35 Best universities for Management in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 412K citations received by 24.6K academic papers made by 35 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 Technical University

For Management

#1 in Turkey

#105 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Management

#4 in Turkey

#186 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Management

#6 in Turkey

#227 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Marmara University

For Management

#8 in Turkey

#246 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

5. Istanbul University

For Management

#11 in Turkey

#272 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Koc University

For Management

#12 in Turkey

#288 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Management

#14 in Turkey

#317 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Galatasaray University

For Management

#34 in Turkey

#709 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Ozyegin University

For Management

#41 in Turkey

#786 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Yeditepe University

For Management

#43 in Turkey

#812 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Management

#46 in Turkey

#877 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Maltepe University

For Management

#48 in Turkey

#906 in Asia

Founded: 1997

13. Istanbul Commerce University

For Management

#49 in Turkey

#909 in Asia

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

14. Okan University

For Management

#53 in Turkey

#960 in Asia

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

15. Dogus University

For Management

#59 in Turkey

#1013 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Management

#61 in Turkey

#1030 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Beykent University

For Management

#63 in Turkey

#1057 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Management

#66 in Turkey

#1077 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Management

#69 in Turkey

#1118 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Management

#78 in Turkey

#1228 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Isik University

For Management

#88 in Turkey

#1372 in Asia

Founded: 1996

22. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Management

#90 in Turkey

#1385 in Asia

Founded: 2010

23. Nisantasi University

For Management

#92 in Turkey

#1396 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Altinbas University

For Management

#94 in Turkey

#1405 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Management

#107 in Turkey

#1591 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Management

#108 in Turkey

#1605 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Uskudar University

For Management

#113 in Turkey

#1661 in Asia

Founded: 2011

28. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Management

#115 in Turkey

#1775 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

29. Piri Reis University

For Management

#116 in Turkey

#1780 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Management

#118 in Turkey

#1806 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Halic University

For Management

#119 in Turkey

#1827 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Mef University

For Management

#123 in Turkey

#1993 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

33. Acibadem University

For Management

#125 in Turkey

#2004 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Management

#130 in Turkey

#2136 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Management

#136 in Turkey

#2190 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Management near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	16	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	15	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	30	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	13	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	44	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	40	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	19	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	28	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	67	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	55	Edirne

Universities for Management near Istanbul

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