26 Best universities for Data Science in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 88.1K citations received by 5.52K academic papers made by 26 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

#56 in Asia

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#106 in Asia

#643 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#114 in Asia

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#118 in Asia

#682 in the World

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

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#120 in Asia

#684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

6. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#199 in Asia

#932 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

7. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#308 in Asia

#1222 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

8. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#324 in Asia

#1258 in the World

Founded: 1996

9. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Data Science

#359 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

10. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Data Science

#414 in Asia

#1461 in the World

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

11. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#422 in Asia

#1480 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

12. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#424 in Asia

#1484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Ege University

For Data Science

#437 in Asia

#1511 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

14. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#440 in Asia

#1519 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

15. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#456 in Asia

#1563 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

16. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#466 in Asia

#1577 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

17. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#474 in Asia

#1602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

18. Dokuz Eylul University

For Data Science

#520 in Asia

#1692 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

19. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#560 in Asia

#1774 in the World

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

20. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Data Science

#590 in Asia

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

21. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#599 in Asia

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

22. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Data Science

#605 in Asia

#1863 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Data Science

#612 in Asia

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

24. Gebze University of Technology

For Data Science

#707 in Asia

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

25. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Data Science

#712 in Asia

#2053 in the World

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

26. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#821 in Asia

#2235 in the World

Founded: 2009

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