35 Best universities for Management in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 290K citations received by 21K 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

#99 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Management

#3 in Turkey

#171 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Management

#6 in Turkey

#223 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Management

#9 in Turkey

#263 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Marmara University

For Management

#10 in Turkey

#266 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Sabanci University

For Management

#12 in Turkey

#273 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Istanbul University

For Management

#13 in Turkey

#278 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

8. Galatasaray University

For Management

#36 in Turkey

#643 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Maltepe University

For Management

#38 in Turkey

#740 in Asia

Founded: 1997

10. Ozyegin University

For Management

#39 in Turkey

#748 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

11. Yeditepe University

For Management

#41 in Turkey

#792 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

12. Dogus University

For Management

#48 in Turkey

#909 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Management

#51 in Turkey

#931 in Asia

Founded: 2009

14. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Management

#53 in Turkey

#967 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

15. Okan University

For Management

#57 in Turkey

#1010 in Asia

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

16. Istanbul Commerce University

For Management

#58 in Turkey

#1026 in Asia

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

17. Beykent University

For Management

#60 in Turkey

#1059 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Kultur University

For Management

#61 in Turkey

#1060 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Kadir Has University

For Management

#62 in Turkey

#1068 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Isik University

For Management

#80 in Turkey

#1314 in Asia

Founded: 1996

21. Istanbul Aydin University

For Management

#87 in Turkey

#1383 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Management

#88 in Turkey

#1415 in Asia

Founded: 2010

23. Altinbas University

For Management

#90 in Turkey

#1425 in Asia

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

24. Nisantasi University

For Management

#96 in Turkey

#1499 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Istanbul Arel University

For Management

#104 in Turkey

#1575 in Asia

Founded: 2007

26. Uskudar University

For Management

#108 in Turkey

#1661 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Piri Reis University

For Management

#109 in Turkey

#1713 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

28. Istanbul Sehir University

For Management

#110 in Turkey

#1723 in Asia

Founded: 2008

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Management

#115 in Turkey

#1800 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Halic University

For Management

#116 in Turkey

#1801 in Asia

Founded: 1998

31. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Management

#118 in Turkey

#1908 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

32. Mef University

For Management

#122 in Turkey

#1966 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

33. Acibadem University

For Management

#123 in Turkey

#1978 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

34. Istanbul New Century University

For Management

#132 in Turkey

#2154 in Asia

Founded: 2016

35. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Management

#134 in Turkey

#2184 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Management near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	17	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	14	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	30	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	15	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	44	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	43	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	18	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	55	Edirne
239	Bulent Ecevit University	52	Zonguldak