45 Best universities for Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering. A graph of 137K citations received by 9.39K academic papers made by 45 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. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#73 in Asia

#451 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#104 in Asia

#574 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#151 in Asia

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#157 in Asia

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

5. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#165 in Asia

#789 in the World

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

6. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#170 in Asia

#803 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

7. Ege University

For Software Engineering

#189 in Asia

#867 in the World

Founded: 1955

8. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#214 in Asia

#938 in the World

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

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#254 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Software Engineering

#291 in Asia

#1163 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#321 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

12. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#328 in Asia

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1996

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#360 in Asia

#1328 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

14. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Software Engineering

#390 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

15. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#396 in Asia

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

16. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#400 in Asia

#1414 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

17. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Software Engineering

#441 in Asia

#1485 in the World

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

18. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Software Engineering

#460 in Asia

#1516 in the World

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

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Software Engineering

#462 in Asia

#1519 in the World

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

20. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Software Engineering

#476 in Asia

#1544 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

21. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Software Engineering

#502 in Asia

#1608 in the World

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

22. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Software Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

23. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Software Engineering

#539 in Asia

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

24. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#551 in Asia

#1723 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

25. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#552 in Asia

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

26. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#596 in Asia

#1795 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

27. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#612 in Asia

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Software Engineering

#645 in Asia

#1892 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

30. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Software Engineering

#649 in Asia

#1898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#674 in Asia

#1947 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Software Engineering

#692 in Asia

#1987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

33. Uludag University

For Software Engineering

#693 in Asia

#1995 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

34. Cukurova University

For Software Engineering

#699 in Asia

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

35. Gebze University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#704 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

36. Yasar University

For Software Engineering

#708 in Asia

#2029 in the World

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

37. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Software Engineering

#797 in Asia

#2205 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

38. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#826 in Asia

#2252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

39. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#862 in Asia

#2312 in the World

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

40. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Software Engineering

#880 in Asia

#2347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

41. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Software Engineering

#891 in Asia

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

42. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Software Engineering

#918 in Asia

#2415 in the World

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

43. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Software Engineering

#931 in Asia

#2430 in the World

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

44. Izmir University of Economics

For Software Engineering

#990 in Asia

#2532 in the World

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

45. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Software Engineering

#999 in Asia

#2549 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Turkey based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, and Sakarya.