53 Best universities for Library and Information 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 76.3K citations received by 9.37K academic papers made by 53 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. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#51 in Asia

#511 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#71 in Asia

#604 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#90 in Asia

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

4. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#106 in Asia

#759 in the World

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

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#141 in Asia

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#147 in Asia

#926 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

7. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#150 in Asia

#944 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

8. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Library and Information science

#185 in Asia

#1058 in the World

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

9. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Library and Information science

#188 in Asia

#1069 in the World

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

10. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#192 in Asia

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

11. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#208 in Asia

#1122 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#222 in Asia

#1164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. Dokuz Eylul University

For Library and Information science

#234 in Asia

#1208 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

14. Ege University

For Library and Information science

#251 in Asia

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

15. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Library and Information science

#304 in Asia

#1407 in the World

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

16. Uludag University

For Library and Information science

#309 in Asia

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

17. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Library and Information science

#335 in Asia

#1519 in the World

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

18. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#346 in Asia

#1547 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

19. Cukurova University

For Library and Information science

#353 in Asia

#1559 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

20. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Library and Information science

#371 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

21. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Library and Information science

#372 in Asia

#1612 in the World

Founded: 1994

22. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Library and Information science

#373 in Asia

#1613 in the World

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

23. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Library and Information science

#384 in Asia

#1637 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

24. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Library and Information science

#388 in Asia

#1649 in the World

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

25. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Library and Information science

#397 in Asia

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

26. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Library and Information science

#438 in Asia

#1780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

27. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Library and Information science

#440 in Asia

#1785 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

28. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Library and Information science

#445 in Asia

#1802 in the World

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

29. Adnan Menderes University

For Library and Information science

#463 in Asia

#1865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

30. Hitit University

For Library and Information science

#470 in Asia

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

31. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Library and Information science

#482 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Founded: 1992

32. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Library and Information science

#484 in Asia

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

33. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Library and Information science

#491 in Asia

#1936 in the World

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

34. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Library and Information science

#495 in Asia

#1946 in the World

Founded: 1992

35. Cumhuriyet University

For Library and Information science

#500 in Asia

#1958 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

36. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Library and Information science

#508 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Library and Information science

#520 in Asia

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

38. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Library and Information science

#522 in Asia

#2028 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

39. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Library and Information science

#523 in Asia

#2031 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

40. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Library and Information science

#528 in Asia

#2043 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

41. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Library and Information science

#551 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

42. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#552 in Asia

#2101 in the World

Founded: 1996

43. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Library and Information science

#567 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

44. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Library and Information science

#626 in Asia

#2324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

45. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Library and Information science

#637 in Asia

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

46. Mugla University

For Library and Information science

#649 in Asia

#2389 in the World

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

47. Duzce University

For Library and Information science

#653 in Asia

#2394 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

48. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Library and Information science

#663 in Asia

#2434 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

49. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#677 in Asia

#2457 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

50. Usak University

For Library and Information science

#683 in Asia

#2470 in the World

Founded: 2006

51. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Library and Information science

#690 in Asia

#2491 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

52. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Library and Information science

#712 in Asia

#2543 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

53. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Library and Information science

#734 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Founded: 2010

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Erzurum, and Trabzon.