36 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 772K citations received by 46.6K 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

#108 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Turkey

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Turkey

#202 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Turkey

#332 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Turkey

#343 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Sabanci University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Turkey

#358 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Marmara University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Turkey

#478 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

8. Galatasaray University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in Turkey

#752 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Altinbas University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#47 in Turkey

#909 in Asia

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

10. Yeditepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#50 in Turkey

#924 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

11. Ozyegin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#55 in Turkey

#1011 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#60 in Turkey

#1108 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#61 in Turkey

#1112 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Maltepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#65 in Turkey

#1141 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Dogus University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#68 in Turkey

#1201 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

16. Kadir Has University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#70 in Turkey

#1222 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#72 in Turkey

#1232 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

18. Isik University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#77 in Turkey

#1274 in Asia

Founded: 1996

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#84 in Turkey

#1317 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Turkey

#1350 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Okan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#90 in Turkey

#1390 in Asia

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

22. Istanbul Aydin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#91 in Turkey

#1405 in Asia

Founded: 2007

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#101 in Turkey

#1536 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Beykent University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#104 in Turkey

#1612 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Uskudar University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#107 in Turkey

#1656 in Asia

Founded: 2011

26. Nisantasi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#109 in Turkey

#1677 in Asia

Founded: 2009

27. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#110 in Turkey

#1684 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#112 in Turkey

#1696 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Halic University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#116 in Turkey

#1759 in Asia

Founded: 1998

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#120 in Turkey

#1867 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Acibadem University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#125 in Turkey

#2038 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#126 in Turkey

#2112 in Asia

Founded: 2010

33. Mef University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#127 in Turkey

#2129 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Piri Reis University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#129 in Turkey

#2131 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#139 in Turkey

#2341 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#140 in Turkey

#2375 in Asia

Founded: 2006

Universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	29	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	14	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	66	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	64	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	39	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	21	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	59	Kutahya