44 Best universities for Software Engineering in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 127K citations received by 9.09K academic papers made by 44 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

#68 in Asia

#443 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#103 in Asia

#576 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#147 in Asia

#737 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#158 in Asia

#774 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

5. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#164 in Asia

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

6. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#165 in Asia

#803 in the World

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

7. Ege University

For Software Engineering

#183 in Asia

#859 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

8. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#206 in Asia

#928 in the World

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

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#246 in Asia

#1033 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Software Engineering

#283 in Asia

#1156 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#313 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

12. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#323 in Asia

#1254 in the World

Founded: 1996

13. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#365 in Asia

#1348 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

14. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Software Engineering

#388 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

15. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#390 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

16. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#401 in Asia

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

17. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Software Engineering

#444 in Asia

#1500 in the World

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

18. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Software Engineering

#451 in Asia

#1510 in the World

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

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Software Engineering

#473 in Asia

#1555 in the World

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

20. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Software Engineering

#481 in Asia

#1572 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

21. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Software Engineering

#501 in Asia

#1612 in the World

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

22. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Software Engineering

#524 in Asia

#1660 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

23. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Software Engineering

#536 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

24. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#550 in Asia

#1726 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

25. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#578 in Asia

#1771 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

26. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#583 in Asia

#1777 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

27. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#610 in Asia

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

28. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#619 in Asia

#1843 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Software Engineering

#641 in Asia

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

30. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Software Engineering

#652 in Asia

#1914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#657 in Asia

#1921 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Uludag University

For Software Engineering

#680 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

33. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Software Engineering

#685 in Asia

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

34. Cukurova University

For Software Engineering

#695 in Asia

#2008 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

35. Gebze University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#698 in Asia

#2011 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

36. Yasar University

For Software Engineering

#713 in Asia

#2045 in the World

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

37. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Software Engineering

#808 in Asia

#2227 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

38. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#811 in Asia

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

39. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#847 in Asia

#2288 in the World

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

40. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Software Engineering

#868 in Asia

#2327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

41. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Software Engineering

#889 in Asia

#2362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

42. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Software Engineering

#934 in Asia

#2436 in the World

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

43. Izmir University of Economics

For Software Engineering

#975 in Asia

#2507 in the World

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

44. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Software Engineering

#1014 in Asia

#2572 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.