32 Best universities for Computer Vision 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 Computer Vision. A graph of 280K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 32 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 Computer Vision

#1 in Turkey

#115 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Bogazici University

For Computer Vision

#4 in Turkey

#143 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Yildiz Technical University

For Computer Vision

#6 in Turkey

#258 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

4. Koc University

For Computer Vision

#9 in Turkey

#300 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Sabanci University

For Computer Vision

#10 in Turkey

#318 in Asia

Founded: 1996

6. Istanbul University

For Computer Vision

#13 in Turkey

#348 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

7. Marmara University

For Computer Vision

#30 in Turkey

#743 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

8. Yeditepe University

For Computer Vision

#39 in Turkey

#826 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

9. Altinbas University

For Computer Vision

#43 in Turkey

#847 in Asia

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

10. Isik University

For Computer Vision

#56 in Turkey

#1087 in Asia

Founded: 1996

11. Dogus University

For Computer Vision

#60 in Turkey

#1145 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

12. Galatasaray University

For Computer Vision

#62 in Turkey

#1196 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Computer Vision

#64 in Turkey

#1215 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

14. Ozyegin University

For Computer Vision

#65 in Turkey

#1257 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

15. Kadir Has University

For Computer Vision

#67 in Turkey

#1285 in Asia

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

16. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Computer Vision

#71 in Turkey

#1325 in Asia

Founded: 2010

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Computer Vision

#73 in Turkey

#1374 in Asia

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

18. Maltepe University

For Computer Vision

#79 in Turkey

#1434 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Okan University

For Computer Vision

#84 in Turkey

#1468 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Kultur University

For Computer Vision

#88 in Turkey

#1497 in Asia

Founded: 1997

21. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Computer Vision

#91 in Turkey

#1514 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

22. Istanbul Aydin University

For Computer Vision

#97 in Turkey

#1571 in Asia

Founded: 2007

23. Halic University

For Computer Vision

#107 in Turkey

#1744 in Asia

Founded: 1998

24. Istanbul Arel University

For Computer Vision

#112 in Turkey

#1812 in Asia

Founded: 2007

25. Beykent University

For Computer Vision

#114 in Turkey

#1827 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

26. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Computer Vision

#116 in Turkey

#1871 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

27. Acibadem University

For Computer Vision

#119 in Turkey

#1927 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Piri Reis University

For Computer Vision

#120 in Turkey

#1939 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

29. Uskudar University

For Computer Vision

#121 in Turkey

#1945 in Asia

Founded: 2011

30. Nisantasi University

For Computer Vision

#123 in Turkey

#1963 in Asia

Founded: 2009

31. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Computer Vision

#126 in Turkey

#1982 in Asia

Founded: 2010

32. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Computer Vision

#127 in Turkey

#1999 in Asia

Founded: 2010

Universities for Computer Vision near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	24	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	15	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	22	Bursa
119	Sakarya University	21	Sakarya
188	Anadolu University	19	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	27	Eskisehir
237	Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University	23	Canakkale
239	Bulent Ecevit University	33	Zonguldak
279	Afyon Kocatepe University	49	Afyonkarahisar
295	University of the Aegean	9	Mytilene

Universities for Computer Vision near Istanbul

Computer Science subfields in Istanbul