45 Best universities for International Trade in Turkey

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Turkey ranked based on their research performance in International Trade. A graph of 84.4K citations received by 7.23K academic papers made by 45 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 International Trade

#48 in Asia

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 11,701
Founded: 1984

2. Middle East Technical University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#61 in Asia

#558 in the World

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

3. Marmara University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#64 in Asia

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 14,066
Founded: 1982

4. Istanbul University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#73 in Asia

#631 in the World

Enrollment: 35,190
Founded: 1933

5. Ankara University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#82 in Asia

#666 in the World

Enrollment: 28,757
Founded: 1946

6. Koc University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#87 in Asia

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1992

7. Istanbul Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#92 in Asia

#698 in the World

Enrollment: 15,358
Founded: 1944

8. Dokuz Eylul University

For International Trade

#98 in Asia

#714 in the World

Enrollment: 23,958
Founded: 1982

9. Hacettepe University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#112 in Asia

#765 in the World

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

10. Celal Bayar University

Turkey | Manisa

For International Trade

#144 in Asia

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

11. Sakarya University

Turkey | Sakarya

For International Trade

#148 in Asia

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 39,180
Founded: 1992

12. Bogazici University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#154 in Asia

#938 in the World

Enrollment: 3,998
Founded: 1971

13. Izmir University of Economics

For International Trade

#163 in Asia

#967 in the World

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

14. Sabanci University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#178 in Asia

#1013 in the World

Founded: 1996

15. Yildiz Technical University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#185 in Asia

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 9,842
Founded: 1982

16. Ege University

For International Trade

#189 in Asia

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 12,256
Founded: 1955

17. Gazi University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#206 in Asia

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 31,353
Founded: 1982

18. Karadeniz Technical University

Turkey | Trabzon

For International Trade

#213 in Asia

#1110 in the World

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

19. Anadolu University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For International Trade

#215 in Asia

#1112 in the World

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

20. Pamukkale University

Turkey | Denizli

For International Trade

#229 in Asia

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

21. Akdeniz University

Turkey | Antalya

For International Trade

#231 in Asia

#1149 in the World

Enrollment: 4,624
Founded: 1982

22. Istanbul Commerce University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#234 in Asia

#1154 in the World

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

23. Yeditepe University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#262 in Asia

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 19,508
Founded: 1996

24. Cukurova University

For International Trade

#266 in Asia

#1244 in the World

Enrollment: 8,026
Founded: 1973

25. Adnan Menderes University

For International Trade

#276 in Asia

#1273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

26. Beykent University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#277 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

27. Uludag University

For International Trade

#287 in Asia

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 11,171
Founded: 1975

28. Istanbul Bilgi University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#288 in Asia

#1301 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1996

29. Usak University

For International Trade

#307 in Asia

#1342 in the World

Founded: 2006

30. Erciyes University

Turkey | Kayseri

For International Trade

#330 in Asia

#1407 in the World

Enrollment: 3,390
Founded: 1978

31. Kocaeli University

Turkey | Kocaeli

For International Trade

#331 in Asia

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 67,250
Founded: 1992

32. Istanbul Medeniyet University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#343 in Asia

#1442 in the World

Founded: 2010

33. Selcuk University

Turkey | Karatay

For International Trade

#348 in Asia

#1465 in the World

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

34. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Turkey | Canakkale

For International Trade

#359 in Asia

#1486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1992

35. Ondokuz Mayis University

Turkey | Samsun

For International Trade

#363 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Enrollment: 5,129
Founded: 1975

36. Istanbul Medipol University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#378 in Asia

#1534 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 2009

37. Ataturk University

Turkey | Erzurum

For International Trade

#383 in Asia

#1548 in the World

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

38. Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Turkey | Eskisehir

For International Trade

#397 in Asia

#1573 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

39. Kadir Has University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#421 in Asia

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1997

40. Social Sciences University of Ankara

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#428 in Asia

#1643 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 2013

41. Istanbul Aydin University

Turkey | Istanbul

For International Trade

#433 in Asia

#1653 in the World

Founded: 2007

42. Karabuk University

Turkey | Karabuk

For International Trade

#440 in Asia

#1670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 2007

43. Mugla University

For International Trade

#446 in Asia

#1680 in the World

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

44. Atilim University

Turkey | Ankara

For International Trade

#448 in Asia

#1686 in the World

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

45. Kirklareli University

Turkey | Kirklareli

For International Trade

#472 in Asia

#1718 in the World

Founded: 2007

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

Economics subfields in Turkey

Actuarial Science10

Agricultural Economics12

Development Studies139

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics124

Environmental Economics38

International Economics45

International Relations and Diplomacy30

Investment Banking and Stock trading40

Political Economy23