47 Best universities for Data Science in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 170K citations received by 8.13K academic papers made by 47 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. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#73 in Asia

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#133 in Asia

#687 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#140 in Asia

#706 in the World

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

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#144 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

5. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#154 in Asia

#760 in the World

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

6. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#243 in Asia

#1000 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

7. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Data Science

#318 in Asia

#1169 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

8. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#355 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

9. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Data Science

#371 in Asia

#1309 in the World

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

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#373 in Asia

#1313 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

11. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#375 in Asia

#1318 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#437 in Asia

#1436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#461 in Asia

#1494 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

14. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#464 in Asia

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Ege University

For Data Science

#486 in Asia

#1541 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#512 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

17. Dokuz Eylul University

For Data Science

#519 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Data Science

#524 in Asia

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#583 in Asia

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

20. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Data Science

#587 in Asia

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

21. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#615 in Asia

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

22. Yasar University

For Data Science

#628 in Asia

#1826 in the World

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

23. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Data Science

#638 in Asia

#1844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

24. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#659 in Asia

#1886 in the World

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

25. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Data Science

#687 in Asia

#1942 in the World

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

26. Gebze University of Technology

For Data Science

#754 in Asia

#2066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

27. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Data Science

#767 in Asia

#2094 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

28. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Data Science

#817 in Asia

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

29. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Data Science

#818 in Asia

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

30. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#850 in Asia

#2253 in the World

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

31. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Data Science

#867 in Asia

#2284 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

32. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Data Science

#877 in Asia

#2303 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

33. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#908 in Asia

#2357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

34. Uludag University

For Data Science

#916 in Asia

#2372 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

35. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Data Science

#920 in Asia

#2377 in the World

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

36. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#936 in Asia

#2406 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

37. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Data Science

#958 in Asia

#2450 in the World

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

38. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#963 in Asia

#2459 in the World

Founded: 1994

39. Cukurova University

For Data Science

#969 in Asia

#2476 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

40. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#975 in Asia

#2487 in the World

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

41. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Data Science

#999 in Asia

#2535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

42. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#1022 in Asia

#2578 in the World

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

43. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Data Science

#1026 in Asia

#2582 in the World

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

44. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Data Science

#1039 in Asia

#2602 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

45. Cumhuriyet University

For Data Science

#1079 in Asia

#2689 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

46. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Data Science

#1109 in Asia

#2739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

47. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Data Science

#1146 in Asia

#2804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Data Science in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Istanbul, Ankara, Elazig, and Eskisehir.