100 Best universities for Finance 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 Finance. A graph of 452K citations received by 40.8K academic papers made by 127 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 Finance

#101 in Asia

#547 in the World

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

2. Bilkent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#102 in Asia

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

3. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#112 in Asia

#600 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

4. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#125 in Asia

#667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

5. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#170 in Asia

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

6. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#176 in Asia

#816 in the World

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

7. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#196 in Asia

#885 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

8. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#206 in Asia

#919 in the World

Founded: 1996

9. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#222 in Asia

#961 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

10. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#223 in Asia

#967 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

11. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#253 in Asia

#1047 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

12. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#266 in Asia

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

13. Dokuz Eylul University

For Finance

#268 in Asia

#1097 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

14. Cankaya University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#277 in Asia

#1133 in the World

Founded: 1997

15. Ege University

For Finance

#302 in Asia

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

16. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For Finance

#331 in Asia

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

17. Firat University

Turkey | Elazig

For Finance

#356 in Asia

#1347 in the World

Enrollment: 3,219
Founded: 1975

18. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For Finance

#367 in Asia

#1373 in the World

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

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Finance

#383 in Asia

#1403 in the World

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

20. Cukurova University

For Finance

#402 in Asia

#1438 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

21. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For Finance

#403 in Asia

#1443 in the World

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

22. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For Finance

#428 in Asia

#1509 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

23. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For Finance

#434 in Asia

#1517 in the World

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

24. Ozyegin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#455 in Asia

#1551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2007

25. TOBB Economics and Technology University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#460 in Asia

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2003

26. Gebze University of Technology

For Finance

#486 in Asia

#1620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1992

27. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For Finance

#514 in Asia

#1681 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For Finance

#531 in Asia

#1722 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

29. Bulent Ecevit University

Turkey | Zonguldak

For Finance

#545 in Asia

#1747 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1992

30. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For Finance

#547 in Asia

#1749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

31. Uludag University

For Finance

#581 in Asia

#1827 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

32. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For Finance

#589 in Asia

#1838 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

33. University of Gaziantep

Turkey | Gaziantep

For Finance

#600 in Asia

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1987

34. Yasar University

For Finance

#601 in Asia

#1874 in the World

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

35. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For Finance

#605 in Asia

#1883 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

36. Galatasaray University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#607 in Asia

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1994

37. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#618 in Asia

#1910 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

38. Mersin University

Turkey | Mersin

For Finance

#623 in Asia

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

39. Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

For Finance

#633 in Asia

#1944 in the World

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

40. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#645 in Asia

#1970 in the World

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

41. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#654 in Asia

#1985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

42. Izmir University of Economics

For Finance

#656 in Asia

#1991 in the World

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

43. Van Yuzuncu Yil University

For Finance

#663 in Asia

#2002 in the World

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

44. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#673 in Asia

#2021 in the World

Founded: 2009

45. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#678 in Asia

#2033 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

46. Baskent University

Turkey | Ankara

For Finance

#688 in Asia

#2057 in the World

Founded: 1994

47. Inonu University

Turkey | Malatya

For Finance

#695 in Asia

#2067 in the World

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

48. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#697 in Asia

#2070 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

49. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#711 in Asia

#2103 in the World

Founded: 2010

50. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For Finance

#733 in Asia

#2152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

51. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#786 in Asia

#2235 in the World

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

52. Dumlupinar University

Turkey | Kutahya

For Finance

#788 in Asia

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1992

53. Afyon Kocatepe University

Turkey | Afyonkarahisar

For Finance

#794 in Asia

#2245 in the World

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

54. Balikesir University

Turkey | Balikesir

For Finance

#801 in Asia

#2261 in the World

Founded: 1992

55. Mugla University

For Finance

#822 in Asia

#2303 in the World

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

56. Suleyman Demirel University

Turkey | Isparta

For Finance

#840 in Asia

#2339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 41,647
Male:Female: 49:51
Founded: 1992

