36 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 536K citations received by 40.5K 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1 in Turkey

#99 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Turkey

#139 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Turkey

#201 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Turkey

#291 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Sabanci University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#12 in Turkey

#303 in Asia

Founded: 1996

6. Istanbul University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#14 in Turkey

#318 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

7. Marmara University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#24 in Turkey

#502 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

8. Galatasaray University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#33 in Turkey

#710 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Yeditepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#45 in Turkey

#849 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Maltepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#49 in Turkey

#924 in Asia

Founded: 1997

11. Ozyegin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#50 in Turkey

#938 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Altinbas University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#52 in Turkey

#954 in Asia

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

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#60 in Turkey

#1042 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Dogus University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#62 in Turkey

#1072 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

15. Istanbul Medipol University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#66 in Turkey

#1111 in Asia

Founded: 2009

16. Isik University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#69 in Turkey

#1140 in Asia

Founded: 1996

17. Kadir Has University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#71 in Turkey

#1199 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

18. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#72 in Turkey

#1216 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#79 in Turkey

#1317 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#86 in Turkey

#1360 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Okan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Turkey

#1367 in Asia

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

22. Istanbul Aydin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#94 in Turkey

#1498 in Asia

Founded: 2007

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#98 in Turkey

#1550 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#101 in Turkey

#1596 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

25. Beykent University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#106 in Turkey

#1647 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

26. Uskudar University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#110 in Turkey

#1732 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Istanbul Sehir University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#111 in Turkey

#1741 in Asia

Founded: 2008

28. Halic University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#112 in Turkey

#1749 in Asia

Founded: 1998

29. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#113 in Turkey

#1758 in Asia

Founded: 2010

30. Nisantasi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#116 in Turkey

#1789 in Asia

Founded: 2009

31. Acibadem University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#123 in Turkey

#2006 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Piri Reis University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#125 in Turkey

#2064 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

33. Mef University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#126 in Turkey

#2087 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#128 in Turkey

#2137 in Asia

Founded: 2010

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#135 in Turkey

#2267 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#137 in Turkey

#2305 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	27	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	15	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	63	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	64	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	43	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	20	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	28	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	61	Kutahya