Asia

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

15. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Zoology

#242 in Asia

#996 in the World

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

16. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Zoology

#243 in Asia

#997 in the World

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

17. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Zoology

#245 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

18. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Zoology

#247 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

19. Dokuz Eylul University

For Zoology

#256 in Asia

#1028 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

20. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Zoology

#266 in Asia

#1052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

21. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Zoology

#293 in Asia

#1125 in the World

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

22. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Zoology

#308 in Asia

#1166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

23. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Zoology

#357 in Asia

#1265 in the World

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

24. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Zoology

#365 in Asia

#1290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

25. Cumhuriyet University

For Zoology

#382 in Asia

#1341 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

26. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#383 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Zoology

#390 in Asia

#1358 in the World

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

28. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Zoology

#393 in Asia

#1367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

29. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#395 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

30. Harran University

For Zoology

#420 in Asia

#1430 in the World

Founded: 1992

31. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Zoology

#427 in Asia

#1445 in the World

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

32. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Zoology

#434 in Asia

#1467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

33. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Zoology

#442 in Asia

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Zoology

#455 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#486 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

36. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#512 in Asia

#1645 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

37. Mugla University

For Zoology

#513 in Asia

#1648 in the World

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

38. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Zoology

#516 in Asia

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

39. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Zoology

#517 in Asia

#1654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

40. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Zoology

#537 in Asia

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

41. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Zoology

#538 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

42. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Zoology

#548 in Asia

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

43. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Zoology

#550 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Zoology

#559 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

45. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Zoology

#564 in Asia

#1784 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

46. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Zoology

#583 in Asia

#1823 in the World

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

47. Ordu University

For Zoology

#602 in Asia

#1876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

48. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#627 in Asia

#1930 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

49. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Zoology

#637 in Asia

#1954 in the World

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

50. Kafkas University

For Zoology

#650 in Asia

#1972 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Zoology

#658 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

52. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Zoology

#701 in Asia

#2095 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Zoology

#703 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Founded: 2006

54. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#708 in Asia

#2112 in the World

Founded: 1996

55. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Zoology

#725 in Asia

#2146 in the World

Founded: 2006

56. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#727 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

57. Duzce University

For Zoology

#742 in Asia

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

58. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Zoology

#744 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

59. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Zoology

#746 in Asia

#2196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

60. Sinop University

For Zoology

#749 in Asia

#2202 in the World

Founded: 2007

61. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Zoology

#813 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Founded: 2006

62. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Zoology

#820 in Asia

#2379 in the World

Founded: 2006

63. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Zoology

#846 in Asia

#2425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

64. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Zoology

#909 in Asia

#2556 in the World

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

65. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Zoology

#934 in Asia

#2610 in the World

Founded: 2016

66. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#948 in Asia

#2641 in the World

Founded: 2009

67. Bezmialem Vakif University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#970 in Asia

#2682 in the World

Founded: 2010

68. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Zoology

#1004 in Asia

#2749 in the World

Founded: 2006

69. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Zoology

#1015 in Asia

#2770 in the World

Founded: 2008

70. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Zoology

#1039 in Asia

#2813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

71. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#1045 in Asia

#2826 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

72. Amasya University

Turkey | Amasya

For Zoology

#1051 in Asia

#2839 in the World

Founded: 2006

73. Usak University

For Zoology

#1055 in Asia

#2848 in the World

Founded: 2006

74. Hitit University

For Zoology

#1069 in Asia

#2872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

75. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Zoology

#1106 in Asia

#2952 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Zoology

#1124 in Asia

#2984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

77. Siirt University

For Zoology

#1177 in Asia

#3079 in the World

Founded: 2007

78. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Zoology

#1189 in Asia

#3098 in the World

Founded: 2007

79. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Zoology

#1209 in Asia

#3129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

80. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Zoology

#1210 in Asia

#3130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

81. Hakkari University

Turkey | Hakkari

For Zoology

#1235 in Asia

#3174 in the World

Founded: 2008

82. Igdir University

For Zoology

#1242 in Asia

#3185 in the World

Founded: 2008

83. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Zoology

#1257 in Asia

#3208 in the World

Founded: 2010

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