36 Best universities for Development Studies in Istanbul

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 124K citations received by 11.6K 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

#3 in Turkey

#157 in Asia

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

2. Bogazici University

For Development Studies

#4 in Turkey

#160 in Asia

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

3. Marmara University

For Development Studies

#6 in Turkey

#182 in Asia

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Istanbul Technical University

For Development Studies

#9 in Turkey

#199 in Asia

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

5. Koc University

For Development Studies

#12 in Turkey

#242 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

6. Yildiz Technical University

For Development Studies

#20 in Turkey

#331 in Asia

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

7. Sabanci University

For Development Studies

#29 in Turkey

#433 in Asia

Founded: 1996

8. Yeditepe University

For Development Studies

#36 in Turkey

#563 in Asia

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

9. Istanbul Medeniyet University

For Development Studies

#46 in Turkey

#636 in Asia

Founded: 2010

10. Istanbul Medipol University

For Development Studies

#48 in Turkey

#667 in Asia

Founded: 2009

11. Istanbul Commerce University

For Development Studies

#63 in Turkey

#814 in Asia

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

12. Istanbul Bilgi University

For Development Studies

#67 in Turkey

#857 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

13. Ozyegin University

For Development Studies

#77 in Turkey

#1041 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

14. Galatasaray University

For Development Studies

#78 in Turkey

#1044 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

15. Uskudar University

For Development Studies

#80 in Turkey

#1051 in Asia

Founded: 2011

16. Istanbul Aydin University

For Development Studies

#85 in Turkey

#1191 in Asia

Founded: 2007

17. Nisantasi University

For Development Studies

#86 in Turkey

#1221 in Asia

Founded: 2009

18. Kadir Has University

For Development Studies

#89 in Turkey

#1242 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

19. Altinbas University

For Development Studies

#90 in Turkey

#1254 in Asia

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

20. Istanbul Kultur University

For Development Studies

#94 in Turkey

#1300 in Asia

Founded: 1997

21. Maltepe University

For Development Studies

#95 in Turkey

#1315 in Asia

Founded: 1997

22. Beykent University

For Development Studies

#97 in Turkey

#1366 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

23. Dogus University

For Development Studies

#101 in Turkey

#1409 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

24. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

For Development Studies

#103 in Turkey

#1436 in Asia

Founded: 2010

25. Okan University

For Development Studies

#104 in Turkey

#1442 in Asia

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

26. Bezmialem Vakif University

For Development Studies

#106 in Turkey

#1458 in Asia

Founded: 2010

27. Isik University

For Development Studies

#107 in Turkey

#1481 in Asia

Founded: 1996

28. Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

For Development Studies

#114 in Turkey

#1611 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,237
Founded: 1982

29. Acibadem University

For Development Studies

#118 in Turkey

#1688 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

30. Istanbul Arel University

For Development Studies

#120 in Turkey

#1794 in Asia

Founded: 2007

31. Halic University

For Development Studies

#123 in Turkey

#1836 in Asia

Founded: 1998

32. Istanbul Sehir University

For Development Studies

#127 in Turkey

#1878 in Asia

Founded: 2008

33. Mef University

For Development Studies

#129 in Turkey

#1950 in Asia

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2012

34. Piri Reis University

For Development Studies

#130 in Turkey

#1997 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 2008

35. Istanbul Science University

For Development Studies

#131 in Turkey

#1999 in Asia

Founded: 2006

36. Istanbul New Century University

For Development Studies

#134 in Turkey

#2094 in Asia

Founded: 2016

Universities for Development Studies near Istanbul

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
40	Gebze University of Technology	62	Gebze
87	Kocaeli University	28	Kocaeli
88	Uludag University	25	Bursa
116	Tekirdag Namik Kemal University	58	Tekirdag
119	Sakarya University	16	Sakarya
182	Balikesir University	65	Balikesir
184	Duzce University	52	Duzce
188	Anadolu University	19	Eskisehir
190	Eskisehir Osmangazi University	35	Eskisehir
216	Trakya University	57	Edirne

Economics subfields in Istanbul

Actuarial Science7

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics27

Environmental Economics10

Finance32

International Economics13

International Relations and Diplomacy11

International Trade14

Investment Banking and Stock trading16

Political Economy9