100 Best universities for Machine Learning in Turkey

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 2.45M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 140 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. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#105 in Asia

#371 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

2. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Machine Learning

#130 in Asia

#457 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

3. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#134 in Asia

#462 in the World

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

4. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Machine Learning

#147 in Asia

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#167 in Asia

#594 in the World

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

6. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#168 in Asia

#597 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#178 in Asia

#619 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

8. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Machine Learning

#197 in Asia

#667 in the World

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

9. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#215 in Asia

#696 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#235 in Asia

#750 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

11. Dokuz Eylul University

For Machine Learning

#238 in Asia

#758 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

12. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#249 in Asia

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#251 in Asia

#778 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

14. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Machine Learning

#284 in Asia

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

15. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#313 in Asia

#921 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

16. Cukurova University

For Machine Learning

#327 in Asia

#956 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

17. Ege University

For Machine Learning

#333 in Asia

#969 in the World

Founded: 1955

18. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Machine Learning

#384 in Asia

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

19. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Machine Learning

#411 in Asia

#1113 in the World

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

20. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Machine Learning

#422 in Asia

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

21. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Machine Learning

#451 in Asia

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

22. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Machine Learning

#460 in Asia

#1230 in the World

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

23. Uludag University

For Machine Learning

#467 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

24. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Machine Learning

#476 in Asia

#1257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

25. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Machine Learning

#492 in Asia

#1285 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

26. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Machine Learning

#501 in Asia

#1301 in the World

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

27. Gebze University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#520 in Asia

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

28. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#532 in Asia

#1355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

29. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#533 in Asia

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

30. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#547 in Asia

#1377 in the World

Founded: 1996

31. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Machine Learning

#558 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

32. Duzce University

For Machine Learning

#626 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

33. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Machine Learning

#634 in Asia

#1527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

34. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Machine Learning

#641 in Asia

#1535 in the World

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

35. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Machine Learning

#651 in Asia

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

36. Cumhuriyet University

For Machine Learning

#672 in Asia

#1600 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

37. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#691 in Asia

#1640 in the World

Founded: 1994

38. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Machine Learning

#706 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

39. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Machine Learning

#715 in Asia

#1694 in the World

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

40. Mugla University

For Machine Learning

#730 in Asia

#1724 in the World

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

41. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Machine Learning

#744 in Asia

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

42. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Machine Learning

#749 in Asia

#1768 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

43. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Machine Learning

#754 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

44. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Machine Learning

#788 in Asia

#1847 in the World

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

45. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#793 in Asia

#1856 in the World

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

46. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Machine Learning

#796 in Asia

#1860 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

47. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#811 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

48. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Machine Learning

#819 in Asia

#1896 in the World

Founded: 1992

49. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#823 in Asia

#1904 in the World

Founded: 1997

50. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Machine Learning

#824 in Asia

#1906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

51. Izmir University of Economics

For Machine Learning

#827 in Asia

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 9,322
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2001

52. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Machine Learning

#828 in Asia

#1919 in the World

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

53. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#831 in Asia

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

54. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Machine Learning

#833 in Asia

#1928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

55. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Machine Learning

#837 in Asia

#1932 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

56. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Machine Learning

#863 in Asia

#1993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

57. Adnan Menderes University

For Machine Learning

#935 in Asia

#2121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

58. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Machine Learning

#938 in Asia

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

59. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Machine Learning

#989 in Asia

#2206 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Machine Learning

#995 in Asia

#2216 in the World

Founded: 2006

61. Harran University

For Machine Learning

#1000 in Asia

#2223 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1004 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Founded: 2010

63. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1018 in Asia

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

64. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Machine Learning

#1031 in Asia

#2276 in the World

Founded: 2016

65. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Machine Learning

#1044 in Asia

#2306 in the World

Founded: 2006

66. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Machine Learning

#1051 in Asia

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

67. Bursa Technical University

For Machine Learning

#1062 in Asia

#2342 in the World

Founded: 2010

68. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Machine Learning

#1065 in Asia

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

69. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Machine Learning

#1075 in Asia

#2366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

70. Yasar University

For Machine Learning

#1078 in Asia

#2375 in the World

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

71. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1079 in Asia

#2376 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

72. Siirt University

For Machine Learning

#1092 in Asia

#2398 in the World

Founded: 2007

73. Bartin University

Turkey | Bartin

For Machine Learning

#1096 in Asia

#2409 in the World

Founded: 2008

74. Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University

Turkey | Karaman

For Machine Learning

#1100 in Asia

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

75. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Machine Learning

#1103 in Asia

#2427 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Machine Learning

#1139 in Asia

#2489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,881
Founded: 1982

77. Adiyaman University

Turkey | Adiyaman

For Machine Learning

#1144 in Asia

#2502 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Machine Learning

#1165 in Asia

#2535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

79. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1166 in Asia

#2536 in the World

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

80. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1175 in Asia

#2558 in the World

Founded: 1997

81. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Machine Learning

#1180 in Asia

#2569 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1200 in Asia

#2620 in the World

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

83. Abdullah Gul University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Machine Learning

#1201 in Asia

#2621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,511
Founded: 2010

84. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1206 in Asia

#2632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

85. Adana Science and Technology University

For Machine Learning

#1213 in Asia

#2644 in the World

Founded: 2011

86. Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Turkey | Osmaniye

For Machine Learning

#1232 in Asia

#2680 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

87. Batman University

Turkey | Batman

For Machine Learning

#1246 in Asia

#2705 in the World

Founded: 2007

88. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1257 in Asia

#2719 in the World

Founded: 1997

89. Cag University

Turkey | Mersin

For Machine Learning

#1262 in Asia

#2733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

90. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1292 in Asia

#2784 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

91. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Machine Learning

#1297 in Asia

#2795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

92. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Machine Learning

#1305 in Asia

#2813 in the World

Founded: 2008

93. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Machine Learning

#1318 in Asia

#2842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

94. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Machine Learning

#1320 in Asia

#2845 in the World

Founded: 2007

95. Usak University

For Machine Learning

#1324 in Asia

#2852 in the World

Founded: 2006

96. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Machine Learning

#1326 in Asia

#2862 in the World

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

97. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Machine Learning

#1333 in Asia

#2871 in the World

Founded: 2007

98. Artvin Coruh University

Turkey | Artvin

For Machine Learning

#1339 in Asia

#2880 in the World

Founded: 2007

99. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Machine Learning

#1350 in Asia

#2895 in the World

Founded: 2006

100. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Machine Learning

#1360 in Asia

#2915 in the World

Founded: 2008

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Istanbul, Kayseri, Ankara, and Elazig.