36 Best universities for Machine Learning in Istanbul

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Istanbul ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 587K citations received by 30.5K academic papers made by 36 universities in Istanbul 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. Istanbul Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1 in Turkey

#105 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Yildiz Technical University

For Machine Learning

#6 in Turkey

#168 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Machine Learning

#9 in Turkey

#215 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul University

For Machine Learning

#10 in Turkey

#235 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Marmara University

For Machine Learning

#13 in Turkey

#251 in Asia

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Machine Learning

#29 in Turkey

#533 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Machine Learning

#30 in Turkey

#547 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Altinbas University

For Machine Learning

#45 in Turkey

#793 in Asia

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

9. Yeditepe University

For Machine Learning

#47 in Turkey

#811 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

10. Galatasaray University

For Machine Learning

#53 in Turkey

#831 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

11. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Machine Learning

#62 in Turkey

#1004 in Asia

Founded: 2010

12. Ozyegin University

For Machine Learning

#63 in Turkey

#1018 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Machine Learning

#71 in Turkey

#1079 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

14. Kadir Has University

For Machine Learning

#79 in Turkey

#1166 in Asia

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

15. Istanbul Kultur University

For Machine Learning

#80 in Turkey

#1175 in Asia

Founded: 1997

16. Istanbul Commerce University

For Machine Learning

#82 in Turkey

#1200 in Asia

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

17. Dogus University

For Machine Learning

#84 in Turkey

#1206 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

18. Maltepe University

For Machine Learning

#88 in Turkey

#1257 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Machine Learning

#90 in Turkey

#1292 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Machine Learning

#97 in Turkey

#1333 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Okan University

For Machine Learning

#107 in Turkey

#1490 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,908
Founded: 1999

22. Isik University

For Machine Learning

#108 in Turkey

#1504 in Asia

Founded: 1996

23. Nisantasi University

For Machine Learning

#109 in Turkey

#1524 in Asia

Founded: 2009

24. Beykent University

For Machine Learning

#111 in Turkey

#1562 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Machine Learning

#114 in Turkey

#1599 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Halic University

For Machine Learning

#116 in Turkey

#1623 in Asia

Founded: 1998

27. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Machine Learning

#120 in Turkey

#1798 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

28. Uskudar University

For Machine Learning

#121 in Turkey

#1815 in Asia

Founded: 2011

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Machine Learning

#122 in Turkey

#1826 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Machine Learning

#124 in Turkey

#1869 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Istanbul Sehir University

For Machine Learning

#125 in Turkey

#1927 in Asia

Founded: 2008

32. Acibadem University

For Machine Learning

#128 in Turkey

#2021 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Mef University

For Machine Learning

#129 in Turkey

#2025 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Piri Reis University

For Machine Learning

#137 in Turkey

#2214 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul Science University

For Machine Learning

#139 in Turkey

#2290 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Machine Learning

#140 in Turkey

#2386 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Machine Learning near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	27	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	18	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	23	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	67	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	78	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	14	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	59	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	32	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	26	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	20	Eskisehir

Universities for Machine Learning near Istanbul

Computer Science subfields in Istanbul