43 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 153K citations received by 7.52K academic papers made by 43 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

#64 in Asia

#459 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#133 in Asia

#693 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#136 in Asia

#704 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

4. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#137 in Asia

#706 in the World

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

5. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#152 in Asia

#754 in the World

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

6. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#224 in Asia

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

7. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Data Science

#331 in Asia

#1232 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

8. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#348 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

9. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#356 in Asia

#1289 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#360 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

11. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Data Science

#378 in Asia

#1338 in the World

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

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#413 in Asia

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#437 in Asia

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1996

14. Ege University

For Data Science

#466 in Asia

#1522 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

15. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#480 in Asia

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

16. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#482 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

17. Dokuz Eylul University

For Data Science

#488 in Asia

#1570 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

18. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Data Science

#520 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

19. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#563 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

20. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Data Science

#573 in Asia

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

21. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#598 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

22. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Data Science

#605 in Asia

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

23. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#631 in Asia

#1860 in the World

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

24. Yasar University

For Data Science

#653 in Asia

#1900 in the World

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

25. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Data Science

#695 in Asia

#1982 in the World

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

26. Gebze University of Technology

For Data Science

#752 in Asia

#2088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

27. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Data Science

#789 in Asia

#2161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

28. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Data Science

#793 in Asia

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

29. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Data Science

#796 in Asia

#2170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

30. Uludag University

For Data Science

#852 in Asia

#2268 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

31. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Data Science

#865 in Asia

#2298 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

32. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Data Science

#878 in Asia

#2320 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

33. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#885 in Asia

#2330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

34. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Data Science

#893 in Asia

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

35. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Data Science

#906 in Asia

#2377 in the World

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

36. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Data Science

#928 in Asia

#2416 in the World

Founded: 1994

37. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#958 in Asia

#2475 in the World

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

38. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Data Science

#977 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

39. Cukurova University

For Data Science

#1000 in Asia

#2555 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

40. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Data Science

#1008 in Asia

#2571 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

41. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Data Science

#1016 in Asia

#2594 in the World

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

42. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Data Science

#1057 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

43. Cumhuriyet University

For Data Science

#1062 in Asia

#2663 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

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