36 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 836K citations received by 48.5K 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

#109 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#3 in Turkey

#153 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#7 in Turkey

#205 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#11 in Turkey

#340 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#13 in Turkey

#354 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Sabanci University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#15 in Turkey

#378 in Asia

Founded: 1996

7. Marmara University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#20 in Turkey

#485 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Galatasaray University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#34 in Turkey

#764 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

9. Altinbas University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#47 in Turkey

#902 in Asia

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

10. Yeditepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#51 in Turkey

#945 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

11. Ozyegin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#55 in Turkey

#1007 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medipol University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#58 in Turkey

#1082 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

13. Istanbul Kultur University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#64 in Turkey

#1132 in Asia

Founded: 1997

14. Maltepe University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#65 in Turkey

#1157 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Kadir Has University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#69 in Turkey

#1197 in Asia

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

16. Dogus University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#71 in Turkey

#1215 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#77 in Turkey

#1243 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

18. Isik University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#84 in Turkey

#1305 in Asia

Founded: 1996

19. Istanbul Commerce University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#85 in Turkey

#1308 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#87 in Turkey

#1338 in Asia

Founded: 2010

21. Istanbul Aydin University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#90 in Turkey

#1393 in Asia

Founded: 2007

22. Okan University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#91 in Turkey

#1396 in Asia

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

23. Istanbul Arel University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#100 in Turkey

#1512 in Asia

Founded: 2007

24. Beykent University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#104 in Turkey

#1597 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Nisantasi University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#107 in Turkey

#1638 in Asia

Founded: 2009

26. Uskudar University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#110 in Turkey

#1650 in Asia

Founded: 2011

27. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#112 in Turkey

#1683 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

28. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#113 in Turkey

#1686 in Asia

Founded: 2010

29. Halic University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#114 in Turkey

#1710 in Asia

Founded: 1998

30. Istanbul Sehir University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#121 in Turkey

#1880 in Asia

Founded: 2008

31. Acibadem University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#125 in Turkey

#2017 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

32. Mef University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#127 in Turkey

#2087 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

33. Piri Reis University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#128 in Turkey

#2108 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

34. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#129 in Turkey

#2130 in Asia

Founded: 2010

35. Istanbul New Century University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#139 in Turkey

#2336 in Asia

Founded: 2016

36. Istanbul Science University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#140 in Turkey

#2391 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	23	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	66	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	63	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	37	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	21	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	60	Kutahya