100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 802K citations received by 51.5K academic papers made by 133 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. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#113 in Asia

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#120 in Asia

#588 in the World

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

3. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#129 in Asia

#625 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#136 in Asia

#669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#184 in Asia

#798 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

6. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#190 in Asia

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 61,938
Founded: 1982

7. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#192 in Asia

#828 in the World

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

8. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#195 in Asia

#835 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

9. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#208 in Asia

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 48,271
Founded: 1946

10. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#235 in Asia

#973 in the World

Founded: 1996

11. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#243 in Asia

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

12. Dokuz Eylul University

For Finance

#273 in Asia

#1076 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

13. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#287 in Asia

#1127 in the World

Enrollment: 39,234
Founded: 1982

14. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#294 in Asia

#1141 in the World

Founded: 1997

15. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Finance

#344 in Asia

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

16. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Finance

#356 in Asia

#1289 in the World

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

17. Ege University

For Finance

#358 in Asia

#1299 in the World

Founded: 1955

18. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Finance

#365 in Asia

#1316 in the World

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

19. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Finance

#371 in Asia

#1327 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

20. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Finance

#389 in Asia

#1370 in the World

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

21. Cukurova University

For Finance

#411 in Asia

#1418 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

22. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Finance

#423 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

23. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Finance

#431 in Asia

#1457 in the World

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

24. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Finance

#479 in Asia

#1562 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

25. Uludag University

For Finance

#481 in Asia

#1574 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

26. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Finance

#489 in Asia

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

27. Gebze University of Technology

For Finance

#490 in Asia

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

28. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#499 in Asia

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

29. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#505 in Asia

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

30. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Finance

#532 in Asia

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

31. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Finance

#563 in Asia

#1738 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

32. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Finance

#575 in Asia

#1764 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

33. Yasar University

For Finance

#589 in Asia

#1804 in the World

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

34. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#591 in Asia

#1806 in the World

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

35. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#609 in Asia

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 5,122
Founded: 1997

36. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Finance

#613 in Asia

#1846 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

37. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Finance

#620 in Asia

#1864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

38. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#645 in Asia

#1915 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

39. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#652 in Asia

#1941 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

40. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#661 in Asia

#1965 in the World

Founded: 2010

41. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Finance

#667 in Asia

#1983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 43,000
Founded: 1992

42. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Finance

#672 in Asia

#1990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

43. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Finance

#677 in Asia

#2000 in the World

Enrollment: 32,820
Male:Female: 52:48
Founded: 1992

44. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#680 in Asia

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

45. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#681 in Asia

#2008 in the World

Founded: 1994

46. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Finance

#693 in Asia

#2030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,655
Founded: 1982

47. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#698 in Asia

#2039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

48. Izmir University of Economics

For Finance

#710 in Asia

#2061 in the World

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

49. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Finance

#718 in Asia

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

50. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Finance

#731 in Asia

#2087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

51. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Finance

#740 in Asia

#2110 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#741 in Asia

#2111 in the World

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

53. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#744 in Asia

#2114 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

54. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Finance

#766 in Asia

#2150 in the World

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

55. Harran University

For Finance

#788 in Asia

#2183 in the World

Founded: 1992

56. Mugla University

For Finance

#817 in Asia

#2244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

57. Cumhuriyet University

For Finance

#838 in Asia

#2302 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

58. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Finance

#840 in Asia

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

59. Usak University

For Finance

#864 in Asia

#2364 in the World

Founded: 2006

60. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Finance

#881 in Asia

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 36,417
Founded: 1992

61. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Finance

#890 in Asia

#2416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

62. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Finance

#904 in Asia

#2444 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Finance

#931 in Asia

#2504 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,958
Founded: 2006

64. Siirt University

For Finance

#947 in Asia

#2536 in the World

Founded: 2007

65. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Finance

#953 in Asia

#2551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

66. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Finance

#956 in Asia

#2561 in the World

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

67. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#967 in Asia

#2586 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

68. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#979 in Asia

#2613 in the World

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

69. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1015 in Asia

#2673 in the World

Founded: 2007

70. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Finance

#1018 in Asia

#2679 in the World

Founded: 2006

71. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Finance

#1028 in Asia

#2690 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

72. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1061 in Asia

#2746 in the World

Founded: 1997

73. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Finance

#1065 in Asia

#2760 in the World

Founded: 2008

74. Duzce University

For Finance

#1069 in Asia

#2771 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

75. Adnan Menderes University

For Finance

#1072 in Asia

#2774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

76. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Finance

#1095 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Finance

#1099 in Asia

#2834 in the World

Founded: 2006

78. Kafkas University

For Finance

#1120 in Asia

#2886 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Finance

#1121 in Asia

#2887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

80. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Finance

#1136 in Asia

#2910 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

81. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Finance

#1142 in Asia

#2921 in the World

Founded: 2006

82. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Finance

#1144 in Asia

#2923 in the World

Enrollment: 30,513
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 2006

83. Hitit University

For Finance

#1156 in Asia

#2948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

84. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Finance

#1171 in Asia

#2987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

85. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Finance

#1176 in Asia

#2996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

86. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1178 in Asia

#3000 in the World

Founded: 1997

87. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1179 in Asia

#3002 in the World

Founded: 1996

88. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Finance

#1185 in Asia

#3010 in the World

Founded: 2007

89. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Finance

#1208 in Asia

#3065 in the World

Founded: 2007

90. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1228 in Asia

#3116 in the World

Founded: 2010

91. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Finance

#1245 in Asia

#3154 in the World

Founded: 2006

92. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1246 in Asia

#3156 in the World

Founded: 2007

93. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Finance

#1253 in Asia

#3166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

94. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Finance

#1264 in Asia

#3186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

95. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#1270 in Asia

#3195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

96. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Finance

#1271 in Asia

#3199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

97. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1294 in Asia

#3251 in the World

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

98. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Finance

#1324 in Asia

#3318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

99. Nisantasi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1337 in Asia

#3363 in the World

Founded: 2009

100. Adana Science and Technology University

For Finance

#1361 in Asia

#3409 in the World

Founded: 2011

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

Economics subfields in Turkey

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics14

Development Studies139

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics124

Environmental Economics41

International Economics45

International Relations and Diplomacy32

International Trade46

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Political Economy24