36 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 198K citations received by 14.4K 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 University

For Development Studies

#4 in Turkey

#143 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Marmara University

For Development Studies

#5 in Turkey

#165 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

3. Bogazici University

For Development Studies

#7 in Turkey

#187 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Development Studies

#8 in Turkey

#200 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Koc University

For Development Studies

#14 in Turkey

#259 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Development Studies

#19 in Turkey

#314 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Development Studies

#32 in Turkey

#481 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Development Studies

#39 in Turkey

#581 in Asia

Founded: 2010

9. Yeditepe University

For Development Studies

#45 in Turkey

#622 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Development Studies

#48 in Turkey

#641 in Asia

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

11. Istanbul Commerce University

For Development Studies

#58 in Turkey

#735 in Asia

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

12. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Development Studies

#68 in Turkey

#870 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Istanbul Aydin University

For Development Studies

#74 in Turkey

#943 in Asia

Founded: 2007

14. Galatasaray University

For Development Studies

#81 in Turkey

#1102 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

15. Uskudar University

For Development Studies

#83 in Turkey

#1113 in Asia

Founded: 2011

16. Ozyegin University

For Development Studies

#85 in Turkey

#1118 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

17. Nisantasi University

For Development Studies

#90 in Turkey

#1194 in Asia

Founded: 2009

18. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Development Studies

#91 in Turkey

#1209 in Asia

Founded: 2010

19. Kadir Has University

For Development Studies

#93 in Turkey

#1214 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

20. Okan University

For Development Studies

#94 in Turkey

#1232 in Asia

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

21. Beykent University

For Development Studies

#97 in Turkey

#1277 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

22. Altinbas University

For Development Studies

#99 in Turkey

#1294 in Asia

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

23. Maltepe University

For Development Studies

#105 in Turkey

#1425 in Asia

Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Kultur University

For Development Studies

#106 in Turkey

#1429 in Asia

Founded: 1997

25. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Development Studies

#111 in Turkey

#1511 in Asia

Founded: 2010

26. Isik University

For Development Studies

#112 in Turkey

#1518 in Asia

Founded: 1996

27. Dogus University

For Development Studies

#114 in Turkey

#1528 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

28. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Development Studies

#120 in Turkey

#1673 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

29. Acibadem University

For Development Studies

#121 in Turkey

#1709 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Development Studies

#123 in Turkey

#1738 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Halic University

For Development Studies

#127 in Turkey

#1911 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul Science University

For Development Studies

#128 in Turkey

#1950 in Asia

Founded: 2006

33. Mef University

For Development Studies

#129 in Turkey

#1956 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Istanbul Sehir University

For Development Studies

#130 in Turkey

#1983 in Asia

Founded: 2008

35. Piri Reis University

For Development Studies

#131 in Turkey

#2035 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Development Studies

#133 in Turkey

#2061 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Development Studies near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	66	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	30	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	62	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	15	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	54	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	50	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	16	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	35	Eskisehir
202	Dumlupinar University	67	Kutahya

Economics subfields in Istanbul

Actuarial Science7

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics28

Environmental Economics10

Finance32

International Economics15

International Relations and Diplomacy13

International Trade15

Investment Banking and Stock trading18

Political Economy12