100 Best universities for Cyber Security in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Cyber Security. A graph of 489K citations received by 30.2K academic papers made by 117 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. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#160 in Asia

#589 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#162 in Asia

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#165 in Asia

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#199 in Asia

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

5. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Cyber Security

#249 in Asia

#825 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#281 in Asia

#906 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#302 in Asia

#956 in the World

Founded: 1996

8. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#316 in Asia

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

9. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#354 in Asia

#1066 in the World

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

10. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#363 in Asia

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

11. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#371 in Asia

#1114 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

12. Ege University

For Cyber Security

#452 in Asia

#1264 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

13. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#467 in Asia

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

14. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Cyber Security

#475 in Asia

#1325 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

15. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#561 in Asia

#1505 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

16. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#572 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

17. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Cyber Security

#602 in Asia

#1586 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

18. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Cyber Security

#609 in Asia

#1596 in the World

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

19. Dokuz Eylul University

For Cyber Security

#621 in Asia

#1613 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

20. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Cyber Security

#630 in Asia

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

21. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Cyber Security

#640 in Asia

#1654 in the World

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

22. Gebze University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#720 in Asia

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

23. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Cyber Security

#732 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

24. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#782 in Asia

#1947 in the World

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

25. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#808 in Asia

#1988 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

26. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Cyber Security

#820 in Asia

#2009 in the World

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

27. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Cyber Security

#826 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

28. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#827 in Asia

#2029 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

29. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Cyber Security

#877 in Asia

#2125 in the World

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

30. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#883 in Asia

#2136 in the World

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

31. Cukurova University

For Cyber Security

#902 in Asia

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

32. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Cyber Security

#915 in Asia

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

33. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Cyber Security

#919 in Asia

#2199 in the World

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

34. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Cyber Security

#946 in Asia

#2250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

35. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#976 in Asia

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

36. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Cyber Security

#981 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

37. Uludag University

For Cyber Security

#983 in Asia

#2322 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

38. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Cyber Security

#991 in Asia

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

39. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#1000 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Founded: 1994

40. Duzce University

For Cyber Security

#1001 in Asia

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

41. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1027 in Asia

#2412 in the World

Founded: 1996

42. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Cyber Security

#1041 in Asia

#2434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

43. Yasar University

For Cyber Security

#1064 in Asia

#2481 in the World

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

44. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#1065 in Asia

#2482 in the World

Founded: 1997

45. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Cyber Security

#1074 in Asia

#2511 in the World

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

46. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Cyber Security

#1075 in Asia

#2514 in the World

Founded: 1992

47. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Cyber Security

#1081 in Asia

#2530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

48. Mugla University

For Cyber Security

#1084 in Asia

#2533 in the World

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

49. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1085 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Founded: 1997

50. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Cyber Security

#1132 in Asia

#2633 in the World

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

51. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1160 in Asia

#2677 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

52. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1179 in Asia

#2720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

53. Harran University

For Cyber Security

#1199 in Asia

#2764 in the World

Founded: 1992

54. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Cyber Security

#1204 in Asia

#2775 in the World

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

55. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Cyber Security

#1213 in Asia

#2792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

56. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1224 in Asia

#2823 in the World

Founded: 2010

57. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Cyber Security

#1225 in Asia

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

58. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Cyber Security

#1236 in Asia

#2849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

59. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Cyber Security

#1253 in Asia

#2877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

60. Izmir University of Economics

For Cyber Security

#1265 in Asia

#2901 in the World

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

61. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Cyber Security

#1279 in Asia

#2939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

62. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Cyber Security

#1284 in Asia

#2945 in the World

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

63. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Cyber Security

#1285 in Asia

#2947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

64. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Cyber Security

#1298 in Asia

#2972 in the World

Founded: 2016

65. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Cyber Security

#1333 in Asia

#3043 in the World

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

66. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1376 in Asia

#3132 in the World

Founded: 2007

67. Siirt University

For Cyber Security

#1378 in Asia

#3139 in the World

Founded: 2007

68. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Cyber Security

#1386 in Asia

#3154 in the World

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

69. Cumhuriyet University

For Cyber Security

#1388 in Asia

#3159 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

70. Bursa Technical University

For Cyber Security

#1389 in Asia

#3163 in the World

Founded: 2010

71. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1397 in Asia

#3175 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

72. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Cyber Security

#1418 in Asia

#3213 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

73. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Cyber Security

#1431 in Asia

#3244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

74. Adnan Menderes University

For Cyber Security

#1432 in Asia

#3245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

75. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Cyber Security

#1439 in Asia

#3255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

76. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Cyber Security

#1470 in Asia

#3332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

77. Bingol University

Turkey | Bingol

For Cyber Security

#1495 in Asia

#3413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2007

78. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Cyber Security

#1496 in Asia

#3416 in the World

Founded: 2006

79. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1499 in Asia

#3428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

80. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Cyber Security

#1513 in Asia

#3457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

81. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1523 in Asia

#3478 in the World

Founded: 1997

82. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Cyber Security

#1534 in Asia

#3507 in the World

Founded: 2006

83. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Cyber Security

#1546 in Asia

#3532 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. Adana Science and Technology University

For Cyber Security

#1558 in Asia

#3566 in the World

Founded: 2011

85. Hitit University

For Cyber Security

#1562 in Asia

#3573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

86. Halic University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1566 in Asia

#3578 in the World

Founded: 1998

87. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Cyber Security

#1573 in Asia

#3591 in the World

Founded: 2006

88. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Cyber Security

#1591 in Asia

#3626 in the World

Founded: 2006

89. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1595 in Asia

#3636 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Usak University

For Cyber Security

#1596 in Asia

#3638 in the World

Founded: 2006

91. Bitlis Eren University

Turkey | Bitlis

For Cyber Security

#1615 in Asia

#3694 in the World

Founded: 2007

92. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1632 in Asia

#3732 in the World

Founded: 2009

93. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Cyber Security

#1634 in Asia

#3734 in the World

Founded: 2007

94. Sinop University

For Cyber Security

#1651 in Asia

#3763 in the World

Founded: 2007

95. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1656 in Asia

#3769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

96. Istanbul Sehir University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Cyber Security

#1660 in Asia

#3777 in the World

Founded: 2008

97. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Cyber Security

#1661 in Asia

#3782 in the World

Founded: 2008

98. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Cyber Security

#1662 in Asia

#3785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

99. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Cyber Security

#1669 in Asia

#3795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

100. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Cyber Security

#1705 in Asia

#3868 in the World

Founded: 2008

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