36 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 447K citations received by 25.4K 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 Technical University

For Management

#1 in Turkey

#106 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Management

#4 in Turkey

#191 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Management

#6 in Turkey

#226 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Marmara University

For Management

#8 in Turkey

#250 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

5. Istanbul University

For Management

#11 in Turkey

#279 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Koc University

For Management

#12 in Turkey

#295 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Management

#14 in Turkey

#322 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Galatasaray University

For Management

#34 in Turkey

#720 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Ozyegin University

For Management

#42 in Turkey

#783 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

10. Yeditepe University

For Management

#44 in Turkey

#826 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Istanbul Medipol University

For Management

#45 in Turkey

#861 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

12. Istanbul Commerce University

For Management

#48 in Turkey

#913 in Asia

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

13. Maltepe University

For Management

#52 in Turkey

#937 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Okan University

For Management

#54 in Turkey

#971 in Asia

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

15. Dogus University

For Management

#60 in Turkey

#1025 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Management

#61 in Turkey

#1040 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

17. Beykent University

For Management

#63 in Turkey

#1063 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Management

#68 in Turkey

#1089 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Management

#69 in Turkey

#1096 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Management

#78 in Turkey

#1201 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Management

#88 in Turkey

#1354 in Asia

Founded: 2010

22. Nisantasi University

For Management

#91 in Turkey

#1362 in Asia

Founded: 2009

23. Isik University

For Management

#95 in Turkey

#1396 in Asia

Founded: 1996

24. Altinbas University

For Management

#96 in Turkey

#1403 in Asia

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

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Management

#107 in Turkey

#1576 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Istanbul Arel University

For Management

#108 in Turkey

#1585 in Asia

Founded: 2007

27. Uskudar University

For Management

#113 in Turkey

#1659 in Asia

Founded: 2011

28. Piri Reis University

For Management

#116 in Turkey

#1762 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

29. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Management

#117 in Turkey

#1771 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

30. Halic University

For Management

#119 in Turkey

#1793 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Istanbul Sehir University

For Management

#121 in Turkey

#1820 in Asia

Founded: 2008

32. Mef University

For Management

#125 in Turkey

#1981 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

33. Acibadem University

For Management

#127 in Turkey

#2008 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Management

#132 in Turkey

#2138 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Management

#134 in Turkey

#2166 in Asia

Founded: 2010

36. Istanbul Science University

For Management

#140 in Turkey

#2275 in Asia

Founded: 2006

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	43	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	41	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	19	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	29	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	67	Kutahya
216	Trakya University	53	Edirne

Universities for Management near Istanbul

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