36 Best universities for Machine Learning in Istanbul

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 537K citations received by 29.5K 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

#169 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Machine Learning

#9 in Turkey

#203 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul University

For Machine Learning

#10 in Turkey

#231 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Marmara University

For Machine Learning

#13 in Turkey

#259 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

6. Koc University

For Machine Learning

#28 in Turkey

#522 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Sabanci University

For Machine Learning

#30 in Turkey

#527 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Machine Learning

#44 in Turkey

#787 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Altinbas University

For Machine Learning

#48 in Turkey

#811 in Asia

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

10. Galatasaray University

For Machine Learning

#50 in Turkey

#819 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

11. Ozyegin University

For Machine Learning

#61 in Turkey

#1017 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

12. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Machine Learning

#63 in Turkey

#1025 in Asia

Founded: 2010

13. Istanbul Medipol University

For Machine Learning

#71 in Turkey

#1096 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

14. Istanbul Kultur University

For Machine Learning

#78 in Turkey

#1158 in Asia

Founded: 1997

15. Kadir Has University

For Machine Learning

#80 in Turkey

#1172 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

16. Dogus University

For Machine Learning

#81 in Turkey

#1187 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

17. Istanbul Commerce University

For Machine Learning

#82 in Turkey

#1200 in Asia

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

18. Maltepe University

For Machine Learning

#85 in Turkey

#1235 in Asia

Founded: 1997

19. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Machine Learning

#89 in Turkey

#1284 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

20. Istanbul Aydin University

For Machine Learning

#96 in Turkey

#1357 in Asia

Founded: 2007

21. Isik University

For Machine Learning

#106 in Turkey

#1482 in Asia

Founded: 1996

22. Okan University

For Machine Learning

#107 in Turkey

#1488 in Asia

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

23. Beykent University

For Machine Learning

#109 in Turkey

#1559 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

24. Nisantasi University

For Machine Learning

#111 in Turkey

#1591 in Asia

Founded: 2009

25. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Machine Learning

#113 in Turkey

#1607 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Halic University

For Machine Learning

#116 in Turkey

#1669 in Asia

Founded: 1998

27. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Machine Learning

#120 in Turkey

#1793 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

28. Uskudar University

For Machine Learning

#121 in Turkey

#1819 in Asia

Founded: 2011

29. Istanbul Arel University

For Machine Learning

#122 in Turkey

#1866 in Asia

Founded: 2007

30. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Machine Learning

#123 in Turkey

#1870 in Asia

Founded: 2010

31. Istanbul Sehir University

For Machine Learning

#125 in Turkey

#1925 in Asia

Founded: 2008

32. Acibadem University

For Machine Learning

#128 in Turkey

#2030 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

33. Mef University

For Machine Learning

#131 in Turkey

#2078 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Piri Reis University

For Machine Learning

#138 in Turkey

#2239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul Science University

For Machine Learning

#139 in Turkey

#2284 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Machine Learning

#140 in Turkey

#2392 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	24	Bursa
92	Bursa Technical University	69	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	79	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