100 Best universities for Management in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 1.34M citations received by 84.5K 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. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#106 in Asia

#423 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#121 in Asia

#488 in the World

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

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#184 in Asia

#734 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

4. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#191 in Asia

#754 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

5. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#209 in Asia

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

6. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#226 in Asia

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Management

#246 in Asia

#907 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

8. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#250 in Asia

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

9. Dokuz Eylul University

For Management

#257 in Asia

#947 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

10. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#259 in Asia

#952 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 44,937
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

11. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#279 in Asia

#994 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#295 in Asia

#1027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Management

#309 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

14. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#322 in Asia

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Management

#324 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

16. Gebze University of Technology

For Management

#408 in Asia

#1306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

17. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#417 in Asia

#1338 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

18. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Management

#426 in Asia

#1353 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Management

#456 in Asia

#1415 in the World

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

20. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Management

#457 in Asia

#1416 in the World

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

21. Ege University

For Management

#483 in Asia

#1463 in the World

Founded: 1955

22. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#503 in Asia

#1510 in the World

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

23. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Management

#508 in Asia

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

24. Cukurova University

For Management

#518 in Asia

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

25. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Management

#526 in Asia

#1552 in the World

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

26. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Management

#528 in Asia

#1555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

27. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Management

#559 in Asia

#1614 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Management

#578 in Asia

#1656 in the World

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

29. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Management

#580 in Asia

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

30. Uludag University

For Management

#585 in Asia

#1665 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

31. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Management

#609 in Asia

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

32. Yasar University

For Management

#632 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 10,423
Founded: 2001

33. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Management

#642 in Asia

#1772 in the World

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

34. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#720 in Asia

#1948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

35. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Management

#721 in Asia

#1950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

36. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Management

#722 in Asia

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

37. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#724 in Asia

#1963 in the World

Founded: 1997

38. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#739 in Asia

#1991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

39. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#750 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Founded: 1994

40. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Management

#751 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

41. Duzce University

For Management

#754 in Asia

#2037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

42. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#783 in Asia

#2102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

43. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Management

#819 in Asia

#2154 in the World

Founded: 1992

44. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#826 in Asia

#2163 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

45. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#861 in Asia

#2236 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

46. Mugla University

For Management

#874 in Asia

#2267 in the World

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

47. Izmir University of Economics

For Management

#910 in Asia

#2335 in the World

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

48. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#913 in Asia

#2338 in the World

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

49. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Management

#918 in Asia

#2351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

50. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Management

#922 in Asia

#2360 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

51. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Management

#927 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

52. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#937 in Asia

#2378 in the World

Founded: 1997

53. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Management

#968 in Asia

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

54. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#971 in Asia

#2455 in the World

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

55. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Management

#974 in Asia

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

56. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Management

#979 in Asia

#2475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

57. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Management

#982 in Asia

#2483 in the World

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

58. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Management

#994 in Asia

#2503 in the World

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

59. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Management

#1012 in Asia

#2541 in the World

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

60. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1025 in Asia

#2562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

61. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1040 in Asia

#2598 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

62. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Management

#1048 in Asia

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

63. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1063 in Asia

#2651 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

64. Adnan Menderes University

For Management

#1064 in Asia

#2653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

65. Cumhuriyet University

For Management

#1065 in Asia

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

66. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Management

#1067 in Asia

#2657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

67. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Management

#1078 in Asia

#2684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

68. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1089 in Asia

#2704 in the World

Founded: 1997

69. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1096 in Asia

#2722 in the World

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

70. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Management

#1144 in Asia

#2820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

71. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Management

#1147 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Founded: 2008

72. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Management

#1149 in Asia

#2830 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Management

#1164 in Asia

#2866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

74. Adana Science and Technology University

For Management

#1177 in Asia

#2889 in the World

Founded: 2011

75. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Management

#1179 in Asia

#2893 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Management

#1183 in Asia

#2914 in the World

Founded: 2006

77. Usak University

For Management

#1196 in Asia

#2937 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1201 in Asia

#2950 in the World

Founded: 2007

79. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Management

#1243 in Asia

#3045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

80. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Management

#1259 in Asia

#3077 in the World

Founded: 2007

81. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Management

#1290 in Asia

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

82. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Management

#1297 in Asia

#3149 in the World

Founded: 2016

83. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Management

#1303 in Asia

#3159 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

84. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Management

#1305 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

85. Harran University

For Management

#1316 in Asia

#3180 in the World

Founded: 1992

86. Bursa Technical University

For Management

#1324 in Asia

#3199 in the World

Founded: 2010

87. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Management

#1340 in Asia

#3230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

88. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1354 in Asia

#3258 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Management

#1356 in Asia

#3263 in the World

Founded: 2006

90. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Management

#1357 in Asia

#3265 in the World

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

91. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1362 in Asia

#3272 in the World

Founded: 2009

92. Siirt University

For Management

#1380 in Asia

#3310 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Management

#1389 in Asia

#3339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

94. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Management

#1395 in Asia

#3357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

95. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1396 in Asia

#3358 in the World

Founded: 1996

96. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Management

#1403 in Asia

#3370 in the World

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

97. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Management

#1410 in Asia

#3384 in the World

Founded: 2006

98. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Management

#1434 in Asia

#3442 in the World

Founded: 2006

99. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Management

#1436 in Asia

#3452 in the World

Founded: 2008

100. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Management

#1437 in Asia

#3454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

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