57. Nevsehir University

Turkey | Nevsehir

For Finance

#856 in Asia

#2370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2013

58. Siirt University

For Finance

#862 in Asia

#2383 in the World

Founded: 2007

59. Harran University

For Finance

#870 in Asia

#2400 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For Finance

#924 in Asia

#2517 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

61. Dogus University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#927 in Asia

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1997

62. Izmir Institute of Technology

For Finance

#943 in Asia

#2551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1992

63. Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Turkey | Tekirdag

For Finance

#961 in Asia

#2575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

64. Kirikkale University

Turkey | Kirikkale

For Finance

#993 in Asia

#2643 in the World

Founded: 1992

65. Trakya University

Turkey | Edirne

For Finance

#997 in Asia

#2656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 4,739
Founded: 1982

66. Cumhuriyet University

For Finance

#1025 in Asia

#2724 in the World

Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1974

67. Istanbul Kultur University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1026 in Asia

#2725 in the World

Founded: 1997

68. Usak University

For Finance

#1027 in Asia

#2728 in the World

Founded: 2006

69. Mustafa Kemal University

Turkey | Antakya

For Finance

#1029 in Asia

#2730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

70. Okan University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1032 in Asia

#2738 in the World

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

71. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For Finance

#1038 in Asia

#2753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

72. Adnan Menderes University

For Finance

#1048 in Asia

#2768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

73. Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Turkey | Burdur

For Finance

#1078 in Asia

#2825 in the World

Founded: 2006

74. Maltepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1081 in Asia

#2834 in the World

Founded: 1997

75. Giresun University

Turkey | Giresun

For Finance

#1130 in Asia

#2930 in the World

Founded: 2006

76. Gumushane University

Turkey | Gumushane

For Finance

#1136 in Asia

#2943 in the World

Founded: 2008

77. Abant Izzet Baysal University

For Finance

#1163 in Asia

#2993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

78. University of Yalova

Turkey | Yalova

For Finance

#1192 in Asia

#3061 in the World

Founded: 2008

79. Aksaray University

Turkey | Aksaray

For Finance

#1226 in Asia

#3133 in the World

Founded: 2006

80. Isik University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1229 in Asia

#3137 in the World

Founded: 1996

81. Erzincan Binali Yildirim University

Turkey | Erzincan

For Finance

#1236 in Asia

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%

82. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1243 in Asia

#3168 in the World

Founded: 2007

83. Hitit University

For Finance

#1251 in Asia

#3187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2006

84. Dicle University

Turkey | Diyarbakir

For Finance

#1260 in Asia

#3202 in the World

Enrollment: 5,480
Founded: 1973

85. Altinbas University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1264 in Asia

#3210 in the World

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

86. Cankiri Karatekin University

Turkey | Cankiri

For Finance

#1265 in Asia

#3211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2007

87. Kafkas University

For Finance

#1266 in Asia

#3216 in the World

Founded: 1992

88. Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1284 in Asia

#3254 in the World

Founded: 2010

89. Izmir Katip Celebi University

For Finance

#1291 in Asia

#3270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2010

90. Recep Tayyip Erdogan University

For Finance

#1311 in Asia

#3311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

91. Ahi Evran University

Turkey | Kirsehir

For Finance

#1314 in Asia

#3314 in the World

Founded: 2006

92. Duzce University

For Finance

#1315 in Asia

#3317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2006

93. Kastamonu University

Turkey | Kastamonu

For Finance

#1318 in Asia

#3322 in the World

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

94. Bozok University

Turkey | Yozgat

For Finance

#1333 in Asia

#3359 in the World

Founded: 2006

95. Bilecik Sheikh Edebali University

Turkey | Bilecik

For Finance

#1346 in Asia

#3386 in the World

Founded: 2007

96. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For Finance

#1349 in Asia

#3397 in the World

Founded: 2007

97. Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Turkey | Kahramanmaras

For Finance

#1373 in Asia

#3450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

98. Adana Science and Technology University

For Finance

#1391 in Asia

#3493 in the World

Founded: 2011

99. Istanbul Arel University

Turkey | Istanbul

For Finance

#1466 in Asia

#3663 in the World

Founded: 2007

100. Munzur University

Turkey | Tunceli

For Finance

#1493 in Asia

#3723 in the World

Founded: 2016

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 Economics10

Development Studies136

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics111

Environmental Economics28

International Economics37

International Relations and Diplomacy26

International Trade37

Investment Banking and Stock trading32

Political Economy17