38 Best universities for Software Engineering in Turkey

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 82.5K citations received by 7.58K academic papers made by 38 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

#64 in Asia

#427 in the World

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

2. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#105 in Asia

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

3. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#130 in Asia

#683 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#153 in Asia

#766 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

5. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#158 in Asia

#780 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

6. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#171 in Asia

#832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 16,279
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1967

7. Ege University

For Software Engineering

#182 in Asia

#872 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

8. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#187 in Asia

#889 in the World

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

9. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#251 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

10. Dokuz Eylul University

For Software Engineering

#252 in Asia

#1077 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

11. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#274 in Asia

#1151 in the World

Founded: 1996

12. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#276 in Asia

#1154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

13. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#384 in Asia

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

14. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#386 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

15. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Software Engineering

#407 in Asia

#1450 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Software Engineering

#442 in Asia

#1522 in the World

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

17. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Software Engineering

#453 in Asia

#1545 in the World

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

18. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Software Engineering

#456 in Asia

#1551 in the World

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

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Software Engineering

#474 in Asia

#1586 in the World

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

20. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#479 in Asia

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

21. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#484 in Asia

#1611 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

22. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Software Engineering

#498 in Asia

#1632 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

23. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#522 in Asia

#1678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

24. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#533 in Asia

#1701 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

25. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#607 in Asia

#1850 in the World

Founded: 1997

26. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Software Engineering

#613 in Asia

#1858 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

27. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Software Engineering

#623 in Asia

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

28. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#626 in Asia

#1888 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

29. Uludag University

For Software Engineering

#628 in Asia

#1902 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

30. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Software Engineering

#644 in Asia

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

31. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Software Engineering

#659 in Asia

#1968 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

32. Gebze University of Technology

For Software Engineering

#665 in Asia

#1977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

33. Yasar University

For Software Engineering

#691 in Asia

#2033 in the World

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

34. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Software Engineering

#707 in Asia

#2064 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

35. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Software Engineering

#716 in Asia

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

36. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Software Engineering

#729 in Asia

#2098 in the World

Founded: 1994

37. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Software Engineering

#801 in Asia

#2211 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

38. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Software Engineering

#803 in Asia

#2213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

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